Incubation. At House of Today, our role is to curate, mentor, connect and showcase, to pave the pathways for designers to grow. We meet designers at a pivotal point along their unique journeys, closely working with them to foster their creative spirits and contribute to their development.
Scholarships
House of Today's commitment is to facilitate the creative journeys of aspiring designers through the annual Scholarship Program. By nurturing exceptional young talents across various design disciplines, we hope to empower them and provide them with the necessary tools to realize their full potentia
2021 Awarded Students
Hisham Rifai
1st year MA in Research in Art and Design,
Saint Lucas School of Arts, Antwerp Belgium
Sarah El-Asmar
1st year MA in Industrial Design,
Central Saint Martins, London
Tatiana Sfeir
1st year MA in Innovative materials & sustainable development,
l'École de Condé de Bordeaux, France
George Hanna
1st year MA in Design for Emergent Futures,
ELISAVA, Barcelona
2019 Awarded Students
NOOR TAAN
3rd year MA in Industrial Design
Pratt Institute, New York
Karel Karkodorian
2nd year BA in Product Design,
ALBA, Beirut
Rouba Akl
1st year MA in Interaction Design,
IED, Barcelona
Aya Iskandarani
2nd year MA in Industrial Design,
La Cambre, Belgium
2018 Awarded Students
Rachel Antoun
1st year Master in contextual design,
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Rawad Baaklini
2nd year MA in Contextual Design,
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Aya Iskandarani
1st year MA in Industrial Design,
La Cambre, Belgium
2017 Awarded Students
Micheline Nahra
1st year Master in contextual design,
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Rawad Baaklini
1st year Master in contextual design,
Eindhoven, Netherlands
2016 Awarded Students
Ghyda Kanaan
3rd Year, Product Design,
ALBA, Lebanon
Riad Chehabedine
1st Year BA Product Design,
Central Saint Martins, UK
Romy Bechara
Master in Industrial Design,
La Cambre, Belgium
2015 Awarded Students
Ala Tannir
Master in Industrial Design,
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), USA
Carine Nawbar
2nd Year, Product Design,
ALBA, Lebanon
Layal Chacar
1st Year Master Global Design,
ALBA, Lebanon
Residencies
Residencies are facilitated and funded to contribute to designers’ creative growth and expose them to new methods, materials and techniques, as part of our commitment to continuous development.
September, 2021 - Los Angeles, USA
18th Street Arts Center
Mary-Lynn & Carlo Massoud
July, 2021 - Naples, Italy
EDIT Napoli
Stephanie Moussallem
April, 2021 - Aspen, USA
Anderson Ranch Residency
Mary-Lynn Massoud and Sayar & Garibeh
Lectures
The series of lectures cover a diverse array of topics, bridging connections between local and international design experts, and our designers. Insights and practices are shared, and networks within the design community are strengthened.
December 12, 2018
'Khalil Khoury' Showcase
Sursock Museum, Beirut
December 12, 2018
'Craftporn' Conference
Beirut
December 17, 2016
'My Work-Notes' by Massimilano Locatelli
Beirut
December 17, 2016
'Dialogues' by Snøhetta
Beirut
December 17, 2014
'Co-Designing With Craftsmen' Roundtable
Academie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (ALBA). Beirut, Lebanon
Workshops
House of Today invited Valentina Carretta to moderate a workshop open to 20 ALBA Product design students from different years. The objective was to create a symbolic city through the design of a set of very simple buildings made of geometric wooden modular blocks.
Custom
Role-Play Model by Valentina Carretta
ALBA, Beirut
Having established Lebanon as the regional reference in design,
House of Today's vision is to anchor Lebanon on the global design map.
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