Lebanese-Armenian designer Karen Chekerdjian—trained at Milan’s Domus Academy under Massimo Morozzi—returned to Beirut in 2001 to found her eponymous studio, and in 2010 opened her own design store in the Port district.
Her work explores what she terms “function-based metamorphism”: pieces that evolve from one condition to another through material and cultural dialogue. Chekerdjian collaborates closely with Lebanese artisans, reinterpreting regional craftsmanship into limited-edition furniture and objects.
Celebrated across major international fairs (Design Miami, Salone del Mobile, ICFF) and exhibitions from Paris to Tokyo, her practice has helped shape the contemporary design scene of the Levant—objects that feel both rooted in tradition and powerfully contemporary.
Lebanese-Armenian designer Karen Chekerdjian—trained at Milan’s Domus Academy under Massimo Morozzi—returned to Beirut in 2001 to found her eponymous studio, and in 2010 opened her own design store in the Port district.
Her work explores what she terms “function-based metamorphism”: pieces that evolve from one condition to another through material and cultural dialogue. Chekerdjian collaborates closely with Lebanese artisans, reinterpreting regional craftsmanship into limited-edition furniture and objects.
Celebrated across major international fairs (Design Miami, Salone del Mobile, ICFF) and exhibitions from Paris to Tokyo, her practice has helped shape the contemporary design scene of the Levant—objects that feel both rooted in tradition and powerfully contemporary.
