By Ryan Waddoups
Following a solo exhibition at Friedman Benda, the Lebanese designer shares how biomorphic stone works act as a conduit for her inner expressions.
Instagram: @najlaelzein.
Hometown: Beirut.
Studio location: Beirut.
Describe what you make: I tell stories.
The most important thing you’ve designed to date: Alma, my daughter.
Describe the problem your work solves: My work allows me to express myself.
Describe the project you are working on now: It involves using more stone, more colors, and more textures.
A new or forthcoming project we should know about: My first solo exhibition, Transition, at Friedman Benda, which opened on Feb. 28.
Sources of creative envy: Louise Bourgeois, Niki de Saint Phalle, and Meret Oppenheim to name a few.
Concrete or marble? Travertine.
High-rise or townhouse? Lebanese House.
Remember or forget? Remember.
Aliens or ghosts? Ghosts.
Dark or light? Sunlight!
