ABOUT
BEIRUT BASED DESIGNER MARC DIBEH NARRATES HIS CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH COMPELLING INTERIORS AND PRODUCTS.HIS STUDIO’S PHILOSOPHY REVOLVES AROUND STORYTELLING AND HOW TO MAKE THINGS TIMELESS AND SIMPLE.DIBEH’S UNIVERSE IS NOT FAR FROM PLANET EARTH BUT HAS THE POWER TO MAKE YOU FORGET YOU’RE IN IT. HIS METHODS ARE BASED ON WIT OR SHARPNESS OF IDEAS. SOMETIMES BOTH.
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF HIS CAREER IN 2009, DIBEH HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED BY GALLERIES ALL OVER THE GLOBE. THE MOST RECENT BEING GALLERIE BENSIMON (PARIS), SEEDS GALLERY (LONDON), ARTFACTUM (BEIRUT) AND JOY MARDINI (BEIRUT).
DIBEH’S ALSO BEEN HIGHLIGHTED AS PART OF THE 5 BREAKOUT STARS OF THE DESIGN MIAMI, MIAMI EDITION IN 2013 BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL AFTER EXHIBITING THE WIRES SERIES WITH ART FACTUM GALLERY; AND PART OF THE 5 UP AND COMING DESIGNERS OF THE DESIGN MIAMI, BASEL EDITION IN 2015 BY ARTSY.
IN 2016, HE WAS AWARDED WITH THE GENERATION ORIENT PRICE AND IN 2018, WITH THE RISING TALENTS AWARD BY MAISON&OBJETS PARIS.
IN 2021, HE WAS AWARDED AD MIDDLE EAST INTERIOR DESIGN OF THE YEAR, AND IN 2022, LISTED AS PART OF THE 50 BEST DESIGNERS BY AD MIDDLE EAST AND THE ID50 TOP DESIGNERS.
Exhibition and contestS
2023: LISTED AS PART OF THE 50 BEST DESIGNERS BY AD MIDDLE EAST.
2022: LISTED AS PART OF THE 50 BEST DESIGNERS BY AD MIDDLE EAST AND THE ID50 TOP DESIGNERS.
2021: AD MIDDLE EAST INTERIOR DESIGN OF THE YEAR AWARD.
2018: Solo show at Joy Mardini Design Gallery, Beirut showcasing Dimanche 6.
2018: Took part in the Gallery Bensimon, Paris exhibition Beyrouth, Sujet/Objets During Paris Design Week.
2018: Winner of Maison&Objets Rising Talents Award.
2016: Selected and laureate of L’orient Le Jour contest Generation Orient.
2016: Took part in the House Of Today exhibition JUNGLE PROTOCOL showcasing Somewhere Under The Leaves - Parasols.
2016: Took part in the Seeds Gallery, London exhibition Season 2 showcasing the (not so) Gloriole lamp.
2016: First solo show at Gallery s. Bensimon, Paris showcasing Badaro, rue du musee, 17.50.
2016: Took part in the Design Days Dubai fair with Artfactum showcasing The (Y) Lamps.
2015: Took part in the Designmiami/Basel edition fair with Artfactum showcasing A narrative selection of stolen products and Please don't tell mom.
2015: Took part in the Design Days Dubai fair with Artfactum showcasing A narrative selection of stolen products.
2014: Took part in the MUDAC, Lausanne, CH, exhibition Nirvana showcasing Love the bird.
2014: First solo show at Artfactum showcasing A narrative selection of stolen products.
2014: Took part in the Design Days Dubai fair with Artfactum showcasing Please don't tell mom.
2013: Took part in the Artfactum exhibition Spectrum showcasing Please don't tell mom.
2013: Took part in the Designmiami/ fair with Artfactum showcasing in a collaboration with Marc Baroud the Wires series.
2013: Took part in the Design Days Dubai fair with Artfactum showcasing in a collaboration with Marc Baroud the Wires series.
2012: Took part in the Artfactum exhibition All down the line showcasing in a collaboration with Marc Baroud the Wires.
2012: Took part in the Smogallery exhibition showcasing his Pawns.
2012: Took part in the House Of Today exhibition an initiative by Cherine Magrabi.
2011: Selected by Starch to design the 2011/2012 Boutique in Saifi Village.
2011: Took part in the BEIRUTkon exhibition at the Beirut Art Center in collaboration with Carlo Massoud and Anastasia Nysten.
2010: Took part in the Design in times of crisis exhibition at the Salone del mobile (Milano) showcasing his Cross Bar.
2009: Took part in collaboration with Carlo Massoud in designboom's contest Beyond Silver. Their project Beyond Crisis was short listed.
2008: Took part in Hansgrohe's Axor bathroom design contest. First prize.