Nayla Tabet

Nayla Tabet was born in Lebanon in 1980. When she was 8 years old her family fled to France where she grew up and completed her studies. She spent her teenage years in a small town in the South of France surrounded by forests and woodlands. It is here where she developed a fascination for trees. She now shares her times between London and Beirut and her fascination for trees has grown deeper.
She makes tree sculptures using high quality metal wires and various types of paper for her creations driven by her inspirations. She likes the confrontation between the strength of the metal and the fragility of paper. Every tree tells a story through its shape, its colours and its paper cuttings.
One of her aims is the need to show, through her work, the importance of a greener planet around us. ''Trees play a crucial part in the survival of species including our own. The need of a better eco conscious exploitation of this planet, the reduction of over consumption, the slowing down to simpler lives in harmony with nature, and finally a better understanding of our needs are all intertwined messages I would like to express through my trees.''
She likes to depict scenes to inspire in ways that always reveal the beauty of the tree.
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After she did a BA in Economics she went to the Skema Business School in France-Sophia Antipolis where she obtained a Master in Management.
She also graduated from the Paris Institute of Political Studies- Sciences Po Paris.
Art however has always been her passion so she enrolled in a one year intensive course at Christies Education in Paris and was awarded a diploma in History of Art and the art market from the Renaissance period to the present day.