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ENTREPRENEUR Nada Debs FOUNDED 2004 INDUSTRY Furniture & Home Accessories Design EMPLOYEES 35 SELECTED 2011 "I saw an opportunity to build a unique Lebanese design brand, displaying products in top furniture stores worldwide." COMPANY SNAPSHOT Nada Debs is a furniture designer renowned for her unique concept of Eastern-inspired designs. Nada blends Middle Eastern craftsmanship with Far Eastern philosophy to develop distinctive furniture and home accessory collections. Her designs are sold through her boutiques in Beirut, her online presence, and through prestigious third party retailers around the world. Nada Debs' brand has been featured in over 120 magazines and newspapers, including the New York Times, Vogue, Monocle, Elle Decoration Magazine and the Wall Street Journal. The company's commitment to quality workmanship has revived a dying industry of crafts in Lebanon. ENDEAVOR & NADA DEBS Since her selection in 2011, Endeavor has connected Nada with renowned business leaders such as Desiree Bollier (CEO, Value Retail), Alexandra W. Wilson (Co-founder, GILT) and luxury expert Ketty Pucci-Sisti Maisonrouge. Endeavor also helped strengthen the company's corporate governance through the creation of an Advisory Board composed of business leaders. NEWS Hailed as a patron of Design Days Dubai, Nada Debs is at the forefront of design in the Middle East, and is gaining increasing exposure on an international level. Out of 270 nominees, Debs was shortlisted in the top ten for the esteemed Jameel Prize 2013 at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. ENDEAVOR LEBANON ENTREPRENEURS 58