To do this, Tayar travelled to the Isle of Wight, where Gurit, the company that supplied the material, has an office. ‘They have extensive experience of using carbon fibre in boats, so we transferred ...

There, Tayar managed to turn standardized metal and plywood parts into an extraordinarily luxurious environment. More recently, the executive asked him to design a house on the outskirts of Bern.

In 1992, Tayar established his own professional office called Parallel Design Partnership and began designing products and interiors. “Ali called his studio Parallel Design as a recognition that his ...

As a student, Tayar fell in love with The Rockefeller apartments on 54th Street in New York City. Many years later he made his home there, after fully restoring it to its original pre-war state.