Beirut Makers is an open collective of designers exploring the role of digital technology in the continuous advancement of design, simulation and fabrication.
Makers are a new breed of craftmen/designers/coders which both design and manufacture. Powered by the ubiquity of digital computing and information-driven fabrication technologies, makers operate on the forntiers of democratizing design, sharing knowledge and building public awareness about sustainability and new materials.
Eversince its establishment in 2014, and with the support of Credit Bank and Beirut Design Week, Beirut Makers showcases their work twice-a-year in public exhibitions featuring a variety of open-ended notational systems, digital codes, file-to-factory techniques, self-styled gigantic 3D-printing machines, innovative laser-cutting tactics, new materials, and above all, design objects and design systems that subvert the ways things are designed, made and perceived.
Members of the collective are: Karim Chaya, Kamal Aoun, Stephanie Bachir, Marianne Ghreyche, Stephanie Korab, Ahmad Khouja, Guillaume Credoz, Charbel Jreijiri, Adham Selim, Touffic Matta and Hadil Ankouny.