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Algérien et fier. House of Today designers crop up in the apartment too; there’s a cabinet commissioned by David/Nicolas, who have also designed the interiors of Subscribe to have the latest in fashion, beauty, culture, art and more delivered directly to your inbox.Subscribe to Harper's Bazaar Arabia print annually and receive each issue delivered to your doorHarper's Bazaar Arabia - Operated by ITP digital media INC of PO box 500024 Dubai UAE by Permission of Hearst Communications, INC., New York, New York, United States of America. And so in 2012 she founded The first exhibition was held in 2012, an event that has turned into the House of Today Design Biennale, a month long biannual event that held its third edition in December 2016 and is now one of the most established design events in Beirut. And I get that in Lebanon. “I think that it’s the best window for design. My husband hates it, it’s the one piece he would love me to store far away. Name Cherine Categories.
A shared kitchen is available and a hammam. She has a particular love for the Italian Post-War Arte Povera movement. Cherine Ghemri is an actress, known for Banlieusards (2019). “When I first started House of Today, there was no platform for design in Lebanon” says Cherine, “Now it has become a design hub.

“I kept everything quite open.

“I do tend to collect Mid-Century as I like the simplicity, I like the quality of work” says Cherine, “I love Pierre Jeanneret, of course, and my last purchase was a table by Mathieu Matégot.

It was the family’s first home when they moved to Beirut 15 years ago, amidst the construction of Solidere. On the wall is a photograph of Marilyn Monroe, New York City, May 6, 1957, by Richard Avedon. Cherine issued an open call to designers, then after a selection process, the shortlisted designers were presented with the theme Confessions to interpret through a design for the exhibition. The apartment is peppered with designs by European Mid-Century Modern masters. Across the apartment, Cherine punctuates the purity of such economical design and clean colour with touches of humour and rawness; this is no bland minimalism. She is led by her heart and gut instinct. A wide variety of meals are served at the restaurant. When my kids were younger, my youngest would climb inside it and hide.” On most things, however, Cherine and her husband agree. Residence Cherine is located in Oran, Algeria.

Raised in Jeddah, born to an Egyptian Saudi father and Lebanese mother, she went to boarding school in Switzerland then moved to London to study Interior Architecture at Chelsea College of Art, then Inchbald School of Design.

In Beirut, with the heat and bustle of the streets outside, she seeks a peaceful sanctuary; the warmth is in the light, so the walls are cool hues and the star is the view.

It’s passion led, we’ve never sold any of our art. Situated on the fourth floor of a modern block, the flat is flooded with light, reflected off the Mediterranean sea below.

Then when I moved next to the sea, with all the light, it slowly evolved to what it is today. The debate bleeds into real life as Soulaymaan is frisked by police simply for running for his train, while Noumouké is expelled for punching a teacher accidentally, drawing him ever closer to Demba’s world when he and Sofia (Cherine Ghemri) opt to steal the daily takings from local drug dealer Sahli (Ahmed Bedda). Choose an adventure below and discover your next favorite movie or TV show. Add our editors' Netflix movie and TV picks to your Watchlist, including mini-series "Looking for something to watch?


House of Today has four main aims; to identify, nurture, showcase and connect Lebanon’s designers. “We don’t use art consultants as such” she says, “I buy what I love. Every day is a new day in Lebanon and everyone lives each day as if it’s their last. “I wanted my boys to be connected to our roots,” she says, “In 2002 Beirut was opening up, peace was establishing itself. Each room has an air conditioner, a wardrobe, satellite TV, a bathroom and a balcony that offers a clear view of the surroundings. Cast and Characters Kery James as Demba, Jammeh Diangana as Soulaymaan, Bakary Diombera as … Every piece has meaning. There’s an energy that you don’t get anywhere else.” Cherine speaks passionately about her adopted home country and the three bedroom apartment in the downtown Beirut district of Solidere to which she, her husband and their three sons moved from London in 2002. Depending on my mood, each piece speaks to me differently” she says, “That’s how I’ve always worked on my home; collecting pieces from Le Puce in France, or buying pieces from fairs or exhibitions. Now we are contacted by architects and companies from all over the Middle East asking for referrals on designers.” Giving an international stage, last December House of Today selected 20 Lebanese designers to produce products for the online Their designs also appear in Cherine’s light, open-plan Beirut apartment, an enviable medley of styles, periods and colours combined to eclectic yet harmonious effect. We have it all hanging on our walls, a lot of collectors have warehouses, but we’re not there yet and I don’t think we ever will be. Cherine is also an avid collector, of art, modern and contemporary design and antiques, driven again by the heart not by investment.