Bayt El Saad

Overview

Bayt El Saad (also written Beit El Saad) is a Cairo design studio that makes handmade chandeliers, lighting and glassware. It was founded by Mai El-Ghandour, who left a corporate career of more than 20 years to start it. Young Egyptian artisans make every piece using techniques passed down by Old Cairo craftsmen, including hand-blown recycled glass, a craft that only a handful of masters still practise. The designs draw on the sea and on ancient Egyptian heritage, giving homes a contemporary piece with an Egyptian identity and keeping a fading craft alive.

The pitch

Mai El-Ghandour asked the sharks for EGP 6 million for 25% of Bayt El Saad. She presented handmade chandeliers by young Egyptian artisans, with designs drawn from the sea and ancient Egyptian heritage. The craft and the story behind it had all five sharks competing to invest.

Services & products

• Handmade chandeliersStatement chandeliers handcrafted by Egyptian artisans, inspired by the sea and ancient Egyptian heritage.
• Lighting unitsPendants and other lighting pieces that bring a contemporary Egyptian identity into homes.
• Hand-blown recycled glassGlassware and glass elements blown by hand from recycled glass using traditional Old Cairo techniques.
• Bespoke event piecesOne-off designs for special occasions, like the El-Kerdan chandelier made from traditional wedding 'badra' coins.

Team

• MEMai El-GhandourFounder

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