About Abbas Sbeity

I’m Abbas Sbeity (b. 1991, Lebanon), a designer, curator, and cultural producer based in Sweden. My practice explores the intersections of design, urban questions, and culture through artistic, curatorial, and research-driven methods.

I founded Kulturrummet, a cultural hub dedicated to multidisciplinary, site-specific, and community-driven cultural programs on neighborhood-level in Söder, Helsingborg.

I offer consultancy services through Creative Insights Studio, in design, strategy, and research across sectors.

Teaching and research

I lecture in Design Theory and Management at the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (ALBA) in Lebanon, and have been a guest lecturer at Lund University, Bredda University, and HDK-Valand, University of Gothenburg

My academic background includes: Of Public Interest Lab at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm (2025–26), CuratorLab at Konstfack, Stockholm (2024–25), an MA in Design from Academie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (ALBA), and Bachelor of Architecture from the Lebanese University.

Boards and advisory roles

I serve as a Forum Member at the European Philanthropic Initiative for Migration (EPIM) through 2027, and joined Region Skåne's Advisory Group for Broadened Representation and Diversity for 2026–27. I am a board member of the MENA Design Research Center in Beirut.

Earlier work

Before moving to Sweden, I worked across the MENA region in cultural management — leading learning programs and grant schemes for artists, journalists, and cultural practitioners. In Lebanon, I founded Architects for Change (2014–2019) and managed and programmed four editions of Beirut Design Week (2015–2019) through MENA Design Research Center.