Hi,
I am an artist and designer based in Beirut and Barcelona. I graduated from the school of architecture of the Royal College of Art in London, with an MA in interior design.
I am exposed to many cultures, hence I identify my work to be faithful to my contamination with “cultures and contexts”.
My creations in ceramics came to be very “expressive” and organic, that start with a sketch and mutates or evolves into a physical object.
I sculpt my pieces with an initial idea in mind, it later mutates and evolves to take a final shape, that always surprises me. I enjoy the process because it is always organic and spontaneous.
The ceramics are hand-made by me and it is the essence of this shop, to build a direct relationship with you.
Coming from an interior design background, my projects of interiors are an innovative response to arising needs.. projects like the Pearl Shop and Folds and light and the Dancing Ribbon revisit the concept of retail, education and rehabilitation respectively.
Objects and spaces are “alive”..in my work, I look to connect the user with his emotional self, by initiating an emotional encounter with the created objects .
Lately, I designed and produced THE EMOTIONAL LAB LIGHT, a modular floor lamp that was launched at Edit Napoli 24.
The Emotional Lab floor lamp consists of a slender metal stand supporting several beaker-like glass vessels that light up with a warm, ambient glow.
Other optional metal modules, including a vase and a small storage unit, provide material contrast and add to the sense of narrative in the piece.
I produced the Emotional Lab light through my own studio. The design was informed by my childhood memories of chemistry labs.
"I am intrigued by the playfulness and underlying interactions between the different elements of the lab system," said Jneid. "This is translated in the user's ability to configure different compositions in order to reach a new aesthetic, simulating a new chemical reaction."
The lamp is part of the Emotional Lab series, which also includes a modular storage system, and is handcrafted by artisans in Spain, Italy and Lebanon. The structure is available in anodised aluminium, brass or stainless steel, with various marbles for the base.
Feel free to drop me a line whenever you want, or even better pay me a visit!
