About
Growing up in Cairo, a strongly cultural context, Salsabeel Amin has been particularly interested in designs that are driven by her local context and that reflect on people’s everyday lives. Upon completing her Architectural degree at the American University in Cairo, Amin was continuously moving across and exploring various design disciplines (Architecture, Interior Design, Photography ,Lighting Design Product Design, Making..etc) ideally seeking to create integrative outcomes from such overlapping fields. She soon realized she wanted to experience design on a more detailed and hands on approach. Thus, pursued her MA degree in Design of Product + Space at Kingston, London; where she was greatly influenced by the British craftsmanship. Such hands on exposure created a great drive to re interpret the value of craftsmanship in her local context.
On returning to Cairo, Amin became more interested in reviving culturally specific crafts and skills; and launched her studio SAL. It has been an ongoing journey to explore and develop dialogue between designer and craftsmanship.
Amin particularly focused on designing lighting products, since that is the medium where she felt she was able to express all the values she strongly abided to. To Amin, Lighting is an expression of fine craftsmanship, design, detailing, materiality, and for most, the area where both Architecture and Product Design overlap.
This fusion of disciplines is what she continuous to explore and grounds her to the modern context we live in today.