Abdulaziz Al Azem spent his early years at Technolight, the family’s lighting retail business in Jeddah, where his fascination with developing and designing lighting systems was born. He studied interior architecture at the Lebanese American University, and has completed his masters in Architectural Lighting Design, with an emphasis on Islamic Architecture at the Hochschule Wismar University in Germany. As part of his research, Al Azem travelled widely in the region, focusing on the ascetic style of mosques in Cairo and Istanbul. In 2010, he launched a Riyadh-based lighting design business, Design Tech Services (DTS) and has been creating innovative Architectural Lighting Design concepts for clients across the Gulf.

Experience

• Owner / Principal Designer

Company Name : DTS (design tech services)
Dates Employed : Jan 2010 – Present
Employment Duration : 11 yrs 6 mos
Location : Al-Riyadh Governorate, Saudi Arabia

• Senior Advisor - Lighting SME

Company Name : The Royal Commission for Riyadh City Contract
Dates Employed : Jan 2021 – Present
Employment Duration : 6 mos
Location : Riyadh, Saudi Arabia