Kerem
Upholstery & Construction Voice- How Thick Should a Floor Sofa Be? Seat Heights Compared
- Five Things to Check Before You Order an Arabic Sofa
- Majlis Sponge and Foam: Firmness, Layers and How It Holds Up
The Atelier Journal
The six editorial voices of our atelier
To keep every subject in one consistent register, the Oriental Sofa atelier signs its guides with six editorial personas: Kerem for construction, Sedef for patterns and fabrics, Defne for measuring and layouts, Rafeeq for venues, Sadeem for traditions and Suheyl for everyday care. None of the six is an employee profile, and replies, plans and quotes always come from our team.
Sedef
Patterns & Textiles Voice- The harmony of mosaic lamps and Arabic sofas
- Majlis Fabric Library: How Each Fabric Looks, Feels and Ages
- Arabic sofas as statement pieces in a modern living room
Defne
Room Planning & Measuring Voice- What Comes in a Majlis or Floor Sofa Set, Piece by Piece
- How to Measure a Room for a Majlis, Wall by Wall
- Planning Your Room Around a Yemeni Majlis in Five Steps
Rafeeq
Hospitality & Commercial Projects Voice- Hosting guests and meetings on majlis seating: five habits
- Arabic Sofa and Majlis Floor Seating in Hungary
- Arabic Sofa and Floor Seating in Portugal, from Wall Recesses to Beach Clubs
Sadeem
Culture & Traditions Voice- Majlis Glossary: Names, Parts and Regional Terms
- Yemeni and Arabic Majlis for American Homes, Cut to Your Walls
- Setting Up Arabic Sofas for Ramadan Meetings, Iftar and Suhoor
Suheyl
Care & Everyday Living Voice- Customizing a Yemeni Majlis: What Can Be Made to Your Room
- Custom-Made Arabic Sofas and What Made-to-Measure Really Covers
- Arabic Sofa Care Guide
What decides which voice signs a page?
Each page is signed by the voice whose craft it covers. A guide to foam thickness carries the construction voice, a measuring worksheet carries the planning voice and a page on Ramadan evenings carries the culture voice, so a reader who likes one way of explaining can follow it from page to page. Pages without a signature speak for the atelier as a whole.
Every voice has a page of its own with the subjects it covers, a short note on what its name means and the list of pages written in it.
How are these pages written and checked?
The six voices are editorial personas, not staff profiles, so none of them claims a qualification, an award or years of experience. Pages in these voices are drafted with AI assistance, checked against the atelier's product specifications and editorial rules, and reviewed by the team. The full process is set out in how our pages are made.
Who replies when you write to us?
Our team handles every question, layout plan, quote and order. No persona answers a chat, takes a measurement or prepares a quote, so whichever page you write from, the same people pick it up. Message us and our team replies on business days.
Planning a majlis room?
Send your wall lengths and a photo of the room, and ask for a quote.