Brilliant Beirut 26.10.2015 / 31.10.2015
Dubai Design Week, Dubai Design District, Dubai, UAE
The first in a new annual series of Iconic City exhibitions, Brilliant Beirut traces the development of Lebanon’s design scene over 7 decades from the 1950s to the present day. The design showcase straddles architecture, education, graphic design, fashion, furniture and cultural trends and highlights today’s key designers.
The first in a new annual series of Iconic City exhibitions, Brilliant Beirut traces the development of Lebanon’s design scene over 7 decades from the 1950s to the present day. The design showcase straddles architecture, education, graphic design, fashion, furniture and cultural trends and highlights today’s key designers.
A graphic showcase for the development of design from the 1950s up to today, Brilliant Beirut uses the power of design as a tool to change common perceptions of the Middle East.
Beirut’s cosmopolitan mix and the creativity of are often overlooked amidst the city’s ongoing political crises. Brilliant Beirut’s curator Rana Salam explores how this apparent chaos has been turned in on itself and put to positive and creative effect; pinpointing key moments and pivotal designers that have influenced the city’s reputation and design development.
Rana Salam on the exhibition, “There is a need to change the world’s perception of the Middle East, and to reflect it in a fresh and engagingly positive light. What better medium to use than the power of design?”
Curated by Rana Salam - Rana Salam, Mira Hawa
Scenography by GHAITH&JAD - Ghaith Abou Ghanem, Jad Melki