Zawarib Beirut

02/10/2020

MOODS OF THE CITY 🇱🇧❤️
[Luanatic is , & |
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Luanatic is a Lebanese brand turning words and visuals into witty little things, since 2009.

A compilation of much loved designs dedicated to the minis, the homies and the witties along with some hilarious new creations in their T-shirt, baby bodies, and mug collections, as well as new wall signs and decals, nostalgic wallpaper rolls, voguish funny pins, glamorous notebooks, the new Lebneneez calendar, and a whole lot more.
Shop local & check them out online: http://www.luanatic.com/

OR visit their little shop is nested in Ashrafieh behind MIM Museum. They are right there on the right side, little salmon boutique behind the trees.🌳🙆‍♀️

Don't miss out on a chance to win 2 sets of Shaffeh goodies with their awesome giveaway : https://www.facebook.com/Luanaticbeirut/posts/4572568042815002
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18/09/2020

WEEKEND EXPLORER
[Spiritual & reflective]
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Over 60 and nunneries can be found in Lebanon, some of which offer overnight accommodation. Here are 8 that have been chosen by our friends at Lebanon Traveler.

Humble and basic, a convent can provide an alternative experience and an insight into a life unknown. They are also hubs for for those looking to gain an intimate perspective on religious life in Lebanon or as a base for pilgrims.
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Over 60 monasteries and nunneries can be found in Lebanon, some of which offer overnight accommodation.

26/08/2020

DAILY EXPLORER 🌍😍
[Beirut's Local Hangouts]
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We all have that go-to lounge place where we chill over a salad, or get creative with friends, focus on projects or just grab a cup of coffee for that espresso-fueled energy booster that helps us get through the day…

There is something about the sights, sounds and scent of these quaint places that stimulates good vibes and productivity, from the music that plays softly from our favorite speakers, or the noises of people talking, cups clattering and espresso machines whistling. We do miss the comforting scent of delicious pastry and freshly brewed pot of coffee from sweet, caramel aromas to earthy, floral or spicy notes. 🙆‍♀️☕️

Although we'll be having our coffee at home for a while now due to the corona/economic/security situation, we want places like Aaliya's Books, Urbanista, Suz' Coffee Bar, Cafe de Penelope, Tusk Bakery, Cantina Sociale, Cafe Younes, and illy Lebanon to be forever supported and loved.

So, If you would like to be part of the rebuilding and reconstruction effort for our network and community, please go to their pages, follow them for updates on how help and donate. We will also start a fundraising campaign on behalf of all our Zawarib network very soon— watch this space!

Till then, stay safe!❤️
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The people of Beirut need your help🇱🇧 Donate Donate Donate !!
Lebanese Red Cross , Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon (CCCL), Beit El Baraka, Lebanese Food Bank, SESOBEL

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25/08/2020

MOODS of the CITY
[The creative hub of Beirut]
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Maria Halios Mayrig Cynthia Raffoul Jewelry

The designer, restauranteur and jewelry maker were part of the wonderful energy making Mar Mikhael and Gemmayzeh the design and culinary hub of Beirut, were also at the forefront of the tragic and cataclysmic blast.

Now it’s up to all of us to save not only these businesses, but also this unique area. Everyone who knows Beirut knows the particular magic of these neighbourhoods.
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"I have survived the revolution. I have survived the economic crisis. And now this."

23/08/2020

WEEKEND EXPLORER 🚴‍♂️🚌
[Where are you going, Lebanon?]
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Our selection of towns, villages and sites to visit, up and down the country where you never stop discovering amazing people and places.

Thanks to our community of proud explorers and talented travelers for the stupendous content!
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21/08/2020

DAILY EXPLORER 🌍😍
[Beirut's Bountiful Bars]
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Us Lebanese love our bars and night life! We are known for our free spirit and the ability to drink and party any day of the week.

It breaks our heart to see a little of this spirit fade away with the destruction of our beloved Beirut, and of the lifestyle and livelihood that these places provided for thousands of people and their families!

But worry not, we will be back and better than ever strolling down the streets to visit our favorite bars and catching up with the people inside and behind those places... Super Vega, Anise, Brew inc., Vagabond, Sole Insight, Demo, Bread Republic + The Wine Room, brazzaville, Caravanserail - Live music bar and restaurant, The Liquor Coffee Store, Tota, Cantina Sociale, BARDO, Cafe de Penelope, Salon Beyrouth, Al Falamanki and MusicHall Beirut with a drink in our hands and a song in our head having a good old time with our closest friends.

So, If you would like to be part of the rebuilding and reconstruction effort for our network and community, please go visit their pages, follow them for updates on how to help and donate.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebuild-demo
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-rebuild-tenno
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebuild-anise?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&fbclid=IwAR2zEQU0PjeYHkMzHmmvSorGZpsM1oIZU9WvWS1siNKbylkubdI3ArfhW7Q
and more...

Stay safe!

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The people of Beirut need your help🇱🇧 Donate Donate Donate!
Lebanese Red Cross Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon (CCCL) Beit El Baraka Lebanese Food Bank SESOBEL
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19/08/2020

MOODS OF THE CITY

[Faces Behind the Places]
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We want to take you behind the scenes to meet our beautiful unique designers located in Beirut. Even though their space may be destroyed, they will always be here to share their amazing talent with us.

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Meet 👋🏿 Nada Debs!

One of our favourite designer’s Studio Nada Debs - born in Lebanon 🇱🇧, raised in Japan 🇯🇵, studied in the USA 🇺🇸, lived in London and now based back in Beirut.

Nada Debs incorporates a “Wabi Sabi” technique in her work where she celebrates the beauty in imperfection. Arabesque qualities are equally pronounced in her work, making the outcome of each piece truly unique and breathtaking - and fantastically East meets West aesthetics.

Keep up with Nada and visit her website: https://www.nadadebs.com/en/home

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Meet ROSY 👋🏿

Zawarib introduces you to Rosy Aboulrouss Rosa Maria Jewellery - the endearing designer and creative force behind this fashion jewelry brand and concept store in Mar Mikhael.

Rosa Maria’s collection of handmade jewellery is both rustic and raw, with the desire to celebrate our connection to the earth, thus creating seductive and elegant pieces of bold rings and fearless pendants made to empower!

If you are in Paris today, make sure to visit her stand and latest collection at Tranoi, one of the leading international jewellery fairs in the fashion calendar.

Visit her site and show some love and support: http://rosamariajewellery.com/

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Meet MARIA!

Maria Halios trained in Paris and returned to Lebanon in 1996 as a pioneer for design. For Maria practicing design is about telling rich stories and actively engaging her environment, undoubtedly influenced by her Mediterranean journeys.

She has been designing and exhibiting in international fairs, creating her tailor-made furniture, exclusive line of accessories and sophisticated interiors.

Follow her on Instagram to check out her collection: https://www.instagram.com/mariahalios/

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Meet👋🏻 Jnoubi Jewels 💍

Jnoubi Jewelry is a project in the South of Lebanon that provides opportunities for young, marginalized Bedouin & Gypsy women to learn new skills, create beautiful jewelry, and have an honorable income for their families. 100% of the proceeds are given back to this project, generating income for these precious women as well as keeping the project self-sustainable, making Jnoubi ethnic pieces handcrafted with love - and this is not a cliché.

Show them some love and support: https://jnoubi.org/?v=445d337b5cd5

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Meet Vanina !!

The two childhood friends Tatiana & Joanne are the founders of Beirut based lifestyle brand Vanina

With strong roots of sustainability and community empowerment, their locally made products are supporting local crafts and a big part of their ethos, making them all the more likeable. Since the new year, the dynamic duo have completed their new SS19 collection and a put on a successful solo exhibition in Paris of hand-crafted jewelry & accessories made in Lebanon. In their charming Gemmayze store on Gouraud St, you will find everything on offer as an irresistible statement piece.

Visit their site and show them some love: https://vanina.me/

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Meet JOHNNY!

Johnny Farah's passion and drive led to immense success with the opening of the first IF boutique in Beirut 🇱🇧 in the late 70s and quickly followed by IF shops in New York 🇺🇸 and Dubai 🇦🇪 , offering a range of high-end leather goods including handbags, belts, shoes and accessories.

Even though he’s worked and lived in New York 🇺🇸 and Istanbul 🇹🇷 …Johnny Is now back in Beirut 🇱🇧 where he operates his Johnny Farah leather workshops, owns an organic farm and a restaurant where he is sometimes seen creatively cooking up new dishes.

Make sure to check him out: https://johnnyfarah.com/
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Hi 👋🏻 Wadih Sayegh 💎

Wadih, who has a degree in Gemology, has always seen way beyond the gem as a stone, but as a form of art. To him, art has always been an expression of colors and textures, and jewelry, though a form of art, is also pleasure… and almost an obsession.
It’s not only me me me, but also I I I … He wants his jewelry to embody someone who is Independent, Intelligent, and Intellectual.
Jewelry, like actions, can speak louder than words, and today, is a concept jewelry boutique, featuring handcrafted limited edition jewelry along with an open art space for hosting multi-disciplinary artists from all over the globe. It’s the perfect example of a successful collaboration of talent on all fronts: designers, sculptors, calligraphers, painters, architects and artisan.

Check him out online: http://www.khawatem.com/en/pages/home
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Say Hi 👋🏻 to Randa Tabbah

Randa Tabbah Jewelry Design is a contemporary jewelry designer, now based in Beirut, who was born into a long line of jewelers who started off studying Fine Arts at Beirut University College. Soon after graduating, Randa moved to Paris where she studied jewelry design at l’Ecole de Bijouterie et de la Joaillerie.
Randa began designing jewelry and quickly attracted the attention of some well-known studios that boasted an impressive client list of haute couture and high fashion houses, where she was granted the opportunity to work alongside very talented designers which honed her skills in a very creative and artistic setting.

Give her a follow on Instagram and check out her jewelry: https://www.instagram.com/randatabbahjewellerydesign/
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Meet MIRA HAYEK!

MIRAHAYEK is a Beirut based ready-to-wear designer obsessed with geometric shapes and motifs from which she draws inspiration to develop her silhouettes and details on her garments. She studied Graphic Design at the Lebanese American University in Beirut, but her formal industry training began in Milan, where she studied Fashion Design at Istituto Marangoni.
She then pursued her masters in Fashion and Textile Design at Istituo Europeo di Design. After interning at the ateliers of Elie Saab in Beirut and Erdem in London, she was selected by the STARCH Foundation in Beirut to launch her first ready-to-wear collection in 2011.

Make sure to visit her eshop for new items, updates and sales: https://mirahayek.com/
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Meet CYNTHIA RAFFOUL!

It all began when someone asked Cynthia to draw some jewelry pieces a while ago, when she discovered jewelry and its infinite power to evoke emotions through it’s look, shape, energy and history. After many years of training in history of stones and art & design, in late 2008, she opened her jewelry shop in the heart of Beirut, halfway between Gemmayzeh and Mar Mikhael, by the Gholan steps.

Cynthia Raffoul Jewelry's jewelry lines are yet another testament of Beirut's growing and brilliant inspiration for creative talent. Daring to reimagine jewelry making through her own unique and fresh approach, she finds her inspiration in all that is beautiful and vibrant in the city.

Check out her items on : https://cynthiaraffoul.com/
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18/08/2020

DAILY EXPLORER 🌍😍
[Beirut's Art world]
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Due to the devastating explosion that hit Beirut, our beloved galleries, cultural spaces and museums have incurred massive damages Galerie Tanit, Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Galerie Cheriff Tabet, 392rmeil393, Mark Hachem Gallery - Beirut, Belvedere Art Space, Agial Art Gallery, Sfeir-Semler Gallery⎢Beirut & Hamburg, ARTLAB, Aïda Cherfan Fine Art Sursock Museum Saleh Barakat Gallery DAF Beirut, Art on 56th Louma Rabah Art Scene Gallery Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Center / Centro Cultural Brasil-Líbano Dar El-Nimer for Arts & Culture

Art is an expression of emotion and the feeling deep within one’s heart. Art exhibitions can be an amazing place for our community to share and experience their feelings as well as help motivate people through pictorial representations of pain, happiness, sorrow, glee, jealousy, etc.

In the mid of the sadness and mourning, it's beautiful to see people support each other, rise up together and do what we can do to rebuild affected arts and culture organizations and spaces.

If you would like to be part of the rebuilding & reconstruction effort for our network and community, please donate to one of these arts & culture chosen charities.

https://www.givingloop.org/afac
https://mailchi.mp/ddb5f960ac87/donate-for-culture-in-beirut
https://give.globalheritagefund.org/give/285467/ #!/donation/checkout?c_src=lebanonemail

Stay safe!

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The people of Beirut need your help🇱🇧 Donate Donate Donate
Lebanese Red Cross Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon (CCCL) Beit El Baraka Lebanese Food Bank SESOBEL
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11/08/2020

MAPS and the CITY
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Detailed map of the streets & landmarks of Beirut that were most affected by the blast. Please use & share with anyone working on rescue and rehabilitation operations.
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01/08/2020

WEEKEND EXPLORER
[Sun, Moon & Stars above]
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This afternoon enjoy a moderate hike with B2h sunset hike to Laqlouq lakes starting from 3pm on a trail from 3arab el laklouq at 1700 ASL going up between the lakes to reach Saydet el Qarn to the highest point around 2100 ASL on time to watch the beautiful sunset

Or wait till midnight and go on a NIGHT HIKE + SUNRISE + FULLMOON IN SANNINE with Vinca Libanotica where you climb at the elevation of 2000 m hiking between stones, then track toward the summit passing by the Rocky ridge under the full moon (sturgeon moon)

And for the Sunday grazers, Hiking from Oyoun El Siman to Chabrouh with LAT is an amazing hike from Oyoun El Siman to Chabrouh, at an altitude of 1950m in Keserwan mountains called "Jroud Ouyoun El Siman" to explore the beauty of Lebanon’s mountains.
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