Nour Hage

Nour Hage
Fashion designer Nour Hage
Born (1988-06-20) 20 June 1988
Beirut, Lebanon
Nationality Lebanese
Education Parsons Paris School of Art and Design
Label(s) Nour Hage
Spouse(s)
Nasri Atallah (m. 2015)
Awards Boghossian Foundation Prize

Nour Hage is a Lebanese fashion designer. Her eponymous brand was launched in May 2013 in Beirut. She previously worked with Croatian-German designer Damir Doma[1] in Paris.

Early life

Hage grew up between Beirut and Saudi Arabia, and moved to Paris aged 18[2] to study fashion design at Parsons Paris School of Art and Design (since renamed Paris College of Art). She graduated in 2010.

Career

After graduating from Parsons, Hage went on to work for Paris-based Croatian-German designer Damir Doma. Working with him and seeing the success he managed at a young age pushed her to start her own brand.[3] Since launching her brand in 2013, she has released two collections, Blao (AW 13)[4] and Kurkuma (SS14).

She also teaches a knitting course at The Creative Space,[5] a free education space in Beirut launched by fellow Parsons graduate Sarah Hermez.[6] In 2014, Hage was featured as one of the ten up-and-coming designers in Lebanon during the Newcomer’s Exhibit at Beirut Design Week.[7]

Hage often states that her style is heavily influenced by the Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetic & philosophy,[8] the belief that things shouldn’t be perfect, which can be seen in the asymmetry of her designs, and the materials and textiles she uses. She has been noted for her artisanal approach and the craftsmanship of her pieces.[9][10]

In May 2015, Hage was listed amongst the 5 Lebanese designers reshaping the Beirut fashion scene by CNN, who noted that "Hage's designs diverge from the pretty, polished effect that many Lebanese women prefer."[11]

Awards

Design awards

In November 2014, Hage was awarded the Boghossian Foundation Prize[12] which includes a monetary grant and a residency at the foundation's headquarters at the Villa Empain in Brussels. The jury unanimously selected Hage because “she works [her] fabric with much precision and preciosity.”[13]

Personal life

Hage is married to British-Lebanese author and publisher Nasri Atallah.

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Not Just A Label Profile http://www.notjustalabel.com/nourhage
  2. ↑ Beirut Based Profile http://beirutbased.com/nour-hage-city-guide/
  3. ↑ Nour Hage met le talent à la mode, L'Orient Le Jour http://www.lorientlejour.com/article/857794/nour-hage-met-le-talent-a-la-mode.html
  4. ↑ Nour El Hage: A Diamond In The Rough, Societe Perrier http://societeperrier.com/lebanon/beirut/nour-el-hage-a-diamond-in-the-rough/
  5. ↑ The Creative Space Faculty http://creativespacebeirut.com/faculty/
  6. ↑ 10 Questions for The Creative Space https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/10questions/529856-10-questions-for-the-creative-space
  7. ↑ Beirut Design Week Exhibitions http://beirutdesignweek.org/exhibitions/
  8. ↑ 7 Questions With Nour Hage, Raghunter http://www.raghunter.com/7-questions-with-nour-hage.html
  9. ↑ How Lebanon's fashion industry can create the next Elie Saab, Wamda http://www.wamda.com/2013/11/lebanese-fashion-industry-crossroads-elie-saab-zuhair-murad-reem-acra
  10. ↑ Nour Hage: Infusing some of Beirut's chaos into design | http://life.executive-magazine.com/design/nour-hage
  11. ↑ Beirut's new look: The hip designers reshaping Lebanon's fashion scene | CNN | http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/13/travel/cnngo-beirut-hip-new-designers/
  12. ↑ Chafa Ghaddar, Nour Hage et Carla Salem : le trio gagnant de Boghossian 2014 | L'Orient Le Jour | http://www.lorientlejour.com/article/896541/chafa-ghaddar-nour-hage-et-carla-salem-le-trio-gagnant-de-boghossian-2014.html
  13. ↑ Prestigious Art Prizes Awarded to Three Lebanese Women | The Daily Start | http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Arts-and-Ent/Culture/2014/Nov-17/277838-prestigious-art-prizes-awarded-to-three-lebanese-women.ashx#axzz3JEH2abYq


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