Designer Spotlight

Prestige issue 261, April 2015
Corresponding to the seventh and eighth months of the Republican calendar, April lays the foundation for a beautiful and flowery season with flowers littered to compose a fresh carpet on the earth. Flowering nature but also talents, with four new designers who express their feelings through whimsical and playful creations.

Prestige issue 264-265, July-August 2015
It is not I who have chosen it, but rather it chose me! From a young age, beads and embroidery fascinated me and made me dream. I also grew up in a family of artists who appreciate art in all its forms. My grandfather had a talent for drawing, very rare thing at the beginning of last century. My father had art in the blood

As a Middle Eastern designer based in Dubai, I started in 2007, my first line of bags known as «Poupée Couture». I worked to develop the brand that is present in more than eight points of sale in the Gulf countries and also online. «Poupée Couture» was chosen

Prestige issue 262, May 2015
If climate change this year delayed the arrival of spring, May promises to be a spring month above all. Natural flowering but also artistic and creative with our four designers of the month: Dana and Hiba realizing beautiful mural decorations,

Prestige issue 256, November 2014
It was after a long experience, twenty years ago, in the field of design that this choice has been refined. I also think it is quite natural that an artist chooses one day a trend, a taste or a style. In any case, having the gift of creating jewelry comes from an inspiration I had after experiencing,

Prestige issue 256, November 2014
I always dreamed of having my own brand of bags created for young adolescents. More than love, it’s a passion. It is in this spirit that Smartiz& Co. began in 2004, a project that has two components. On one hand, there is our own collection of bags on display in our showroom in Beirut Souks,

Prestige issue 257-258, Dec. 2014-Jan. 2015
I am the creator of the concept of jewelry and bags La Rose de Sim. I drew and created jewelry while I was still on the school benches, a true passion. Graduated in Business and Marketing, I had, like many of my compatriots, the nostalgia of old Lebanon.