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Vick Vanlian (Arabic: فيك فانليان)(born in 1977) is a Lebanese-Armenian designer, creative director of Vanlian Gallery and the founder of interior design company Vick Vanlian / V World SAL.

Family History
After fleeing the Armenian Genocide, and previously wealthy, Vanlian's parents found themselves bereft of their fortunes, with Bourj Hammoud their new home. Vanlian's father began constructing beds and was very successful, later establishing Vanlian Gallery. Today, Vanlian Gallery has six branches, with the one in Dora being the largest showroom in the Middle East, covering 9000 square meters.

Family History
Born into a family of Lebanese furniture entrepreneurs, Vanlian attended his first Milan Furniture Fair at the age of ten with his father. Vanlian lived between Beirut, New York and Montreal.

Education
Vanlian graduated with high distinction in 2000 with a degree in Interior Achitecture from the Lebanese American University in Beirut. During his time in university, Vanlian began working on design projects at his father's furniture shops, leading to his career in interior design.

Design Philosophy
Vanlian claims that his design philosophy is “Be bold! Design without fear”. He uses four of the five senses: touch, smell, sight and sound, which he finds to be part of experiencing a certain space, both in interiors or architecture.

Vanlian is known for his use of different materials and styles, in addition to his bold show of colours, textures and patterns materialized in a big density of decors. Materials like bike tires, pipes and pedals are some materials used in his work.

Exhibitions
According to Harper's Bazaar Interiors, Vanlian is one of the "fastest growing names in interiors in the Middle East," showcasing in international design shows including Milan and Paris.

His first furniture collection, V World, was launched in 2012 at the Milan Furniture Fair. He now showcases a minimum of four to five items twice a eyar at the fair

Vanlian has also hosted various international exhibitions at Vick Vanlian Gallery, including Spanish artist Jose María Jiménez's collection "Unveiled City," from which proceeds were donated to UNCHR in Lebanon.

Work
Vanlian's first project was in his second year of university and was a small chalet in the mountains. After he graduated, he desigesn an 800-square-metre Jeddah palace in for a member of the Saudi royal family.

Vanlian has signed interiors and special furniture for members of Royal families in Emirates and for various Middle Eastern pop singers, including Haifa Wehbe and Ragheb Alama.

Among his strange commissions, Vanlian has designed a private sex room for a princess, a circular bed complete with a cage that descends from the ceiling, and a 350.000 euro gem-set leather sofa for a Lebanese celebrity.

Stores
The family name of the Vanlian brand had been established since 1963, with Vanlian Frères and Vanlian Lighting being the first to launch the name.

In 2004, Vanlian opened Envy Interiors, a Middle East firm in bespoke interiors for residential, business and retail clients.

In December 2011, Vanlian launched the V World app which showcases his blog and products from Envy interiors, Galerie Vanlian, Vanlian Developments and Kare Design enterprise.

On September 7 2012, Vanlian and his partner Angel Alleyne opened a 170 square-meter boutique and gallery in Saifi Village's Quartier Des Arts, where he displays and sells his experimental designs and his lifestyle collection. Launched at the Milan Furniture Fair, The Vick Vanlian brand is supported by a network of in-house architects, interior architects, concept designers and project managers. Today, Vick Vanlian is one of Beirut’s leading interior design firms known for their "daring take on design".

The boutique includes the ‘Black Room,’ a space dedicated to Vanlian's own design furniture and accessories selections, created by some of the World’s most recognized artists and brands, including Lladro and Rosana Orland.

Home
Vick Vanlian resides in Downtown Beirut, an apartment that includes both his furniture designs and pieces by his favourite designers.

Influences
With his first savings punctuate, Vanlian bought a Salvador Dali piece. In addition to Dali, Takashi Murakami is one of his favorite artists, claiming that "[the Japanese artist] epitomises Japanese pop culture". French architectural designer Philippe Starck and American designers Charles and Ray Eames are among his favourite designers, Starck for his play of proportions and the Eames for being ahead of their time. . He is inspired by the Louis XV era in the 16th Century, the 1920s art-deco scene, the 50s, the 60s futuristic scene, and the 70s.

He also credits Pierre Cardinn's avant garde work (from the 60s and 70s) as an inspiration to his works.

Vanlian also claims that fashion is an inspiration to his works. Lanvin, Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy and Balmain are a few of his favorites.