Born in Ottawa, Canada to a Lebanese Mother and a Finnish father, Anastasia Nysten grew up in Finland, France and Lebanon. She received her Masters degree in Industrial Design from ALBA (Academie Libanese des Beaux-Arts) in Beirut during which time she was working at Karen Chekerdjian design studio. After Graduation she moved to London to be part of Lighting designer Michael Anastassiades’ team where she stayed over three years. As of 2015, Anastasia has been editor of Selections magazine in Dubai, UAE where she now lives and works.
In a time when we are more drawn to getting our information and reading stories from screens rather than paper, we look a questioning the usability of the bookcase. The functionality of this object has changed, replacing the book space with objects and memorabilia. For the Beirut Design Fair, Nysten reflects on this action.