{"id":10242,"date":"2019-04-17T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/?p=10242"},"modified":"2020-01-19T19:33:58","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T19:33:58","slug":"art-gallery-carwan-gallerys-exquisite-collectible-design-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/art-gallery-carwan-gallerys-exquisite-collectible-design-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Gallery: Carwan Gallery’s Exquisite Collectible Design Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Carwan<\/strong> is the first contemporary design and art gallery<\/strong><\/em><\/u> in the Middle East. It was founded in 2010 by the dedicated architects Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte and Pascale Wakim.<\/p>\n

\n\"Art

Art Gallery: \u201cGradient Mashrabiya Sideboard\u201d by Studio mischer\u2018traxler. Made of hand carved oak. Photo: \u00a9Carwan Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Art

Art Gallery: \u201cGradient Mashrabiya Sideboard\u201d\u2018s Detail. Photo: \u00a9Carwan Gallery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cCarwan\u201d, the transliteration of the Arabic term \u06a9\u0627\u0631\u0648\u0627\u0646, evokes the caravanserai where traveling caravans would pause to rest. They were paradises in the desert, sanctuaries of culture<\/strong>, traditions<\/strong>, and trading of objects from everywhere in the world.<\/p>\n

\n\"Art

Art Gallery: \u201cThe Fragmented Clock\u201d by Nada Debs. Made of hand carved maple wood and mother of pearl inlay. Photo: \u00a9Carwan Gallery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Art

Art Gallery: \u201cThe Fragmented Clock\u201d\u2018s Detail. Photo: \u00a9Carwan Gallery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Carwan Gallery opened its doors in Beirut<\/strong> to promote a philosophy and practice which focus on this concept of the voyage<\/strong> as a slow, intense exploration, full of discovery and exchange.<\/p>\n

\n\"Art

Art Gallery: \u201cLiving Space III\u201d by Karen Chekerdjian. Made of rattan and acajou wood. Photo: \u00a9Carwan Gallery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Western contemporary<\/strong> design is there invited and challenged to cooperate and evolve with the traditional techniques of Eastern crafts<\/strong>, creating a flow of influences and creativity between the cultures.<\/p>\n

\n\"Art

\u201cDorik\u201d by Oeuffice. Made of Cippolino Apuano marble, Porfido red marble and Luzerna stone in aged yellow. Photo: \u00a9Carwan Gallery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

With the mission of internationalizing design in the Middle East, showcasing its wonders to the world, the gallery exhibits extraordinary projects and limited edition pieces<\/strong>, focusing on special commissions of internationally renowned architects and designers, using carefully chosen materials and methods of creation.<\/p>\n

\n\"Art

\u201cCloud Series\u201d by Apparatus Studio. Made of glass orbs frosted by hand and brass. Photo: \u00a9Carwan Gallery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Art

\u201cCloud Series\u201d\u2018s Detail. Photo: \u00a9Carwan Gallery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The gallery was already invited to showcase its exhibitions at the most important art and design fairs in Dubai, Basel, London, New York<\/strong> and Miami<\/strong>, and curated design presentations in several museums<\/strong> and art centers. The directors of Carwan understand the huge importance of developing strong collaborations with cultural organizations, institutions, and specialized press.<\/p>\n

\n\"Art

\u201cArabi Space Divider\u201d by Khalid Shafar. Made of 81 pieces of Egaal, brass wire, hinges and wooden rots. Photo: \u00a9Carwan Gallery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Carwan\u2019s partnerships with avant-garde designers and architects such as Bernard Khoury, India Mahdavi, Michael Anastassiades<\/strong> and Vincenzo de Cotiis<\/strong> were featured in international press and displayed in exhibitions in the United States, UK, France, and Italy, establishing the gallery as a noteworthy figure in the world of collectible design<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Stay with us to find out more about the best art galleries in the world, contemporary art, design<\/strong> and craftsmanship<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

See More Related Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n

Collectible Design in <\/a>Art Gallery Armel Soyer at PAD Geneve 2019<\/a><\/p>\n

PAD Monaco 2019: Are You Ready to Be Amazed?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Carwan is the first contemporary design and art gallery in the Middle East. It was founded in 2010 by the dedicated architects Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte and Pascale Wakim. \u201cCarwan\u201d, the transliteration of the Arabic term \u06a9\u0627\u0631\u0648\u0627\u0646, evokes the caravanserai where traveling…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":10270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[510,2027,684,4851,4844,4852,4849,694,789,4840,2804,699,685,152,324,11,14,781,509,4850,4847,2879,405,2042,15,44,2878,1792,725,3598,3135,4841,2363,676,2802,4842,4848,4843,3687,3961,3326,4845,4846],"class_list":["post-10242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-crafts","category-design","tag-architect","tag-art-and-craft","tag-art-gallery","tag-basel","tag-beirut","tag-bernard-khoury","tag-best-architects","tag-best-art-galleries","tag-best-designers","tag-carwan","tag-carwan-gallery","tag-collectible-design","tag-contemporary-art","tag-contemporary-design","tag-craft","tag-craftsmanship","tag-culture","tag-curated-design","tag-designer","tag-dubai","tag-eastern-crafts","tag-france","tag-furniture-design","tag-hand-craft","tag-handmade","tag-india-mahdavi","tag-italy","tag-limited-edition-pieces","tag-london","tag-miami","tag-michael-anastassiades","tag-middle-east","tag-museums","tag-new-york","tag-nicolas-bellavance-lecompte","tag-pascale-wakim","tag-traditional-eastern-crafts","tag-traditions","tag-uk","tag-united-states","tag-vincenzo-de-cotiis","tag-voyage","tag-western-contemporary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10242"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12717,"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10242\/revisions\/12717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}