Farra Design Center

FARRA Design Center started as a raw material supplier in 1939 for furniture manufacturing and became a furniture importer and distributor in Lebanon.

1910-1960

The founder, Anwar Farra, was born in 1911. The company specialized in the import of raw material for the wood furnishing and furniture manufacturing industries.

1960-1990

The company expanded in the successful years of Lebanon, with the development of new hotels and the need for tourist facilities. Around the 1980s, La Société les Fils d’Anwar Farra SARL was created when the company became operated by Anwar Farra closest family members.

1990s-2010s

From exclusive wholesaler supplier, the stores gave a larger focus on the consumer market. In 2004, FARRA moved its flagship store to Mkalles Main Road.

The company had an impact in its community with charitable donations. It started in 2004 a philanthropic division called Divine Details aimed to help young designers and architecture students become creative through competition, enhance their portfolios and find opportunities for local employment. The company is now one of the most recognizable brands in Lebanon.

FARRA Stores

The company was launched in 1939 as a raw material supplier. The first FARRA store opened in Downtown Beirut in 1976 then moved to Dekwaneh in the early 1980s. Its store moved to a newly constructed building on Mkalles Main Street in 2004.

Store format

The store has an architecture that uses glass on its rooftop with white painted side walls. Skylights provide natural lighting that reduces energy costs.

Not all furniture is displayed in the store. Particular colors of living rooms may be stocked in the warehouse and is presented on-demand. The FARRA Design Center website contains an overview of its furniture and home accessories collections.

Products

FARRA furniture is assembled by the company technicians.