Khaled el mays was born in Lebanon, earned a degree in architecture from the American university of Beirut and an MFA in digital arts from Pratt institute in new york. His work tackles multiplicity and repetition, it is always process based mutations, and the outcome is always an instance of purity and balance extracted from pools of visual data. In 2013, khaled launched his debut Furniture series, RHIZOMES, since then his work has been exhibited in influential cities around the world He is the founder of ATELIER KHALED EL MAYS, which is a Multidisciplinary design studio that focuses on Furniture Design, Interior Architecture and Graphics in Space. The studio splits effort between two worlds of manufacturing, One, is community conscious, khaled’s designs get produced with an array of local craftsman, the process is very organic and the pieces moves between local artisans; owners of their workshops; This process allows these small businesses to grow or maintain their structures, The second one is luxury driven process, where the designs are manufactured with the best suppliers available in the market; the pieces go through a formal production process using the noblest materials. Khaled el mays has been named designer of the year 2022 by Elle Decor worldwide .