About Obliq

A design-led smart-home studio, based in Dubai.

We believe technology in the home should disappear into the architecture — present when needed, invisible the rest of the time.

Our story

Built by an architect and an engineer who refused to choose.

Obliq was founded in Dubai with a simple frustration: the smart-home industry treats technology as the protagonist. Visible boxes, mismatched plates, "smart home" stickers on the wall.

We thought it should be the opposite. Lighting, climate, audio and security should serve the architecture — and the home should feel quieter for it, not busier.

Today, we design and install integrated systems for residential villas across Dubai and the UAE. We work with architects, general contractors, and homeowners who care about how their spaces feel — not just how they function.

What we believe

Three principles that shape every project.

Design first

Every device is chosen for how it sits in the architecture before it's chosen for what it does. Curation is the first act of integration.

One system, one logic

No patchwork. We build on KNX or Home Assistant and unify every function — lighting, climate, audio, security — under a single elegant interface.

Discreet at every step

Cleanest cable runs. Recessed access points. No hardware on display unless it's part of the design language. The system is invisible — until you ask it to act.

Founders

A small team. A senior bench.

Celia Salomon

Founder · Vision and design

Celia leads Obliq's design and direction — from product curation to client experience. Her brief, project after project, is the same: make the technology serve the architecture, never the other way around.

She works directly with each homeowner and partner architect, from concept to handover.

Ahcen

Co-founder · Senior electronic engineer

Ahcen leads engineering on every Obliq project. Fifteen-plus years of senior electronic engineering across France and the UAE. KNX-certified, fluent in Home Assistant, deeply experienced in residential AV and structured cabling.

He defines the integration topology, runs the on-site execution, and signs off the final commissioning.

Where we work

Dubai, the UAE, and where the architecture deserves it.

We are based in Dubai and most of our projects are villas across The Lakes, Emirates Hills, Palm Jumeirah, Al Barari, Hattan and Victory Heights.

For projects elsewhere in the UAE — or for architects we've worked with before — we travel.

Get in touch

Have a villa in mind?

Send us your plans — or just an idea. A 30-minute consultation in Dubai or by video, and a first read on the integration approach within 48 hours.

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