Marc Dibeh
Marc Dibeh is a Lebanese architect and designer whose multidisciplinary practice spans architecture, interiors, and collectible furniture. After studying architecture in Paris and product design in Beirut, he founded his eponymous studio in 2009, developing a body of work distinguished by refined proportions, material sensitivity, and a thoughtful dialogue between object and space. Moving fluidly across disciplines, Dibeh approaches design as a process of storytelling, creating pieces that are both functional and deeply rooted in their cultural context.
Guided by a philosophy of timeless simplicity, Dibeh collaborates closely with skilled artisans to produce furniture and objects that celebrate craftsmanship, material honesty, and understated elegance. His work balances sculptural clarity with everyday usability, resulting in collectible designs that reveal a quiet sophistication while reflecting the rich creative landscape of contemporary Lebanon.
Interview
I was born and raised in Lebanon. I am Lebanese with Colombian descent.
I think it would be related to my mother’s collection of Colombian craftsmanship items and pre-Colombian artefacts.
Yes. Ever since I was a kid, I knew I wanted to do something in this field, creating and doing things for others to use or enjoy.
I first started by learning architecture, and I slowly shifted into a smaller and more human scale – interiors and finally products and furniture. This came very naturally to me, and today this course has allowed me to broaden my palette and be able to swing from one discipline to another with ease.
It always starts with a need. Whether it’s an architectural project or a product one. And often, with this need, there is a narrative, a story. I like combining them.
Sometimes I make an abstraction of everything. After sketching, I erase as many lines as I can, until I get the result I’m satisfied with.
Morning is the most important time of the day for me. I try to keep it as calm as I can.
I usually wake up really early and never take meetings or calls before a certain hour. I enjoy this alone time in order to put things into perspective, create, solve issues, and sketch. I sketch a lot.
Then come the official working hours, with the team showing up, the mess, the calls, the client meetings, workshops, and site visits. No particular order.
It usually follows a desire to explore the limits of a material or the desire to work with a specific craftsman.
Each creation comes with a different particularity, usually depending on the craftsman I am collaborating with.
Take your time, take a step back, don’t be shy and ask for advice, and work seriously without taking yourself too seriously.
I wouldn’t be able to answer that. I’m still at an (never-ending) exploring stage where I try different techniques, narratives, styles, and references. I don’t think I would like to be “labelable” yet, as I’m still in my 30s.
So many names come to mind! From the early to mid-century big names to more recent ones. And they all matter. It also depends on my mood. Nowadays, I would say Yovanovitch, Lehanneur, or Toogood.
The ones listed above.
Thomas Fersen, a French songwriter.
Yan Pei-Ming, Claire Tabouret.
Soulages!
Lighthearted?
“Take your time, take a step back, don’t be shy and ask for advice, and work seriously without taking yourself too seriously.”
The Questions
(The Proust Questionnaire is a set of questions answered by the French writer Marcel Proust.
Other historical figures who have answered confession albums are Oscar Wilde,
Karl Marx, Arthur Conan Doyle, Stéphane Mallarmé, Paul Cézanne…)
Noise fading away as your earplugs take shape
The unknown
Procrastinator
Snowflake and politically correct
The unconformist
Love the bird, a dildo lamp I designed
I am writing this from NYC
Nice-ness
Humbleness
Wittiness
10/10
Master a musical instrument
My organizational skills
The day I stopped worrying about the uncontrollable
Candleholder
NYC
My art collection
Greed
Clay modeling
“Aquoiboniste”
Their presence
Modiano and Garcia Marquez
Antoine Doinel
No one I can think of
The happy ones
Cali
My government
Not saying I love you enough when I still could
In a very annoying way that would piss my close ones off one last time
If there is nothing you can do about it, don’t stress and move on
“It always starts with a need. Whether it’s an architectural project or a product one. And often, with this need, there is a narrative, a story. I like combining them.”
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