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We provide information about the booming and innovative design scene in the UK. We wish to promote contemporary UK architecture and design, and seek to engage in joint initiatives between the UK and Lebanon, which will benefit both countries.
We support the development of young architects and designers with the aim of building networks of young people in the region and putting them in touch with professionals in the UK
We invest in projects that lead into long-term partnerships between the Lebanese, regional and UK creative sectors
We showcase high quality Design projects in order to inspire and help push the boundaries of creativity further, while building an educational and developmental dimension into all our initiatives
Creative Lebanon - Phase 2 - Results - Competition, Exhibition, Lectures October 2004.
We are committed to promoting Lebanese and UK design to local and international audiences with the aim of fostering cultural exchanges and mutual understanding between the two countries as well as contributing to shifting and changing perceptions of Lebanon internationally. Creative Lebanon will address the Lebanese Diaspora, young audiences in the UK, and international larger community which has an interest in design.
ADAPO - Association d'Architecture et de Design au Proche Orient, is our partner for Creative Lebanon.
Aim
The aim of Creative Lebanon is to develop a concept/model (exhibition, film, book, website, music, product, poster…) of Lebanese designs that seeks to promote Lebanon as an upcoming and promising country with great potential, which produces designers of international standing.
Structure
Creative Lebanon is a project delivered in two phases, paving the way for the realisation of the winning concept.
Phase 1 of the Creative Lebanon project consisted of a series of seminars and lectures delivered by UK, Lebanese and other Arab experts around the theme of Design's potential to transform international perceptions of a country. 19-20 March 2004. West Hall, Bathish Auditorium, American University of Beirut. Full programme of the two day seminar. A full documentation of the two day seminar is available at the British Council for on-site reference. If interested kindly check with general.enquiries@lb.britishcouncil.org.
Phase 2 Revealed the potential of the young creative community to brand Lebanon internationally and offered the winning team a chance to experience the UK Design scene.
1. Competition:
The competition was launched at the end of Phase 1-The Seminar in March 2004 and addressed the potential of the young Lebanese creative community to brand their country internationally. The competition was arbitrated by a Lebanese and British jury. The winning team Mr. Joe Abou Khaled and Mr. Vincent Repessé will soon get a chance to experience the UK Design scene and present their work to UK and international audiences. The closed jury took place on 9 October 2004 at the American University of Beirut. For more information please have a look at the General Brief and the Technical parameters pertaining to the competition as well as the Statement of the Jury.
2. Exhibition:
12 October 2004 @ 17:30 Exhibition Hall, Architecture Building, Department of Architecture and Design, American University of Beirut. The exhibition of the prototypes presented for the Creative Lebanon competition ran until 22 October 2004. The winning project Lebanese Homeland ( Homemade, Homeblend, Homegrown) by Mr. Joe Abou Khaled and Mr. Vincent Repessé was announced during the opening of the exhibition
3. Lectures:
Ms. Rana Salam, Visual Communication and Art Direction “Shop Shop Shop!”. Amphitheatre, Académie Libanaise des Beaux Arts (ALBA), Beirut. Monday 11 October 2004 @17:00
Ms. Malu Halasa, Writer-Editor-Journalist “Cultural and Personal Identity in Popular Publications” LRC21, Beirut Campus, Lebanese American University, Beirut. Monday 11 October @18:30
Mr. Peter Higgins, Professor of Interpretation, Central St. Martins, London “Ten to the Power of Two- How to Sell an Idea” Lecture Hall, Architecture Building, Department of Architecture and Design, American University of Beirut. Tuesday 12 October 2004 @ 18:30.
The prize of the winning team. The winning team of designers will be given the opportunity to travel to the UK to experience the UK Design scene for up to 7 days; economy return airfare Beirut-London, accommodation and daily living expenses for up to 7 days. In consultation with the winning team, the British Council and ADAPO are putting together a programme for a visit to the UK between January and March 2005. The programme will allow the winning team to either attend a Design Festival, undertake a placement in a relevant design studio or a series of visits to UK design workplaces and landmarks. The trip will also give the winning team an opportunity to present the winning model to UK audiences: Universities, studios, UK designers, etc.
Phase 3 of the project will hopefully see Lebanese partners carrying the winning prototype through to realisation and launching it at the London Design Festival in 2006.
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