Lebanon’s Top Design Voices
Here are the Lebanese architects, interior designers and product designers you should know and follow.
Lebanon’s design identity has always been shaped by contrast between old and new, fragility and strength, tradition and constant reinvention. In a country where architecture carries memory and interiors often become acts of storytelling, design is less a discipline and more a response to place, people, and change.
This list brings together a selection of Lebanese interior designers, architects, and product designers whose work reflects that spirit practices that move between disciplines, reinterpret heritage through a contemporary lens, and continue to shape how Lebanese design is seen and experienced today.
Lina Ghotmeh
A Beirut-born architect known for her humanist, research-led approach to design. Her work explores memory, archaeology, and sustainability, shaped by projects like the Estonian National Museum and Stone Garden, blending sensitive storytelling with contemporary architectural innovation.
Follow her on Instagram: linaghotmeh
Karim Nader
An architect whose work is deeply context-driven and narrative-led, exploring the relationship between landscape, memory, and built form. Educated at the American University of Beirut and Rice University, he founded his independent studio in 2016, developing a practice that spans architecture, interiors, and object design.
Follow him on Instagram: karimnaderstudio
David/Nicolas
A design duo formed by David Raffoul and Nicolas Moussallem, known for their balanced approach between intuition and research. Working across interiors, furniture, and product design, their practice blends cultural memory with contemporary experimentation, resulting in refined, craft-driven spaces and objects shaped by collaboration and context.
Follow on Instagram: davidandnicolas
Stephanie Moussallem
A multidisciplinary design practice founded in 2015, working across interiors, architecture-led spaces, and collectible furniture. The studio focuses on creating refined, characterful environments shaped by craftsmanship, material exploration, and a strong sense of place.
Follow her on Instagram: stephaniemoussallem.studio
Fadi Yachoui
Architect and industrial designer whose work bridges cultural influences with refined European training. Educated in Beirut, Paris, and Milan, he has worked with studios such as Bernard Khoury/DW5 and Piero Lissoni, developing a design language rooted in precision, restraint, and material storytelling.
Follow on Instagram: atelierlinconnu
Marine Bustros
MB Design Studios is an interdisciplinary design practice founded in 2017 by Marine Bustros, working across interior architecture, furniture design, and spatial projects. Based between Dubai and Beirut, the studio is known for expressive, material-rich environments that blend contemporary forms with traditional references.
Follow her on Instagram: mb.designstudios
Jeffery Meawad
JM Design & Architecture founded in 2010 by Jeffrey Meawad, working across luxury residential and hospitality projects. The studio’s approach blends contemporary design with cultural influence, creating spaces that balance functionality, visual impact, and a strong narrative sensibility.
Follow him on Instagram: jeffreymeawadarchitect
Karen Chekerdjian
Founded in 2001, focused on furniture, objects, and spatial works. The studio explores design as an evolving process, shaped by craftsmanship, material research, and open-ended concepts that resist fixed interpretation.
Follow her on Instagram: karenchekerdjianstudio
Nada Debs
A designer whose practice spans furniture and object design, rooted in craftsmanship and cultural exchange. Her work combines global influences with refined material sensibility, resulting in pieces that feel personal, tactile, and emotionally driven.
Follow her on Instagram: nadadebs
Raed Abillama
An architect who founded his practice in 1997 after working at Rafael Viñoly Architects in New York. Educated at RISD and Columbia University, he is known for unifying architecture, detailing, and product design through a process-driven, production-oriented approach.
Follow him on Instagram: raedabillamaarchitects
Omar Nakkash
An award-winning designer and creative director, Omar Nakkash works across interiors, architecture, and product design. His human-centered approach shapes spaces through narrative, identity, and refined material sensibility. With a global education from Parsons School of Design and Scuola Politecnica di Design, his work blends cultural influence with a contemporary aesthetic, creating thoughtful, cohesive environments.
Follow him on Instagram: nakkash.design.studio
Tessa El Sakhi El Maalouli
An architect and designer, works between Venice and Beirut, blending cultural heritage with contemporary design. Her human-centered approach explores how spaces shape emotion and behavior, creating sensory, sustainable environments rooted in tradition, materiality, and storytelling while fostering connection, well-being, and meaningful spatial experiences.
Follow her on Instagram: tessasakhi
Sawsan Chammas Haber
Renowned for her refined aesthetic, creative director of Dipiugi, who has shaped luxury interiors across the region since 1996. Her signature style blends purist architecture with warm, elegant minimalism, creating sophisticated residential and commercial spaces defined by balance, clarity, and timeless design.
Follow her on Instagram: sawsanhaber
Nour Saccal & Maysa Saccal
Nour Saccal and Maysa Saccal are the founding sisters of Saccal Design House, a Beirut-based studio. Trained in architecture and interior architecture respectively, they combine design disciplines to create spaces and objects driven by emotion, curiosity, and cultural context, with a strong focus on sustainability and experiential design.
Follow on Instagram: saccaldesignhouse
Zein Daouk
A multidisciplinary architect whose practice centers on ceramics and sculptural design. Beginning her journey with clay in 1999 and fully dedicating herself to it in 2020, she explores the intersection of functional art and sculpture. Her work draws on natural elements water, air, earth, and fire to shape biomorphic forms that blur the line between object and art, guided by a deeply intuitive and contemplative design philosophy.
Follow her on Instagram: zein.daouk
Claude Missir
Drawing from a modernist sensibility, Claude Missir creates refined environments defined by clarity, balance, and understated elegance. His work integrates natural materials, iconic pieces, and contemporary art into cohesive compositions shaped by purity of form and spatial harmony, with projects spanning residences, hospitality, and yacht design internationally.
Follow him on Instagram: claudemissir.interiors
Samer Saadeh
Founder of Fabraca Studios, a Beirut-based practice merging contemporary design with traditional craftsmanship. His work focuses on bespoke lighting and furniture, developed through close collaboration with local workshops. Grounded in material research and process, his approach connects light, object, and space through a refined balance of function and craft.
Follow on Instagram: fabraca_studios
Carl Gerges
Blending multiple creative disciplines, Carl Gerges develops work that moves between architecture, design, and music. His approach focuses on material expression and atmosphere, shaping projects that integrate spatial clarity with artistic and crafted elements into a unified contemporary vision.
Follow him on Instagram: carlgerges
Rumi Dalle
Blending art and design, Rumi Dalle creates immersive, narrative-driven works that explore symbolism, craftsmanship, and material experimentation. Her practice moves between installations and objects, forming dreamlike compositions that merge storytelling with expressive form and spatial experience.
Follow her on Instagram: rumidalle
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