"We Design Beirut returns for its second edition from October 22-26, 2025, reaffirming the city's role as a vital node in the global design conversation. Set against a backdrop of some of Lebanon's most historically significant sites the five-day design event weaves together architecture, craft, and culture to reflect on themes of legacy, revival, and continuity. Anchored in empowerment, preservation, and sustainability, We Design Beirut fosters collaboration among designers, artisans, students, and architects - creating a vibrant platform for exchange, connection, and creative expression."
"At its core, We Design Beirut is a response to Lebanon's complex architectural and socio-political history, serving as a living testament to how design can embody resistance, resilience, and remembrance. The opening night pays homage to Lebanon's most renowned Oud maker, Nazih Al Ghadban, through a special collaboration with Founder & Music Director of the National Arab Orchestra and guest artist Mirna Mallouhi."
We Design Beirut returns October 22–26, 2025 as a five-day program convening architecture, craft, and culture to explore legacy, revival, and continuity. The event centers empowerment, preservation, and sustainability and fosters collaboration among designers, artisans, students, and architects to enable exchange, connection, and creative expression. The opening night honors renowned oud maker Nazih Al Ghadban in collaboration with the Founder & Music Director of the National Arab Orchestra and guest artist Mirna Mallouhi. Edition Two builds on the 2024 inaugural edition and activates seven venues across Beirut and beyond, including Abroyan Factory, Burj El Murr, Villa Audi, the Roman Baths, and Immeuble de l'Union, using repurposed industrial and rehabilitated modernist sites as active program participants.
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