Marwane Soumer
Marwane Soumer is a French designer and artist of North African and European heritage, based between Doha (QA), Paris (FR), and Rotterdam (NL). Educated in interior architecture in Paris (FR), then in design in Bruxelles (BE), and a graduate of the Design Academy Eindhoven (NL), his practice is shaped by a sensitivity to form, space, and cultural memory.
Working through Studio Soumer, he moves between collectible objects, installations, and large-scale public works, where digital fabrication meets hand-finished detail and narrative depth. His work explores how design can connect inherited knowledge with contemporary technologies, creating pieces that are both tactile and forward-looking.
Drawing from Arab, Mediterranean, and European references, Marwane develops projects that are materially expressive, emotionally grounded, and rooted in dialogue between place, identity, and making.


About the Studio
Studio Soumer is a multidisciplinary design practice founded by Marwane Soumer and based between Doha (QA), Paris (FR), and Rotterdam (NL). Working across collectible design, public art, furniture, and spatial installations, the studio develops projects where narrative, material research, and cultural context are central to the process.
Its practice moves between hand-crafted sensibility and advanced fabrication, using tools such as additive manufacturing, 3D printing, and hybrid making techniques to create works that feel both contemporary and deeply rooted.
Through site-specific commissions and independent research, Studio Soumer explores how design can reinterpret heritage through new forms, producing pieces that are tactile, thoughtful, and connected to place.
Shows and Awards
2026
Design Doha Biennale
Doha, Qatar
2026
Milan Design Week
Milan, Italy
2026
Liwan for Good
Doha, Qatar
2026
Design Doha Biennale
Doha, Qatar
2026
ALHOSH Gallery
Doha, Qatar
2025
Saturno Mag Anniversary
Doha, Qatar
2025
Doha Design District
Doha, Qatar
2025
Old Doha Port
Doha, Qatar
2024
Old Doha Port
Doha, Qatar
2024
Strata Bench at M7, for the Fromm International Competition during the Biennale
Strata Bench at Alcova Milano, for the Interlaced show during the Salone del Mobile
Silhouette Lamps at Liwan, for Liwan Design Studios and Labs at the Liwan for Good Bazaar
Silhouette Lamps at Qatar Creates Boutique, for Qatar Museums during the Design Doha Biennale
Silhouette Lamps at ALHOSH Gallery, for ALHOSH Gallery Shop
Saturno Lamps at HostX, for Saturno Mag Anniversary venue
Silhouette Lamps and Saturno Lamps at Doha Design District, for GOS (Gulfos) Showroom
Dhow Sails at Old Doha Port, Permanent Outdoor Sculpture for Katara
Old Doha Miniature at Old Doha Port, for Katara as a permanent outdoor installation
Old Doha Miniature at Old Doha Port, Guiness World Record for Biggest 3D printed Miniature in the World
Wold Guiness Book
Doha, Qatar
2024
Tools Galerie
Paris, France
2023
Dutch Design Week
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2023
Edit Napoli
Napoli, Italy
2023
London Design Fair
London, UK
2023
Paris Design Week
Paris, France
2021
Milan Design Week
Milan, Italy
2021
Object Rotterdam
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2020-2021
Kazerne
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2019
Beiruth Design Week
Beiruth, Lebanon
2017
London Design Award
London, UK
2017
Milan Design Week
Milan, Italy
Lebayes Collection at Tools Galerie
Lebayes Collection at Kazerne
Lebayes Collection at Archivio di Stato for The Young Dutch Titans
Lebayes Collection at Truman Brewery for the London Design Fair
Lebayes Collection at La Factory, Gallerie Joseph, for the Paris Design Week
Beiruth Grand Race at Beiruth Design Week
Gold Winner category Product Design for Bike for Two, PUMP project with PUNKT
Bike for Two, PUMP Project, at Palazzo Litta