“In Retrospect” at Joy Mardini Design Gallery, Beirut
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Joy Mardini Design Gallery, Beirut, is hosting its first career retrospective since 2011, featuring a selection of works from past shows and collections.On view from March 12, 2019, “In Retrospect” explores how some of the gallery’s artists have evolve“In Retrospect” at Joy Mardini Design Gallery, Beirut
Joy Mardini Design Gallery, Beirut, is hosting its first career retrospective since 2011, featuring a selection of works from past shows and collections.On view from March 12, 2019, “In Retrospect” explores how some of the gallery’s artists have evolved over the decade and reveals their ingenuity through series of products and prototypes, encompassing their application for visual aesthetic.The participating artists include: Marc Baroud, Karim Chaya, Studio Caramel, Marc Dibeh, Charles Kalpakian, Niko Koronis, and Thomas Trad.Marc Baroud is a designer, with work spanning over various fields. His enthusiasm for new ventures led him to experiment with his approach in projects that are seemingly unrelated to design. In his method, the process is designed first, thus turning it into a standalone outcome as it takes a form of its own. Alongside his design studio, Marc Baroud is the general manager of SPE conseil developpement edition, which operates in the fields of service, product and spatial design. After graduating in Industrial Design from the Rhode Island School of Design, Beirut-born Karim Chaya co-founded Abillama Chaya Industrial Design in 1997. In 2001, Chaya started spockdesign, a company devoted to furniture, product and as he likes to call it, stuff design. He also actively contributes to Blatt Chaya, a family-owned, traditional, colored-cement tile producer that was originally founded in the 19th century.Studio Caramel is an awarded multi–disciplinary product design studio based in Beirut. Established in 2016 by designers Karl Chucri and Rami Boushdid, the studio develops furniture, objects and interior solutions for both private clients and commercial spaces. Marc Dibeh’s work revolves around the storytelling: to try and create a story behind each and every product or interior while keeping it timeless and simple. He has been selected along with Marc Baroud as part of the 5 breakout stars of the design Miami, Miami edition in 2013 by the Wall Street Journal after exhibiting the Wires series with Art Factum Gallery, and part of the 5 up and coming designers of the design Miami, Basel edition in 2015 by Artsy.Niko Koronis is an architect with master degrees in both architecture and product design. In addition, he is also a recipient of a PhD in Architecture from the Architectural Association in London. He has been a Fellow at Central Saint Martin’s in London and a researcher at the Alvar Aalto Foundation in Helsinki. Charles Kalpakian was born in Beirut (Lebanon) in 1982. In September 2011, as part of the Paris Design Week, he presents to “Docks en Seine” the prototype of a wall cabinet. Thereafter, he drew several pieces for the BSL gallery under the name “Cinetismes” then LaChance house publishes his buffet Rocky. Since then,he works with companies such as DCW, Habitat, Haymann Edition, Nemo lighting, Galerie BSL, Perrouin,Galerie Achdjian, Paris Se Quema and Creaktif.Beirut based product designer Thomas Trad founded his studio in 2016, after graduating from London’s prestigious Central Saint Martin’s university. His work with world renowned studios Fredrikson Stallard and Michael Anastasiades revealed his meticulous approach to materials and fascination with manufacturing processes, a direction which is prevalent in his practice.“In Retrospect” will be on view from March 12, 2019, at Joy Mardini Design Gallery, Najem bldg, ground floor, Gouraud Street, Gemmayze, Beirut, Lebanon.For details, visit: http://jmdesigngallery.com/Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition. https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more