Bechara Maalouf's lamps at Komune trace Lebanese window guards

May 19. Komune, the New York fashion retailer, opened a narrow gallery installation during design week. Designer Bechara Maalouf showed laser-cut metal lamps on recycled wood bases, each drawing from the intricate iron window guards common to Lebanese residential architecture.

The show, titled What Still Holds, ran in a slim corridor space at the Komune location. Maalouf, who grew up in Lebanon, pulled the lamp silhouettes from photographs of his family home in Beirut. The metalwork recalls the scrollwork and geometric patterns typical of mid-century Lebanese residential security grilles.

The lamps sit on reclaimed wood bases sourced locally. Maalouf laser-cut the metal in Brooklyn. Each piece is unique, the pattern shifts slightly per lamp. The show carried six pieces total, priced between $800 and $1,400.

Komune typically stocks quiet-luxury fashion lines and has been adding design objects to the floor mix over the past year. This is the second design-focused installation the retailer has mounted in 2026. The first, in February, featured Japanese ceramics.

Maalouf's work has shown in smaller New York galleries before, but this is the first time a fashion retailer has carried it. The retail crossover makes sense. The lamps read decorative but carry enough restraint to sit in a Loewe-adjacent interior without overstating.

The show closed May 18. Two of the six pieces sold during the week-long run.