W Doha Hotel & Residences recently hosted its first ever ‘Cabana Nights’ at Wahm, the poolside lounge. Five local designers – Selina Farooqui, Natalie Tahhan, Carla Mallari, Nada Hamad and Anfal Berier, were invited to get creative and curate their own cabanas. The cabana designs ranged from chic to conceptual and included a range of materials chosen specifically by each designer. Farooqui’s cabana, Wonderland Revisited, drew inspiration from her favourite childhood movies Alice in Wonderland and Wizard of Oz, while Hamad named her cabana, Lola, after the dancer in the famous 1978 Copacabana song of the same name.Berier designed her cabana, Malaze, to, “help in escaping the madness of life” whereas Tahan’s Arabian Dusk cabana was conceived to celebrate the rich culture of the desert landscape. The final cabana, Illuminated, by fashion designer and blogger Mallari, was a preview of her upcoming clothing line. W Doha Hotel & Residences general manager Safak Guvenc said: “Our most recent ‘Design Happening’ displays just how creative W Doha is in terms of applying an art and design philosophy to every aspect of the hotel and guest experience.”