DAMJ is a design / build company that operates across : archi-tecture, furniture, and lighting design. The inspiration and concept for « DAMJ » comes from the integration of several fabrication trades, techniques, and design sensibilities. Ahmad Khouja is the founder and architect behind the company ; his designs draw inspiration from mathematics and nature as the basis for what is often a geometric game driving each piece. His process is rooted in a hands-on approach that alternates between design studio and workshop in conceiving and fabricating the works. It is in the workshop where he is constantly experimenting with new and old techniques, and at times re-contextualizing and re-interpreting traditional crafts. He has worked in the US, UK and Lebanon, is a graduate of Columbia and UC Berkeley universities, and has taught design and parametric modeling at LAU, AUB and ALBA.