Beirut

On the occasion of Beirut Design Week and for the 2nd consecutive year, Iwan Maktabi, regional market leader in carpet design, hosted at its flagship store in Ashrafieh an evening to celebrate art, design and rugs with renowned Persian luxury carpet designer Hossein Rezvani. The event invited art and decoration lovers from friends, designers and media personalities to explore high quality rugs ranging from unique contemporary carpets to subtle antique pieces.

"Culture must be made accessible to more people so that mediums, such as photography, become democratized in Lebanon," experts in artistic photography said during a round-table held at Byblos Bank headquarters titled “From production to marketing of photography."

 Lebanon convened a meeting to share the findings of its study on the state of the fashion ecosystem in Lebanon, and discuss improvements to invigorate and grow the fashion sector. Hosted at the Yacht Club, Zeitunay Bay, on April 30, the roundtable meeting brought together Ms. Sarah Beydoun, Founder and Creative Director of Sarah's Bag, Mr. Nadim Chammas, Founder and General Manager of Menawear Ltd., Ms. Delphine Edde, Co-founder and Publishing Director of Diwanee, Ms. Tala Hajjar, Co-founder and Director of Starch Foundation, Mr.

Matisse Events, in partnership with Bank Med, introduced Common Fest, an arts and culture event that took place at La Magnanerie on May 7, 8, 9, and 10, 2015.

One of Beirut’s most treasured and iconic wine and spirits specialist, Etienne Nicolas hosted a wine tasting event for a selection of fine wines from the renowned Domaine Wardy.