Internationally acclaimed interior designer Rawan Alsahsah pioneered as the first woman designer in Saudi Arabia. Now, she’s on to her next frontier: BioGeometry.

In 2002, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia–based interior architect Rawan Alsahsah was one of the first women to start her own design firm in the country. By last year, she was on the crest of a wave: Her firm, RIS Interiors, had just received an IIDA Excellence Award, and had amassed an impressive list of clients, from well-to-do New Yorkers to Saudi Arabian royalty. In spite of all the success, Alsahsah knew there had to be more: “You know when you realize everything is perfect, but there’s something missing on the inside?”

Rawan AlsahsahAbdulrahman Bayashout, courtesy of RIS Group