A Journey Through The Arabic Design Archive

LAU Beirut campus, Gezairi Building, Chafica Balaa Auditorium, Room 403

The Institute of Art in the Arab World (IAAW), in collaboration with the Arabic Design Archive (ADA), cordially invites you to A Journey Through the Arabic Design Archive with Moe Elhossieny, a conversation exploring how we preserve the histories of Arab graphic design and make them visible.

Founded by Elhossieny, the Arabic Design Archive is an independent institution dedicated to the study, preservation, and circulation of Arab visual culture. The conversation will trace the archive’s work and reflect on design history, archival practice, and the stories that shape our understanding of Arab design.

About the Speaker

Moe Elhossieny is a Cairo-based multidisciplinary designer, researcher, and design critic whose work focuses on Arabic and bilingual visual culture. Over 15 years of creative practice, he has founded the Arabic Design Archive and written as a design columnist for It’s Nice That. His work has been commissioned and hosted by the British Library, the Letterform Archive, Kingston University, and the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale, among others. He holds an MA in Graphic Communication Design from Central Saint Martins.