deux élans

deux élans — IADA 2024 award

deux élans received Platinum Winner recognition at the International Architecture & Design Awards 2024 in Bags & Travel Accessories. Project status, design team and credits are listed alongside the presentation.

About the project

Women bag designs inspired by 20th century artistic movements like art deco, suprematism, minimalism and abstract
Translated into geometric forms, refined lines and bright colours.
Made from premium genuine leather with custom made gold or silver plated brass hardware. 

Named after its artistic inspiration starting with:

Versus 
Geometric and minimalistic form. Pure and fine lines. Shows two superposed triangles representing the full and the empty

Versus Õ
Geometric space. Free lines movement. Dynamic balance between full and empty

Opto
New concept of geometric lines, visual art using optical illusion inspired by a series of "Graphic Tectonic" created by the artist Joseph Albers in 1941

Supremus
Inspired by the paintings of suprematism and constructivism movements like the oeuvres of Kazimir Malevich

Allegoria
Inspired by the art deco lines through each golden symbol

Línea
Minimalistic and contemporary object inspired by the painter Saliba Doueihy and Etel Adnan

Devi
Art deviation inspired by Kelly Ellsworth and Carmen Herrera artworks that witnessed a new era of abstract expressionism shown in hard edges, geometric abstraction and minimalism

Badaro Showroom

deux élans is a Lebanese brand founded by two sisters Ola and Donia ElHajj for luxury and sustainable bags and accessories launched in April 2018 and inspired by many artistic movements of the Twentieth Century such as art déco, minimalism, architecture, contemporary and abstract art. deux élans offers luxury, timrless and aesthetic objects, distinctive and functional, ideal for modern and elegant women who have the sense of uniqueness, noble and high style.