Cedric Koukjian

{{Short description|Industrial designer and sculptor}}

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Cedric Koukjian (born 1985) is an industrial designer and sculptor based in Geneva,{{Cite magazine | magazine=Architectural Digest Spain: Las mejores casas del mundo | date=April 2024 | issue=195 |pages=80–81 | title=Esculpiendo sueños| url=https://www.revistaad.es/articulos/pierre-y-cedric-koukjian-una-vida-esculpiendo-suenos | lang=es}} known for his monumental sculptures. His works explores themes of unity, resilience, and the bonds that shape societies and individuals.{{Cite news | title=L'Art du Léopard: Portrait de créateur, Cedric Koukjian | work=Le Carougeois | date=November 21, 2024 | page=5 | first=Cécile | last=Barro | language=fr }}{{Cite magazine | magazine=Artnet news | url= https://news.artnet.com/art-world/spotlight-artist-cedric-koukjian-2106794 |title=Spotlight: Geneva-Based Artist Cedric Koukjian Turns Steel, Marble, and Other Materials Into Sculptures That Symbolize the Human Bond

|last=Annikka |first=Olsen | date=April 29, 2022}} He frequently incorporates the motif of the chain {{cite magazine |title=It's all connected |url=https://www.mmedien.ch/en/publications/gstaadlife/gstaadlife-5-2022-5-august/ |magazine=Gstaad Life |date=August 5, 2022 }} which he has used in various sculptures made from materials such as steel, marble, and granite. Several of his works have been installed in public spaces Blanca Burri, "Granit, Harz, Metall und ein Maler," Anzeiger von Saanen, July 5, 2022. [https://www.anzeigervonsaanen.ch/granit-harz-metall-und-ein-maler anzeigervonsaanen.ch] including permanent sculptures in Cologny{{Cite magazine | magazine=Commune de Cologny | url= https://cologny.ch/culture-loisirs/expositions/giratoire-route-de-vandoeuvres/cedric-koukjian-liaison |title=Cedric Koukjian: Liaison

|last=Cologny }}{{cite magazine |last=Gautier le Berre |first=Catherine |title=Une nouvelle œuvre d'art prend ses quartiers sur le giratoire de Cologny |url=https://ge.archivescommunales.ch/uploads/r/archives-de-la-commune-de-cologny/9/f/0/9f052b91aa582419646f938d3cbb5c0e432454b69b0cb79e0a900a268c99b352/20200210_Tribune_Rives_Lac.pdf |magazine=Tribune Rives Lac - La Tribune de Genève |date=February 10, 2020 }} and Bikfaya,{{Cite magazine | magazine= Addiyar newspaper| url= https://addiyar.com/article/2224052-%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%A8-%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%A1-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%83%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86

|title=نصب تمثال "سلسلة الضوء" في بكفيا - لبنان

|last=Addiyar | date=January 20, 2025}}{{Cite magazine | magazine= MTV Lebanon| url= https://www.mtv.com.lb/news/محليات/1556951/وزير-الثقافة--للبنان-دور-أساسي-كصلة-وصل-بين-الشعوب-والثقافات

|title=وزير الثقافة: للبنان دور أساسي كصلة وصل بين الشعوب والثقافات

|last=MTV Lebanon | date=March 16, 2025}} as well as a permanent sculpture in the collection of Beit Beirut Museum in Lebanon. His works have been presented at several art exhibitions including the 2022 outdoor sculpture show in Gstaad.{{Cite magazine | magazine= Artnet spotlight | url= https://news.artnet.com/art-world/since-geneva-cedric-pierre-koukjian-2235131|title=Spotlight: Father and Son Artists Pierre and Cedric Koukjian Experiment With Scale and Materials for New Show in Gstaad |last=Artnet spotlight}}{{Cite magazine | magazine= Kunst bulletin | url= https://www.kunstbulletin.ch/en/ausstellung/split-window |title= Kunst bulletin |last= Split Window exhibition }}