T SAKHI is a multidisciplinary architecture & design studio, cofounded in 2016 by sister architects Tessa & Tara Sakhi | info@tsakhi.com

TESSA & TARA SAKHI

Based in Beirut, Lebanese-Polish sisters Tessa and Tara Sakhi co-founded in 2016, T SAKHI, a multidisciplinary architecture and design studio. 

In an increasingly fast paced world, the sister architects place human interaction at the core of their practice, and question our contemporary understandings of identity and living. They design both permanent and ephemeral social structures, drawing from the emotional and psychological experience of space by incorporating memory and all five senses, leaving the visitor's experience with a lingering feeling.

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From modern residences integrating communal needs, to portable nightclubs with intimate niches, to readapted urban security barriers as sites of rest and greenery, or satiric dining installations, T SAKHI’s synergetic projects are diverse, playful and interactive. They range from architecture, product design, art objects, installations, scenography and film. In the latter, a variety of creatives are invited to explore their designs, creating spaces for narratives, cinematography, fashion and music, blurring reality and fiction.

Despite their contrasting practices, the sisters combine their duality of versatile talents and individual affinities to share a hybrid occidental-oriental perspective that inspires their creations, and collaborate with creatives and craftsmen from all over the world, provoking an exchange and dialogue to reach expertise and innovation.

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"Lost in Transition"

nominated for

Architectural Film Award !

Milano Design Film Festival

24-27 October 2019

Anteo Palazzo del Cinema,

Milan, Italy

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"I Hear You Tremble"

Murano Lighting Collection

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"Tasting Threads"

Murano Tableware Collection

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Coming Soon !

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WORKS

SHOWS

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ABWAB

"WAL(L)TZ", Lebanon Pavillion

Dubai Design Week 2019

Dubai Design District, United Arab Emirates

11-16 November 2019

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1000 VASES

"Nomads", Murano Vessels

Paris Design Week 2019

Espace Commines, 17 Rue Communes,

75003 Paris, France

5-8 September 2019

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OMRAN - ARCHITECTURE OF THE TERRITORY

"Lost in Transition, Holidays in the Sun", Public Interventions

Collective for Architecture Lebanon (CAL)

Beit Beirut Museum, Beirut, Lebanon

21 Aug - 21 Sept 2019

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ALCOVA / SALONE / 19

"Lost in Transition II", Installation

Milan Design Week 2019

Alcova, Via Popoli Uniti 11-13, Milan, Italy

9-14 April 2019

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HoT x WallpaperSTORE*

"Orpheus", Flower & Candle Holders

House of Today x Wallpaper Store

Yacht Club, Beirut, Lebanon

December 2018

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BEIRUT DESIGN FAIR

"Lost in Transition", Urban Chair

Beirut Design Fair

Waterfront Seaside, Beirut, Lebanon

September 2018

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AD ART OF DINING

"Silent Echoes", Installation

Architectural Digest Middle East

3Beirut, Omar Daouk Street, Beirut, Lebanon

June 2018

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DESIGN & THE CITY

"Holidays in the Sun", Urban Security Barriers

Beirut Design Week x Adorno

Beit Beirut Museum, Beirut, Lebanon

June 2018

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THIS SIDE UP

"Zamãn", Watch Stand

Joy Mardini Design Gallery

406 Gouraud Street, Beirut, Lebanon

November 2017

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JUNGLE PROTOCOL

"Nomad", Alcohol Flask

House of Today

Yacht Club, Beirut Lebanon

December 2016

DONATIONS & AUCTIONS

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LEBANESE INTERNATIONAL'S FINANCE EXECUTIVES (LIFE)

"Lost in Transition", Urban Chair

Philips, London, United Kingdom

8-16 November 2019

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ARAB CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE (ACA)

"Kalla, Nomad Collection", Murano Flask

Selim Rustom Baz Str, Ashrafieh, Lebanon

June 2019

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GREEN CEDAR LEBANON NGO

"Is It Ever Too Late?", Sculpture

Zaytouna Bay, Beirut, Lebanon

24 March 2019

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LEBANESE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOR SEXUAL HEALTH (LebMASH)

"Isra, Nomad Collection", Murano Flask

St Joseph Church, Monot, Lebanon

12 March 2019

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AWARDS

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MILANO DESIGN FILM FESTIVAL

"Lost in Transition", short-film, Nominated for Architectural Film Award

Anteo Palazzo del Cinema, Milan, Italy

24-27 October 2019

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BERLIN COMMERCIAL

"And Then I was Hearing Colors", SAX short-film, Long-listed

Berlin, Germany

29-30 August 2019

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IDEA-TOPS 9th INTERNATIONAL SPACE DESIGN AWARDS

"Luminous Environment" Award-Winner

Shenzhen City, China

25-28 April 2019