Co-Founder
2B design
Benedicte de Vanssay de Blavous is a
French designer who lived in different countries blending design, arts and
crafts and social engagement.
Immediately after her studies
Benedicte's spirit of adventure decided to travel the world to discover new
cultures and help make a difference in people's lives. She trekked the
Himalayas, worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, helped children in the slums
of Rio de Janeiro, crisscrossed Africa and Asia, and was even briefly kidnapped
by guerillas in the jungle of Mindanao. After working as an HR professional in
Paris she moved in the mid 90s to the Middle East with her husband Raja and
started different activities in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Lebanon with local
craftsmen. The inspirations from her travels and knowledge of different
cultures culminated with the creation of 2b design in 2006. Fluent in Arabic
she works with marginalized and disabled persons to create works of art based
on the transformation of salvaged architectural elements from destroyed
traditional Lebanese houses.
