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Amanda and Joe Bou Abboud

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Amanda and Joe Bou Abboud are Lebanese designers who met at the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA) while studying interior architecture and product design and have collaborated ever since. In 2025, they were named in the AD100 Middle East list. Their work has been exhibited at biennials and design festivals across Doha, Beirut, Dubai, Singapore, Paris, Amsterdam and Milan, and has been shortlisted for the Design Doha Biennial and the AlUla Design Award. 

They have collaborated with institutions and brands including Hermès, Qatar Museums for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, Qatar Foundation, and Ithra. After graduating in 2009, they taught at ALBA before relocating to Doha in 2021, where they established their studio exploring regional craft through contemporary design.