The diffrents between Diwan and Diwaniya in interior design, and how it affects us

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There are so many common and difference between Diwan and Diwaniya

Diwan

Its more official, bigger and for huge and big events.

Diwaniya

Its more comfortable, smaller and for small friends gatherings.

The dewaniya or diwan was the reception area where a Middle Eastern man received his business colleagues and male guests. Today the term refers both to a reception hall and the gathering held in it, and visiting or hosting a dewaniya is an important feature in the culture of Eastern Arabia espacially in Kuwait.

The Dewaniya served an important purpose in the development of Kuwait over the last 250 years by facilitating quick communication and consensus building among other things.The Dewaniyas are the core of Kuwait's social, business and political life, the places where topics of interest are discussed, associates introduced, alliances formed, and similar networking activities undertaken. Formal Dewaniyas may be convened to discuss particular topics, sometimes with invited guest speakers. They are also called for particular purposes, such as election campaigns. Formal Dewaniyas are the root of Kuwait's consensual political system.

Basically, as Dewaniya being place where prominent people in the Government from Ministers, Chairmen of Public companies, prominent people in Oil sector, to undersecretaries. And Businessmen, Banks chairmen, CEO's of multinational corporations, they all receive their guests weekly or monthly in their family dewan or private dewaniya.

People who visits a decision maker in his dewaniya, it force him by tradition to gently listen and be open to what they say. Which gives a big chance for people who has a good proposal to deliver a proper value proposition in the offering, which then ends up with another formal meeting at the decision maker office to do the formalities. And also considering the place to be the best to build connections.

As a conclusion, Dewaniya is a place where communication is done with a very proper attention from the decision maker

A caption about Diwaniya in the past

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Just as Kuwait derives its proud name from the diminutive of the Arabic word Kuwt (meaning fortress), the diwaniya derives its proud tradition from the diminutive of the Arabic word diwan (meaning opus). Moreover, just as a diwan is a collective assembly of multiple pieces of poetry or prose, the diwaniya is a collective assembly of (mostly) men who gather on a (typically) weekly basis to discuss current events (politics, business, sports, culture), let off steam and above all else; keep the tradition kicking.

Architecturally, diwaniyas are either annexed to a house (usually with a separate entrance) or can also be inside the house’s outer wall). Some diwaniyas are even purpose-built as a villa or strip-mall sized complex, with multiple rooms for weekly gatherings and larger (banquet style) halls for more official events (such as wedding receptions or Ramadan ghabga feasts).

the difference between diwan and diwaniya in interior design

Diwaniya

The space is smaller and more compact, giving the impression of more comfort and enjoyment without the formality. It has soft lighting and calming colors that make you feel like you are in your living room.These Dewaniyas are usually organized by groups of friends of the same age group on one member's property. This type is usually the most relaxed with participants playing cards Janjifa like Kout bo 6, watching football games and other sports, or playing video games. It is considered as a private Dewaniya. The seats are always comfortable and can be either high or low, but most of the time in the diwaniya they are high. Most modern diwaniyas offer comfortable cushioned couch seating, so taking off one’s shoes is not necessary unless the diwaniya is more traditional and maintains a carpeted seating arrangement.

Usually for close friends and family, for enjoyment and invitations.

Diwan

It has a large area and it is used for large events such as Eid al-Adha, Ramadan ghabga, and men's wedding parties. It is more formal than a diwaniya, of course. It gives an elegant feel more than comfort. It has high strong lighting, such as large dropdown lights, with seats that can accommodate a large number of people. There are workers to serve guests, such as food and drinks.

In conclusion, both of them are for gatherings but there is some differences as it said.

Diwaniya

This video explaining the meaning of the ''shabab'' Diwaniya, size, instructions and what included.

Diwan

Approximate video for Diwan.

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