Salim Al-Kadi Explained

Salim Al-Kadi (Arabic: سليم القاضي) is an architect and designer from Lebanon. He is a graduate of the American University of Beirut and Columbia University.^[1] His bulletproof keffiyeh, first designed in 2016, was widely lauded^[2] and was displayed in 2017 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, USA.^{[3] [4]}

Along with Khaled Malas, Alfred Tarazi and Jana Traboulsi, he is a co-founder of the Sigil Collective.^[5] His architecture office is known as BAO (Beirut Architecture Office).^[1]

Kadi is a senior lecturer at the Architecture and Graphic Design department at the American University of Beirut.^[6]

References

1. Web site: team. bao. en-US. 2018-05-13.
2. News: Beirut architect designs Kevlar version of traditional headscarf. 2016-07-06. Dezeen. 2018-05-13. en-US.
3. News: MoMA Plunges Headfirst Into Fashion. Smith. Roberta. 2017-10-05. The New York Times. 2018-05-13. en-US. 0362-4331.
4. Web site: Salim Al-Kadi MoMA. www.moma.org. en. 2018-05-13.
5. News: A well, a windmill, a mirror: Sigil's real and symbolic interventions in Syria. Archinect. 2018-05-13. en.
6. Web site: Dubai Design Week | Home.