Designer Spotlight

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.

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 262, May 2015
At 47, the Lebanese designer Basil Soda had everything to be happy. Nicknamed «Couturier of the stars», like Katy Perry, Emily Blunt and Marion Cotillard, or «one of the best Lebanese signatures on the red carpet», he has built his international reputation and earned his place in the big names arena.

Your creations are distinguished from other jewelers creations in the Lebanese market. What is your inspiration? The inspiration for my collections comes from studies on how women adorned themselves since the beginning of the millennium. Because of my background, I'm inspired by the history of the Phoenician civilization.

Prestige issue 259, February 2015
Since my childhood, I like design and creation. I drew and dressed my Barbie dolls, it was my great passion. And since my father has a clothing factory, this made the task easier. I accompanied him often to the factory and I was curious to observe the concept

Prestige issue 256, November 2014
Ethnic Tree is a line of handmade ethnic jewelry. Raw materials such as silver and vintage tribal ethnic fabric from trips I make in the areas from Guatemala to Vietnam. Once assembled, they are transformed into necklaces or brooches, unique pieces difficult to duplicate.

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