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Mezzing in Lebanon

Curator and lead designer: Annabel Karim Kassar RIBA Design team: Annabel Karim Kassar, Rabih Zeidan, Violaine Jeantet, Maria Buontempo, Nehmat Alameh, Marie Robin, Chistophe Hascoët, Isabelle Rolland, Alain Pin, Mustapha Hijazi, Maxwell Sterry, Francesca Cantien Guest designers: Georges Mohasseb, Rana Salam, Zawarib Guest artisans: Blatt Chaya, Henri Goshn, Amer El Lahibi Café : Beiruti café by Mourad Mazouz2016/2016

London Design Biennale

London Design Biennale
London, United Kingdom

Mezzing In Lebanon brings a slice of Beirut street life to the centre of London, celebrating utopia through the everyday designs of the people of Lebanon. The installation brings a bustling scene of falafel and coffee stalls, a small lounge cinema, street signs, carts, and even an authentic barber shop to Somerset House. As you sit, eat, drink, smoke and talk, you will be transported to the streets of Beirut. Architect Annabel Karim Kassar finds glimpses of utopia in the bricolage of Beirut's raw, functional and authentic urban interventions, and the diverse ways in which people occupy social space.

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  • Title: Mezzing in Lebanon
  • Creator: Curator and lead designer: Annabel Karim Kassar RIBA Design team: Annabel Karim Kassar, Rabih Zeidan, Violaine Jeantet, Maria Buontempo, Nehmat Alameh, Marie Robin, Chistophe Hascoët, Isabelle Rolland, Alain Pin, Mustapha Hijazi, Maxwell Sterry, Francesca Cantien Guest designers: Georges Mohasseb, Rana Salam, Zawarib Guest artisans: Blatt Chaya, Henri Goshn, Amer El Lahibi Café : Beiruti café by Mourad Mazouz
  • Date: 2016/2016
  • Supporting Bodies: Mourad Mazouz (Beyrouti Cafe by Momo at the Souks);AMAR Foundation for Arab Music Archiving & Research (sponsor); Makers: Georges Mohasseb, Rana Salam, Zawarib, Blatt Chaya, Henri Ghosn, Amer El Lahibi; ≺ Ich&Kar; Antonio Cesare ladarola; Francesca Cantien; Serge Akl, OT Liban (sponsor); MEA (sponsor); MCA Communication; The Ministry of Culture of Lebanon
  • Type: Installation
  • Rights: AKK Architects
  • Medium: Scaffolding installation, curtains, mock up shops, design pieces, furniture, live performances with mattress making, kitchen and service staff, cafe serving falafal and shawarma
London Design Biennale

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