Design Doha Directory

Bringing together voices working across disciplines, scales, and geographies, reflecting the diversity and depth of contemporary design in the MENASA region today.

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Salima Naji

Multidisciplinary Designer | Morocco

Salima Naji

El Zein’s work grows from an intuitive and personal approach, where narrative, craftsmanship, and materiality guide the creation of each piece. Her sculptures invite a sense of engagement, emotion, and connection.
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Multidiciplinary Designer | Doha

Abdulrahman Al Muftah

Abdulrahman Al Muftah is an accomplished interdisciplinary artist, entrepreneur, and designer, dedicated to preserving cultural heritage and tradition through creative endeavors.
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Multidisciplinary Designer | Marrakech

Louis Barthélemy

Louis Barthélemy is a multidisciplinary artist and designer based between Marrakech, Cairo and Paris. At the core of his practice is a deep commitment to the preservation and revival of traditional crafts that are threatened by globalization. Barthélemy not only collaborates with artisans around the world but helps to make their work known, safeguard their livelihoods, and pass on their precious expertise.w
RICHARD YASMINE

Multidisciplinary Designer | Beirut

Richard Yasmine

Richard Yasmine is a Lebanese interior architect and product designer, who recently pursued a new master’s degree in Art Criticism and Curating. Deeply rooted in Beirut, his hometown serves as both a muse and a mirror for his work, reflecting its vibrant contradictions, emotional layers, and resilient spirit.
NADA RIZK

Multidisciplinary Designer | Beirut

Nada Rizk

Nada Rizk is a Lebanese-Finnish multidisciplinary artist and designer based in Beirut. Working primarily with natural, earthy materials—particularly clay, marble, and bronze—she combines traditional craftsmanship with contemporary design approaches.
KAWTHAR

Multidisciplinary Designer | Kuwait

Kawther Alsaffar

Kawther Alsaffar is a Kuwait-based product designer and the founder of Studio Saffar which she established in 2014. The studio produces sand-cast artworks rooted in traditional craftsmanship, focusing on developing crafts that challenge the generic definition of luxury, while promoting the local fabric.
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Architect - Crafts | Amman

Sama El Saket

Sama El Saket is a Jordanian architect and ceramicist. She explores new applications for local materials and crafts in architecture while documenting traditional techniques historically practiced in Jordan.
Boo Design Studio

Design Studio | Doha - Beirut

Boo Design Studio

boo design studio was born from a shared love of storytelling through artistic expression. Founded by husband-and-wife duo Amanda and Jo Booabbood—who met while studying interior architecture and product design at ALBA (Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts)—the studio has become a bridge between tradition and innovation.
Furniture Designer | Beirut

Furniture Designer | Beirut

Georges Mohasseb

Georges Mohasseb aims to create a limited edition of timeless designs, maintaining a strong degree of craftsmanship and a complex expression of materials through their co- lour, shape, texture and smell. The work is mainly inspired by forces of nature which can shape natural elements.
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Multidisciplinary Designer | Beirut

Tara Sakhi

Tara Sakhi is a Lebanese-Polish architect and designer, exploring how unspoken gestures shape human connection. By adapting ancestral rituals to today’s world, she creates objects and environments that nurture shared experiences, shaping contemporary ways of being through materiality and craftsmanship. Her work embraces creative hybridization, evolving as it interacts with different cultures and daily practices, fostering cultural exchange.​
Abdulrahman & Turki Gazzaz — Bricklab

Multidisciplinary Designer | Amesterdam - Beirut

Najla El ZeinAbdulrahman & Turki Gazzaz — Bricklab

Bricklab is a studio for architecture, design and experimental research based in Jeddah. The portfolio—from cultural architecture to urban design and consulting, public space interventions, to scenography and installations—reflects a thoughtful response to the changing contexts of each project. The studio was formed in 2015 by Abdulrahman and Turki Gazzaz.
Clayper

Multidisciplinary Designer | Beirut

Clayper

CLAYPER...inspired by the “WABI SABI “ philosophy, a way of living that focuses on finding beauty within in imperfections of life and accepting peacefully the natural cycle of growth and decay.This is an artisan handmade project that recycles and transforms the mundane discarded cardboard and paper into beautiful sustainable objects of decoration. These include lighting, furniture, sculpture and much more, which come in the form of limited edition pieces, series, and bespoke projects.

Continuously updated, the Directory documents exceptional design practitioners, offering visibility into their work, processes, and contexts. It serves as a meeting point for designers, buyers, curators, commissioners, institutions, and collaborators, supporting meaningful connections beyond the Biennial moment.

As part of Design Doha’s wider mission, the Directory contributes to building a long-term design ecosystem: one that supports exchange, encourages discovery, and positions regional designers within an international design landscape.