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EXHIBITIONS

DESIGN MIAMI/BASEL 2013
10 - 16 June 2013

Basel, Switzerland

Carwan Gallery is pleased to present the new exclusive "Landscapes" series in collaboration with India Mahdavi and produced by Iznik Foundation, exploring Middle Eastern high quality craft techniques and applying them into a contemporary content, inspired by a journey across Beirut, Paris and Iznik.

ALAAN ARTSPACE
25 May - 31 July 2013

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Carwan Gallery will be exhibiting at Alaan Artspace, a multi-functional contemporary gallery located in the heart of Riyadh. For the occasion, Carwan Gallery's mission to expand the vocabulary of traditional Middle-Eastern crafts will be embodied by a collection of limited-edition objects by international designers.

MIART - THE INTERNATIONAL FAIR OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
5 - 7 April 2013

Opening night: Thursday, 4 April 2013

Milan, Italy

Carwan Gallery will take part at the first edition of "Object", the Design Gallery Section of MIART, Milan's prestigious Contemporary and Modern Art Fair. For the occasion, Carwan Gallery will present the limited edition works of Oeuffice (Canada), Taher Asad-Bakhtiari (Iran), Marc Baroud (Lebanon) and India Mahdavi (France).

DESIGN DAYS DUBAI
18 - 21 March 2013

Dubai, UAE

Carwan Gallery presents new commissions in Dubai with a special live performance from craftsmen. The featured designers are India Mahdavi (France), Marc Baroud (Lebanon), Karen Chekerdjian (Lebanon), Khalid Shafar (UAE), Oeuffice (Canada), Paul Loebach (USA) and Taher Asad-Bakhtiari (Iran).

FABRICA GOES LEBANESE

Presentation at ALBA (Academie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts)

Beirut, Lebanon

31 January 2013

Carwan Gallery and ALBA (Academie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts) invited the creative laboratory FABRICA with its international designers to create a series of new, limited-edition objects in partnership with local artisans in the Middle East. With a concept that seeks to expand the vocabulary of traditional crafts, the collaboration is part of Carwan's project "Contemporary Perspectives in Middle Eastern Crafts" exploring new avenues in design. Each designer's work encapsulates the re-imagining of a distinct, time-honoured craft, where the specialized technique of the artisan has formed the basis for the designer's creations. For the occasion, a workshop with ALBA will launch the project.

KATARA ART CENTER
20 February - 30 March 2013
Doha, Qatar

Carwan Gallery presents the exhibition ''Contemporary Perspectives in Middle Eastern Craft'' exploring new avenues in design. With a concept that seeks to expand the vocabulary of traditional crafts, Carwan has commissioned a selection of international designers to create a series of new, limited-edition objects in partnership with local artisans in the Middle East. Each designer's project encapsulates the re-imagining of a distinct, time-honored craft, where the specialized technique of each artisan has formed the basis for the creation of a new object by the designer. For the occasion new objects and designers will be unveiled.

CARWAN & R20th CENTURY

17 November 2012 - 12 January 2013

R 20th Century
82 Franklin Street
New York N.Y. 10013

Oeuffice and Carwan Gallery present a new collaboration with R 20th Century Gallery. For the occasion a new series of Ziggurat containers has been developed, pushing further the borders of a contemporary inter-cultural inspiration.

BEIRUT ART CENTER
10 October - 3 November 2012

BAC Design & Fondation Ousseimi - Geneve, CH

Carwan Gallery presents a new groundbreaking exhibition exploring new avenues in design. With a concept that seeks to expand the vocabulary of traditional crafts, Carwan has commissioned a selection of international designers to create a series of new, limited-edition objects in partnership with local artisans in the Middle East. Each designer s project encapsulates the re-imagining of a distinct, time-honored craft, where the specialized technique of each artisan has formed the basis for the creation of a new object by the designer. The designers are Karen Chekerdjian (Lebanon), Khalid Shafar (UAE), Lindsey Adelman (USA), Marc Baroud (Lebanon), Studio mischer'traxler (Austria), Nada Debs (Lebanon), Oeuffice (Canada), Paul Loebach (USA), Philippe Malouin (Canada) and Tamer Nakisci (Turkey).

BEIRUT ART FAIR
5-8 July 2012
Beirut International Exhibition and Leisure Center (BIEL)
Lebanon

Presented designers: Karen Chekerdjian (Lebanon), Lindsey Adelman (USA), Studio mischer'traxler (Austria), Nada Debs (Lebanon), Oeuffice (Canada) and Philippe Malouin (Canada).

RUGS PARADE - Carwan Gallery rugs lent to Design Parade organization for the 7th edition

29 june - 30 september 2012
Villa Noailles - Hyeres - France
Carwan Gallery rugs lent to Design Parade organization for the 7th edition.

The rug and the cavern

What is the nature of rugs? Some objects function like obvious facts for a civilisation, consequently they are embodied within the guise of myths and prime objects. Thus, the natural origin of things is often related through archetypal narratives. Let us start with caves, which one may think of as having been the ideal location for the first established homes. Therefore, is it not possible that the inhabitants of these caves, having decided to settle and with their own comfort in mind, may well have furnished the cold, damp floor upon which they slept with rugs. A different narrative leads us to consider the origin of an architecture which adopts the natural roof of the forest, under the trees, as is depicted on the frontispiece of the Essay of Marc-Antoine Laugier on Architecture. Here, the pattern of a carpet of leaves may well be the source for the motifs which cover these comfortable surfaces.

From the origins of architecture, in caves, rugs feature as prime objects. And from the origins of architecture within forests, the patterns of the forest feature within rugs. If one takes the presence of rugs within our interiors seriously, then what are their values? From a modern comfort, to a rationale of horizontality which represents a platform for community, the questions which rugs provide are open, permanent, and profoundly human.
Mathieu Buard, design and fashion critic.
Scenography by Constance Guisset, designer.

"CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES IN MIDDLE EASTERN CRAFTS"
Dubai - Milan - Beirut

Carwan Gallery presents a new groundbreaking exhibition exploring new avenues in design. With a concept that seeks to expand the vocabulary of traditional crafts, Carwan has commissioned a selection of international designers to create a series of new, limited-edition objects in partnership with local artisans in the Middle East. Each designer's project encapsulates the re-imagining of a distinct, time-honored craft, where the specialized technique of each artisan has formed the basis for the creation of a new object by the designer. The designers are Karen Chekerdjian (Lebanon), Khalid Shafar (UAE), Lindsey Adelman (USA), Studio mischer'traxler (Austria), Nada Debs (Lebanon), Oeuffice (Canada), Paul Loebach (USA), Philippe Malouin (Canada) and Tamer Nakisci (Turkey).

"ONE HAND CANNOT CLAP"
Qubique Tradeshow, Berlin

For the occasion of Berlin's brand new design fair "Qubique", last October 2011, Carwan Gallery was part of an exclusive selection of eight international design galleries gathered at Tempelhof Airport. The exhibition "One hand cannot clap" was inspired by an Arabic proverb meaning people should cooperate to get things done, highlighting the journey behind the realization of every object growing along with the relation between designers and craftsmen. The gallery showcased a selection of unique objects designed by Karen Chekerdjian (Lebanon), Khalid Shafar (UAE), Oeuffice (Italy), Paul Loebach (USA) and Philippe Malouin (Canada), all exploring the perception of geometry in the space and the relation to its scale.

"MILAN DOES BEIRUT"
Milan Design Week, Ventura/Lambrate - Beirut

'Milan does Beirut' was Carwan Gallery's first exhibition and was launched consecutively in Milan, during the Design Week, and in Beirut on May 2011. The exhibition featured the work of seven international cutting-edge designers sharing a common approach to design using unique crafts techniques: Lindsey Adelman (USA), Paul Loebach (USA), Philippe Malouin (Canada), Samare (Canada), Oeuffice (Italy), Kwangho Lee (Korea) and My Bauhaus Is Better Than Yours (Germany). During the last Wallpaper Design Awards Ceremony, held in London in January 2012, Carwan has won the award for its collaboration with Philippe Malouin for the Yachiyo rug.