Discussions & Performances at Arthaus
An afternoon of roundtable discussions exploring how design moves from idea to everyday use, with performances taking place between the conversations throughout the session.
Roundtable Discussions Lineup:
Session 1 | 2:10 PM – 3:10 PM
Designing for Use, Not Applause: When Function Leads the Creative Process
Moderator: Raya Kazoun, Fashion & Textile Designer, Co-Owner at Salon Beyrouth
Speakers:
Guillaume Credoz, Architect & Founder of Bits to Atoms
Joslin Kehdy, Creative Ecologist, Founder & Director of Recycle Lebanon
Cristina Fawaz, Innovation & Strategy Designer
Session 2 | 3:20 PM – 4:20 PM
Hands in the Earth: Rethinking What Design Is Made Of
Moderator: TBA
Speakers:
Iyad Naja, Multidisciplinary Artist, Product Designer & Islamic Art Historian
Hana El Kaaki, Professor & Creative Director
Imane Assaf, Director & Founder of Ahla Fawda
Michele Braidy, Director of the Department of Architecture and Design, ALBA
Session 3 | 4:35 PM – 5:35 PM
Cross Pollination: When One Discipline Thinks Like Another
Moderator: May Safa, Comin Insurance & IT Professional
Speakers:
Joanna Abdo Raad, Multidisciplinary Artist & Lecturer
Elie Aramouny, TV Executive Producer, Radio Broadcaster & DJ
Dana Adada, Artist
Session 4 | 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM
Louder Than Words: Visual Power in a Culture That Reads Between the Lines
Moderator: Mona Al Hallak, Architect & Heritage Preservation Activist
Speakers:
Sami Saab, Founder & Creative Director of PHENOMENA
Maya Moumne, Designer, Publisher, Co-founder of Studio Safar, Founding Editor-in-Chief of Journal Safar & Al Hayya Magazine
Patrick Baz, Photographer
Barbara Massaad, Cookbook Author & Photographer
Performances details coming soon.