MENA Design Research Center Discusses Showcasing Lebanese Talents
The MENA Design Research Centre is a non-profit organisation based in Beirut. The idea behind it is to be able to have a discourse or a platform to look into design in the Middle East and to understand the role that design research can play in terms of education, social impact, a creative economy and entrepreneurship.
Doreen Toutikian and Maya Karanouh talk about MENA Design Research Center and the many talents the Lebanese community has to offer. “We really wanted to create a centre that would bring together everything that we are learning in all disciplines of design and that would show the value of design. We really have great potential here in Lebanon in terms of human resources in the design industry.” There are many creative projects happening in Lebanon and MENA Design Research Center believes they should be showcased. “I came back to Lebanon in October 2010 to begin this project. Maya and I cofounded the MENA Design Research Centre and TAGbrands, incubated the MENA Design Research Centre and to help us push ourselves to accomplish many of our large projects, particularly Beirut Design Week,” states Doreen.