Artisans seen here are Elie Ayrouth, Hussam Hamami, Fatima Tartoussi

We Design Beirut ( May 23 – 26, 2024) is a platform dedicated to showcasing the very best of Arab and regional design. The event aims to celebrate and promote design and creativity through a rich and impactful multidisciplinary program that aims not only to showcase the very best and most innovative design creativity and talent, but to also create a global dialogue on design and sustainability that will translate to a network and eventually an ecosystem that would benefit everyone involved.     

Some of the highlights of the upcoming programme are

Villa Audi which will serve as the We Preserve location and house the exhibition “Past Echoes: A Journey through Middle Eastern Product Design” curated by Babylon– The Agency, in addition to a number of installations and popups.
A special showcase by Furniture and product designer Collective Y by Rhea Younes
City Exhibitions including renowned product designer Studio Nada Debs with a special showcase at her studio in Gemmayze, Beirut, presenting SWIRLMANIA; a series of over 20 handcrafted occasional tables, aptly named Swirl. Each piece in the collection is meticulously crafted using various craft techniques.
A subjective recount of Khalil Khouri’s life and career as a designer titled “All things must(n’t) pass",curated by acclaimed architect Bernard Khoury along with his son Teymour Khoury at the iconic, brutalist and modern architecture Interdesign building.
We Empower location PSLab that will showcase “Vision from Beirut”, an exhibition project by esteemed architect Karim Nader with Belgian photographer Julien Lanoo, paying homage to the city’s past while envisioning a hopeful future. 
The renowned PSLab, originally home to one of Lebanon’s internationally acclaimed lighting firms, till the August 2020 explosions, will serve as the hub of empowerment and craft. The aim is to showcase the centuries-old artisanal splendors and craftsmen and women of Lebanon through the Métiers d’Art exhibition, and collaborative Italian project We Mediterranean.
Pop ups by PIK’D Gallery and The Silly Spoon, two of the most established design stores in Beirut.
Installations by Stones by Rania Malli, one of the region’s top natural stones suppliers and designers.