Rawan Bazerji

Rawan Bazerji is the owner of Bouyouti guesthouse in Beiteddine, in Lebanon’s Shouf mountains. She’s also a successful set designer, who discovered her affinity for the creative trade while studying advertising at the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (ALBA). Bazerji has worked on over 150 TV commercials, two short films and a feature film. She’s also created window displays in Paris and Beirut for the likes of Sandro, John Galliano, Cerruti, Petit Bateau, Au Gant rouge, Rabih Kayrouz and The Silly Spoon. She says that Bouyouti is the project that’s closest to her heart, and the one place that she heads to in Lebanon when she wants to disconnect from everything around her.

Q: What do you love most about your work?

A: Its ephemerality. The fact that I can jump from a universe to another, I build and I deconstruct and then pass to another world.

Q: Name one person who has left a lasting impact on your life and explain why.

A: My parents, because they armed me with positivity, love of life and family, and we share this passion in a common project in the Shouf area called Bouyouti.

Q: Which was your most memorable trip and why?

A: Sri Lanka was a destination that marked me because I was completely disconnected from my everyday life, as if I was transported to a kaleidoscopic world.

Q: Which is your favorite holiday destination outside Lebanon?

A: Every new escape represents a nice holiday. I like to be surprised. But I enjoy going to Paris once a year to have my dose of romance, cultural exposure, fashion, design, exhibitions and art.

Q: Which destination would you like to visit and never have before?

A: South Africa and Tokyo.

Q: If you could go back in time and change one thing about your life, what would it be?

A: I’ve learned to overcome obstacles, and that’s what makes life more interesting. I wouldn’t change a thing.

Q: What’s your favorite dessert?

A: Profiterole.

Q: Describe yourself in just one word.

A: Passionate.