Artists
Munir Habib was born and raised in Damascus, Syria. He has been handcrafting mosaics for over 30 years. He draws inspiration from a number of different ancient Mediterranean and North African cultures to create his mosaics, including the beautiful Hellenistic site of Apamea in Greece, the ancient site of Philippopolis in the Hauran province of southern Syria, and more generally ancient Greek and Roman mosaics located in mediterranean sites.
Munir specializes in portraiture, though he is currently working on masterpieces inspired by the geometric frames of ancient Greek mosaics as well as Cosmatesque designs. Several of his pieces were exhibited and sold with Antico Contempo at the 2024 Salon Art + Design Fair and the 2025 Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week in Phoenix.
Farez Jawad was born and raised in Aleppo, Syria. Growing up in such an ancient city, the mosaic artist draws from the his ancient surroundings, frequently visiting the Aleppo Citadel for inspiration. He is also fascinated by the designs of Graeco-Roman mosaics located in eastern Mediterranean sites. His travels have taken him on journeys from Crete to the Kórnik Castle in Poland.
He had several pieces exhibited with Antico Contempo at the 2024 Salon Art + Design Fair in New York City and the 2025 Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week in Phoenix. His current collection features geometric designs inspired by ancient Antioch and North African mosaics as well as more contemporary designs.
Rami Hann was born and raised in Damascus, Syria. Growing up in such an ancient and historically significant city, he expresses his fascination of art via handcrafted mosaics. He draws inspiration from the arabesque designs of historical landmarks in Damascus such as the Umayyad Mosque as well as Medieval Italian mosaic work, weaving together geometric styles from around the Mediterranean.
He specializes in highly detailed mosaic crafting, cutting pieces in a plethora of different angles to fit the vision of his piece. Through Antico Contempo, several of his pieces were exhibited and sold with us at the 2024 Salon Art + Design Fair and the 2025 Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week in Phoenix.
