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View Larger Image and Additional Photos of Rita KettanehAbout Rita Kettaneh : Rita Kettaneh designs furniture that is unique, playful and meaningful. She seeks to make the experience of owning furniture an inspiring one where pieces evoke an emotion within their users and tell a story that is personal to each one of them. With an engineering foundation, an entrepreneurial specialization, and experience in marketing and design, she brings in a multitude of perspectives. This allows her to design furniture pieces that connect well with the person and with the market. Rita won the A’ Design Award in 2018 for her design The Crystal Tables and she has participated in exhibitions in Como, Beirut, Dubai, and Berlin.
KRAY Studio
NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION:
Furniture designer Media, graphic, printing, culture, design
EDUCATION:
2014, Technology Entrepreneurship, MSc, UCL, London/UK
2007, Computer and Communications Engineering, BEng, American University of Beirut, Beirut/Lebanon
EXPERIENCE:
2016-2020, Furniture Designer & Founder of KRAY Studio, Beirut/Lebanon
2014-2019, Analytical Marketer, Rise Art, London/UK & Beirut/Lebanon
2011-2013, Support Coordinator & Senior Consultant, Murex, Beirut/Lebanon
2008-2011, Quality Control Consultant, Murex, Beirut/Lebanon
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2018, "Independent Beirut", Beirut Design Week, BEIRUT/LEBANON.
2018, "A' Winners Exhibition", Museum of Outstanding Design, COMO/ITALY.
2018, "Expertimental Design", State of Design, BERLIN/GERMANY.
2018, "Downtown Design", with Saccal Design House and Damj Design, DUBAI/UAE.
AWARDS:
2018, Bronze A' Design Award, Category Furniture, Decorative Items and Homeware Design, COMO/ITALY.
PRESS APPEARANCES:
2019, "Crystal Tables", Elle Decoration Edition Liban, page 32, June/July/August, BEIT EL-CHAAR/LEBANON
2019, "Crystal Tables", Elle Decor, page 46, March, NEW YORK/USA.
2018, "Crystal Tables", Design Middle East, page 60, December, DUBAI/UAE.
2018, "Crystal Tables", Elle Decor, https://www.elledecor.com/it/best-of/g25241286/fem
ale-designers-middle-east-dubai-design-week-2018/, November.
2018, "Crystal Tables", designboom, https://www.designboom.com/design/10-best-menasa-r
egion-dubai-design-week-11-23-2018/, November.
2018, "Crystal Tables", Interior Design, https://www.interiordesign.net/articles/15680-11-h
ighlights-from-dubai-design-week/, November.
2018, "Crystal Tables", L'Orient Le Jour, https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1145247/a-du
bai-le-bonheur-est-dans-le-design-de-demain.html, November.
2018, "Crystal Tables", Financial Times, https://www.ft.com/content/70a20632-bbff-11e8-8dfd
-2f1cbc7ee27c, September.
2018, "Crystal Tables", Yatzer, https://www.yatzer.com/best-of-beirut-design-week-
2018, July.
2018, "Crystal Table", AJOURNAL, http://www.ajournal.blog/Ajournal/Icerik/eklektizm
e-geri-donus, July, ISTANBUL/TURKEY.
2018, "Crystal Table", Wallpaper*, https://www.wallpaper.com/design/adorno-beirut-des
ign-collection-launch, June, LONDON/UNITED KINGDOM.
2018, "Crystal Tables", Zetteler, http://www.zetteler.co.uk/news/the-crme-de-la-crme
-of-lebanese-design, June, LONDON/UNITED KINGDOM.
BOOKS:
2018, "A' Design Award & Competition, Winner Designs 2017-2018, Award Winning Spatial Design", 1 Page, DesignerPress, Onur Mustak Cobanli, MILAN/ITALY, ISBN978-88-97977-22-3
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
English, Near Native
French, Near Native
Arabic, Native
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Rhino, Intermediate
Photoshop, Intermediate
Adobe Illustrator, Novice
COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
2018, "Furniture, Fixtures, & Equipments", American University of Beirut, BEIRUT/LEBANON.
2017, "Rhino 3D Modeling & Printing Workshop", Berytech Fab Lab, METN/LEBANON.
2017, "The Architectural Imagination", Harvard at edX, BEIRUT/LEBANON.
2015, "Product Design Workshop", The Agenda Beirut, BEIRUT/LEBANON.
SYMPOSIUMS AND ACADEMIC CONFERENCES::
2019, "Hours Beirut", Antwork, BEIRUT/LEBANON.
2017, "Is Design a Need? Criteria Conference", Sursock Museum, BEIRUT/LEBANON.
HOBBIES:
Contemporary Dance, Yoga
WEB SITE:
www.kraystudio.com
REGISTRATION DATE:
2018-02-18 20:56:57
COUNTRY/REGION:
Lebanon
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
Awards received by Rita Kettaneh
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Palette Table A' Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2019 Rita Kettaneh for Kray Studio |
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Crystal Tables Bronze A' Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2017 Rita Kettaneh for Kray Studio |
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