MEET THE ARTISTS
Maher Byoumi
Maher is a multidisciplinary designer with a deep fascination for the visual culture
in the Middle East as well as the history of Graphic Design practice in the Arab World. For
him, design is a problem-solving discipline that mixes creativity, fun, and self-expression.
With an M.A. of Graphic Branding and Identity achieved at the University of the Arts
London, Maher is a strategy-driven creative that focuses on delivering design solutions
tailored to meet the needs of different clients. His portfolio includes 3 Graphics branding
awards and full-fledged campaigns created for international clients from around the world.
Rayane Hayek
Rayane Hayek is a 23 years old Lebanese self-taught illustrator living in Paris since 2017. She started sharing her work during the confinement in April 2020. She drew her piece “Lebanese Heartbreak”© on an early morning in July. After the devastating Beirut explosions, her design went viral.
Since the beginning of the year, Lebanese people have felt heartbreak, everywhere in the world. Today, let’s try together to fix our aching hearts, hand in hand.
United we stand.
Mahmud Awad
Mahmud Awad is an architect, designer, illustrator and walking contradiction. He is calm, but crazy when inspiration strikes; thrives for simplicity, but goes big to get that perfect shot; an avid foodie, but will never say no to a hike in nature; enthusiastic in a moment and impassive in the next, the list goes on and on.
This Tripoli native takes inspiration from daily life in the bustling northern capital and tells his story through his photos by combining his two loves: food and art. His most known creation, the little silhouette, fondly named Mercury can be seen in most of his photos. Catch him in a coffee shop creating visual memories and stimulating your senses.
Ivan Debs
Born in 1993, Ivan Debs is a renowned, independent artist who identifies as a child of the burning sands of Africa and the luscious mountains of Lebanon. Passionate about painting, drawing, and art in its entirety, he began working early on with newspapers and magazines in different countries (such as L’Orient Le Jour and Executive Magazine) as well as many different projects in the art field (such as advertising, branding, animation, music, etc.…).
During the October 2019 Lebanese Revolution, Ivan Debs was known for his engagement and artistic contribution. He became one of the cultural leading faces of Lebanon’s uprising, and a messenger of consciousness, hope, and resistance for the people. On June 1, 2020, Ivan Debs kick-started the Flamekeepers initiative, a movement that aims to inspire positive change for our society and planet through art.
Ihab Fayad
Ihab Fayad is a Lebanese Graphic Designer with more than 14 years of experience in branding, video and print production, and overall visual appearance.
Passionate about photography and videography, Ihab has participated in international and local photography competitions, won several prizes, and was featured in different photography platforms.
Karl Sader
Karl’s passion for serving the community and embarking on new adventures started back in 2001, when he first enrolled in the Scouts movement. His 19 years of commitment helped him develop life-long skills and taught him the true meaning of serving, sacrifice, and the ability to enhance someone’s life.
Working as an architect and urban planner/designer while being a scout member allows him to be an activist in Lebanon. He has learned that you have to push your limits in order to be able to adapt to different situations, be it physical or mental. As a Lebanese photographer, he has and continues to achieve more support for his beloved country.
Rodrigue Najarian
Self taught Creative photographer & Director▪️Architect▪️ Dad▪️Designer
Ivad Bassil
Through painting and sculpting, Ivad tells his story with various forms of art. His artwork is constantly evolving into different forms and dimensions, and he has demonstrated his work in Europe, Asia, and Australia. These international projects, along with his wide range of technical and soft, equip Ivad with a crucial toolbox to best serve and inspire.
Diego Arbessou
Diego Arbessou is an International Relations professional from Spain, based in Beirut. He studied photography at the Art School of his hometown in Northern Spain. Despite switching his professional career away from the camera, he has never abandoned his passion for photography. Since his arrival in Lebanon three years ago, he has witnessed and documented the country’s social changes and the difficulties the Lebanese people experience through his lens.
Lana Saradar
Lana Saradar is a 23 years old architect and artist from Syria. Her half-Lebanese descendancy has her deeply connected to Lebanon and she has lived in Syria, UAE, and Lebanon. She started drawing 12 years ago and decided to use her art as a way to send messages to the world for a good cause. Her messages to Beirut were messages of hope and love and she continues on sending such messages to the world!
Joe Sokhn
Joe Sokhn is an enterprise architect and product management lead for the information systems at Murex. He joined the company more than 16 years ago and has accompanied Murex's rapid growth from the beginning. He has held numerous technical and management positions, including Senior Systems Engineer responsible for the engineering and operation of Unix database servers at two large production data centers to Senior Program Manager of IT projects where he supervised the virtualization and automation of the IaaS.
He also led major transformation programs related to sales to support CRM. Currently, Joe is streamlining the enterprise architecture and cross-functional streams with a focus on identity and access management, content, and collaboration.