“I really wanted to slow things down… to create an experience where people take their time, build relationships, and connect with design in a more human way.”
Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte has spent fifteen years living out of a suitcase, experiencing the quiet palazzos of Venice as well as the bustling streets of Beirut. He sits down with Hashem to share how his way of life and thirst for travel have inspired Nomad, a design fair that trades the noise of transactional fairs for the soul found in historic architecture.
They dive into the intentional revival of Abu Dhabi’s Terminal 1 for Nomad's Middle Eastern debut, the cultural renaissance currently sweeping the Middle East, and why, in our digital-heavy world, we’re all just looking for a reason to put down our phones and experience real connections.