Installation view of House of Today and US brand R  Company’s comissioned table designs. Photography: Carl Halal

Lebanon has previously gained cachet for producing red-carpet fashion designers such as Elie Saab, Rabih Kayrouz, Zuhair Murad and Reem Acra, but its product designers are the ones now claiming their rightful positions in the spotlight. As the fourth House of Today Biennale kicks off in Beirut, the high quality calibre of this growing industry is clear.

黎巴嫩以前曾因生产红地毯时装设计师如埃利萨博、拉比凯鲁兹、祖赫穆拉德和雷姆阿格拉而获得声望，但其产品设计师现在声称他们在聚光灯下的地位是合法的。随着今天的第四届双年展在贝鲁特拉开帷幕，这个不断增长的行业的高质量水平是显而易见的。

House of Today, a non-profit organisation that has showcased Lebanese design internationally – from Design Days Dubai to Design Miami – uses its platform to fund scholarships for promising young Lebanese designers, aiding a new generation to step in and continue the trajectory set by leading lights such as Nada Debs and Karen Chekerdjian.

今天，一家非营利组织在国际上展示了黎巴嫩设计，从设计日迪拜到设计迈阿密，利用它的平台为有前途的年轻黎巴嫩设计人员提供奖学金，帮助新一代进入和继续由诸如NadaDeBS和KarenChekerdjian等领导灯设置的轨迹。

With Beirut Design Week having celebrated its seventh edition in May, and the newer Beirut Design Fair hosting its second run this past September, the country’s growing appetite and appreciation for design has created an increase in local production, with many traditional artisanal practices being revived as designers define a unique language from their small country.

今年5月，贝鲁特设计周(贝鲁特Design Week)举行了第七届设计周庆祝活动，今年9月，较新的贝鲁特设计博览会(贝鲁特Design Fair)举办了第二轮展览，因此，该国对设计的兴趣和欣赏程度不断提高，当地的产品产量也随之增加，许多传统的手工设计活动正在复兴，因为设计师们在自己的小国定义了一

Ingrid by Jana Aridi. Photography: Marco Pinarelli

题名/责任者：by L.摄影：马可·皮纳雷利

This is evident in the Biennale’s main exhibition, ‘Elevate, the Quest for Heightened Senses’, at 3Beirut where selected designers were tasked with producing tables that go beyond function to elicit emotional responses through sensory considerations. Tamara Barrage’s ‘Bodily’ tables, made from a mix of resin and concrete, appear as otherworldly forms, while Charles Kalpakian’s ‘Faros’ bedside tables in verde bamboo granite and black-brushed ash wood continues his fascination with reinterpreting motifs found in decorative arts.

这一点在双年展的主要展览“提升，追求更高的感觉”中很明显，在3贝鲁特，被选中的设计师受命制作超出功能范围的桌子，通过感官考虑来激发情感反应。塔玛拉的“身体”桌，由树脂和混凝土混合而成，以超凡脱俗的形式出现，而查尔斯·卡尔帕基安(Charles Kalpakian)的“法罗斯”(Faros)床头柜则是用青竹花岗岩和黑色刷灰木制成的，这让他继续着迷于重新诠释装饰艺术中发现的图案。

Elsewhere at 3Beirut, ‘The Shop’ by House of Today in collaboration with WallpaperSTORE* opens. Following the success of its inaugural 2016 edition, the pop-up store and exhibition space features newly commissioned exclusive works by flourishing Lebanese talent including Dima Haidar, Layal Chacar and Elie Metni displayed amongst the store’s inventory of international designs.

在贝鲁特的其他地方，“商店”今天与Wallpapstore*合作打开。在2016年版的成功之后，弹出商店和展览空间的特色是新委托的独家作品，其中包括DimaHaidar、LayalChacar和ElieMetni，这些作品显示在商店的国际设计清单中。

House of Today’s ‘The Shop’ in collaboration with WallpaperSTORE*

“今日屋”的“商店”与Wall纸质STORE合作*

Collaborating with US brand R - Company, House of Today has paired designers from both countries to realise additional table designs. The Haas Brothers teamed up with fellow siblings Carlo and Mary-Lynn Massoud, while Rogan Gregory worked with Flavie Audi, and Katie Stout produced a table with Sayar - Garibeh.

与美国R品牌合作

R - Company principal Evan Snyderman, who is the biennale’s exhibition ambassador, will be one of the speakers at the CraftPorn lecture series, which will also welcome Humberto Campana, Peter Marigold, Pascale Mussard, Formafantasma and Bernard Khoury.

Khoury has curated another stand-out show for the programme – a retrospective of furniture pieces designed by his late father, the modernist, brutalist architect Khalil Khoury, on view at the Sursock Museum, where CraftPorn will also take place. §

胡里为这个项目策划了另一场与众不同的展览-他已故的父亲、现代主义、野蛮的建筑师哈利勒·库里(Khalil Khoury)设计的家具作品回顾展，也将在苏索克博物馆(Sursock Museum)展出，那里也将举办手工艺网(CraftPorn)。§

由FlavieAudi和RojanGregory设计的流体相遇表设计，今天的众议院和R

左边是查尔斯·卡尔帕基安的“法罗斯”床头柜。摄影：马可·皮纳雷利。右边是西比勒·塔拉齐左边的“变换时代”，查尔斯·卡尔帕基安的“法罗斯”床头柜。摄影：马可·皮纳雷利。对，西比勒·塔拉齐的“变换时代”

书稿桌由斯蒂芬妮穆萨莱姆。摄影：由斯蒂芬妮·穆萨莱姆(StephanieMoussallem)撰写。摄影：马可·皮纳雷利

塔玛拉大坝的“身体”桌，由树脂和混凝土混合而成。摄影：马尔科·皮纳雷利·塔玛拉·塔玛拉的“身体”桌，由树脂和混凝土混合而成。摄影：马可·皮纳雷利