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Chapter 1
Doreen Toutikian
Toutikian is the mastermind behind Beirut Design Week and the co-founder and director of Mena (Middle East and North Africa) Design Research Center.
8 minutes
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Chapter 2
Nada Debs
Debs is credited with opening up the city to the idea of contemporary design, combining traditional craft elements with a just-so contemporary feel.
3 minutes
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Chapter 3
Tatiana Toutikian
One of the most thought-provoking showcases was an exhibition called ‘Speculative Needs’ by the Mena Design Research Centre. We sat down with the project’s curator.
5 minutes
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Chapter 4
Nathalie Harb
The only thing that competes with the sound of construction across Beirut is the noise of the traffic. In a dusty carpark the middle of a terrifying network of highways, designer and scenographer Harb has opened a striking two-storey wooden pavilion called The Silent Room; we popped in for some respite.
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