ENTITRE - French designer Pierre Gonalons in Beirut to craft “vestiges d’un temps futur” - a new edition for Boghossian Foundation
Following Pavillon MMXX, an in-situ exhibition produced in Beirut in 2019 for the Beirut Digital District - which revealed how progress can emerge from ruin with the residency of French artist Edgar SARIN in Beirut to create series of Syrian basalt sculptures - André CHAMI is pleased to present vestiges d’un temps futur - a limited edition of homeware pieces bringing together Parisian designer Pierre GONALONS and Lebanese Atelier Maison TARAZI for the BOGHOSSIAN Foundation.
Pierre GONALONS and Maison Tarazi first crossed paths in 2019 around a fountain the designer had conceived. Five years later, under the artistic direction of André CHAMI, they are brought together to create vestiges d’un temps futur.
Pierre Gonalons at the National Museum of Beirut.
During his residency in Beirut at l’hôtel de Damas in May 2025, Pierre GONALONS wandered through the National Museum, the Saloua Roouda Choucair Foundation and the remains of the Rachid Karami International Fair in Tripoli designed by Niemeyer and drew from these encounters to create three collections: Fountainhead, Alcôve and Byblos.
Pierre Gonalons at the Saloua Raouda Choucair Foundation.
Pierre Gonalons in Tripoli, on the unfinished and abandoned grounds of the Rachid Karami International Fair complex.
ALCÔVE collection in brass by Pierre Gonalons for the Boghossian Foundation
From wood and mother-of-pearl inlay, to hammered brass and copper, Pierre GONALONS explores the intersection of traditional techniques and contemporary design, offering a singular vision of Levantine crafts with objects that reflect and define their time.
A sought-after edition available now at the Boghossian Foundation Store and.
Camille Tarazi and Pierre Gonalons in Beirut.
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