IN SHORT

Jassim Alshehab is the creative mind responsible for some of the most stunning restaurant and shop interiors in Kuwait. An architect on a mission to combine innovative designs with classical principles, Jassim—founder of the ARCHJS architecture and design firm—owes his current success to being open, patient, putting in the work, and just simply being positive. “At the end of the day, life just throws opportunities at you, however you see them,” Jassim says. “If you see the good in an opportunity, you’ll give it 100% to make it work for you.”