design encounters in and around the Middle East

design encounters in and around the Middle East

GALLERY

Carwan Gallery is the premier contemporary design gallery from the Near East, promoting and producing works from the region and beyond. The current partners are Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte and Quentin Moyse, both architects and creative entrepreneurs.

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Through the gallery’s comprehensive and cross-cultural collaborations, a vital and rich exchange of ideas, influences and expertise is prompted. The plurality of their borderless network that engages designers, architects and artists alike has established Carwan Gallery as a significant player in the world of collectible design.

The gallery was founded in 2011 by Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte and Pascale Wakim and has been invited to showcase its exhibitions at the most important art and design fairs in Dubai, Basel, London, New York and Miami, and has curated design exhibitions in numerous museums and art centers. The directors of Carwan place a distinct importance on developing strong collaborations with cultural organizations, institutions, and specialized press.

Carwan’s collaborations with avant-garde designers and architects such as Bernard Khoury, India Mahdavi, Michael Anastassiades and Vincenzo de Cotiis have been featured in international press and displayed in exhibitions in the United States, UK, France, and Italy, establishing the gallery as a significant player in the world of collectible design.

SHOWS

Hello Athens ! Grand opening 2020
November 2020 - Athens, Greece
MIART Milan 2020
April 2020 - Milan, Italy
NOMAD St. Moritz 2020
February 2020 - CHESA PLANTA MULINS 2, 7503, SAMEDAN SWITZERLAND
NOMAD Venice 2019
September 2019 - Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel, VENICE
NOMAD St. Moritz 2019
February 2019 - Chesa Planta Mulins 2, 7503 Samedan Switzerland
Beirut Design Fair
September 2018 - BIEL (Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center), Seaside Arena, Hall 2
VILLA LA VIGIE, MONTE-CARLO BEACH CLUB
NOMAD Monaco 2018
April 2018
Unsighted
April 2018 - Via Cesare Correnti 14, Milan
in collaboration with Villa Noailles at SENATO HOTEL MILANO
FOUNTAINS
April 2018
DESIGN MUSEUM GENT
POÈME BRUT
September 2018
NOMAD St. Moritz 2018
February 2018 - SAMEDAN - SWITZERLAND
Carwan Gallery Beirut
ESSAI
February 2018
The Met Breuer
Ettore Sottsass: Design Radical
October 2017
LINGOTTO TORINO
TURIN ART WEEK
November 2017 - LINGOTTO TORINO
Beirut Design Fair
BEIRUT HEAVY LIGHT
September 2017 - Beirut BIEL
GALLERI FORMAT OSLO
DRAWING OBJECTS
September 2017
Carwan Gallery Beirut
DRAWING OBJECTS
July 2017
Villa La Vigie
NOMAD MONACO
April 2017
DRAWING OBJECTS at SENATO HOTEL MILANO
April 2017
Carwan Gallery
ARTIFACTS
January 2017 - D Beirut
Carwan Gallery
ELEKTRA LUX
November 2016 - D Beirut
Biennale Interieur
"Purple, turquoise, pink (brown along the edges)"
October 2016 - Kortrijk Belgium
Carwan Gallery Beirut
APPARATUS + OEVFFICE
October 2016 - D-Beirut Bldg - First Floor Seaside Road - Burj Hammoud  Beirut - Lebanon
Carwan Gallery Beirut
The Pond House
July 2016 - D-Beirut Bldg - First Floor Seaside Road - Burj Hammoud  Beirut - Lebanon
Senato Hotel Milano
Milan Design Week | Kapital Series
April 2016
The Armory Show
AUTOPSY
March 2016 - PIERS 92 & 94 12th AVENUE AT 55th st, New York
Design Miami 2015
Karen Chekerdjian at Design Miami/
December 2015 - Miami Beach, USA
Carwan Gallery
"purple, turquoise, pink (brown along the edges)"
November 2015 - D factory - Bldg Bh 4852 Seaside Road - Burj hammoud - Lebanon
Skoufa Gallery
Maya, Zeina, Racha & Yara ( 2015 )
August 2015 - Mykonos-Greece
Design Miami/ Basel 2015
Trans|Form
June 2015 - Hall 1 Süd, Messe Basel, Messeplatz Basel, Switzerland
Design Days Dubai, 2015
Posa
March 2015 - Dubai, UAE
Guild Fair
Autopsy
March 2015 - Cape Town - South Africa
The Armory Show
ARAB DOLLS: Maya, Zeina, Racha and Yara
March 2015 - New York City, USA
Design Miami/ 2014
Déchaînements
December 2014 - Miami, USA
Carwan Gallery
0,91 cubic meter
February 2015 - Beirut, Lebanon
"Middle East Revealed" Wallpaper*
September 2014 - London, UK
Carwan Gallery
Maya, Zeina, Racha and Yara
July 2014 - Beirut, Lebanon
Carwan Gallery
Progetto Domestico
June 2014 - Beirut, Lebanon
Collective 2 Design
Landscape Series
May 2014 - New York City, USA
Design Days Dubai 2014
March 2014 - Dubai, UAE
National Museum of Beirut
Fabrica Goes Lebanese
January 2014 - Beirut, Lebanon
L'Ebeniste, Gefinor Center - Bloc E - Clemenceau
Carwan at Gefinor
November 2013 - Beirut, LEBANON
IBDF - Mexico Design Week
C’etait un rendez-vous
January 2013 - Mexico City, MEXICO
IBDF - Mexico Design Week
About Terrirory / Derailing Beirut
October 2013 - Mexico City, Mexico
A.M. Qattan Foundation
The Mosaic Rooms
September 2013 - London, UK
Design Miami/Basel 2013
June 2013 - Messe Basel, Switzerland
Design Days Dubai
March 2013 - Dubai, UAE
Villa Noailles
Design Parade 8
September 2013 - Hyeres, FRANCE
Carwan Gallery
Panel Discussion - Beirut Design Week
June 2013 - Beirut - Lebanon
Alaan Artspace
July 2013 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
MIART
The International Fair of Modern and Conteporary Art
April 2013 - Milan, Italy
Katara Art Center
March 2013 - Doha, Qatar
Carwan & R20th Century
January 2013 - New York
BAC Design & Fondation Ousseimi
Beirut Art Center
November 2012 - Geneve, CH
Beirut International Exhibition and Leisure Center (BIEL)
Beirut Art Fair
July 2012 - Lebanon
Villa Noailles
Rugs Parade
September 2012 - Hyeres - France
Contemporary perspectives in middle eastern crafts
October 2011 - Dubai - Milan - Beirut
Qubique Tradeshow
One hand cannot clap
October 2011 - Berlin
Milan Design Week Ventura/Lambrate - Beirut
Milan does Beirut
May 2011 - Milano - Beirut

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