Feeling the need to study further Beirut craftmanship’s, we started exploring the city while identifying craftsmen and listing an inventory for the city. Together with photographer Paul Gorra, we spent a full year investigating, looking for artisans, discovering theirprofession and personal stories and documenting those encounters.

Out of this exploration, a bilingual book was born, filled with untold stories and lives of valient craftsmen. A book providing a craftmanship urban map, allowing the localisation of artisans and craftsmen in the disorganised urban landscape.

Published by Tamyras, 2011. Written by Diane Mehanna and Marielle Khayat. Photography by Paul Gorra.