The Beirut Book | Rendezvous in Paris

(For once, let's use French... as our event happens in Paris)

Après Beyrouth en novembre, après Bruxelles en février, nous voici donc à Paris pour le lancement de The Beirut Book (Ed. Tamyras). Le programme est dense en cette période de Salon du livre... Quatre rendez-vous sont prévus pour des séances de dédicace avec l'auteur, David Hury:

Samedi 21 mars

15h | Librairie de l'Institut du monde arabe comment s'y rendre?

Dimanche 22 mars

15h30 | Salon du livre, porte de Versailles, stand N37/08 comment s'y rendre?

17h | Salon du livre, porte de Versailles, stand T48 comment s'y rendre?

Mardi 24 mars

18h | Office du tourisme libanais comment s'y rendre?

D'ici là, vous pouvez jeter un œil sur le site de Beirut Prints ou écouter ce qui s'en dit sur les ondes ou sur le web!

The Beirut Book | Help Needed

It's been a while since I lost any hope into finding a local solution to my problem... I mean a Lebanese one. I'm looking for someone or some factory able to produce enameled iron signs, such as the blue ones we can see at every street corner in Beirut. I mean real iron, not thin tin-plate. And real enamel, not some tacky paint.

I've made a lot of research in Beirut, asked a lot of people for the past 10 months. Once I found a shop in Furn el-Hayek. The guy there told me that he did produce, a long time ago, the buildings number (as those I used during the countdown before The Beirut Book launching). But he only can "cook" small pieces in his oven, like 15cm high. But I need something much bigger (60cm max). A few days ago I talked to a Lebanese architect who was looking for something similar. He was deadlocked too on this issue, and has finally decided to look for a solution in Greece.

Today, I've found a small shop in Paris (picture above). I have to go back there tomorrow morning. But I feel bad about it. For years, in all the projects I managed in Beirut, I've sticked to my principles: always find local providers, always keep any project 100% local, always prioritize Lebanese manufacturers.

So... I need some help. My question is quite simple: can any of you give me a hint about someone or some place in Beirut who can do the job?

The Beirut Book | Jewel in the Palace

6.30 in the morning. Looking for the jewels of a lady. Gold and silver on The Beirut Book. Simply shiny.

Rudy Bou Chebel @ Les Rencontres Photographiques du 10e (Paris)

Beirut Prints' photographer Rudy Bou Chebel will exhibit his work in the frame of the Rencontres photographiques du 10e in Paris.
Rudy's show – titled "In the streets of Beirut" – will take place at Kann Design, an emerging design gallery. It currently shows the work of a French photographer, Bernard Jouvin.

Opening November 8 at Kann Design. 
28, rue des Vinaigriers, 75010 Paris (France)