Dr. Ehab Abu-Hannoud was born in Dubai. He had an undergraduate education in Interior Design. He earned a MSc degree in contemporary Palestinian furniture design from Helwan University (Egypt) in 2006, and a PhD Degree in Kindergarten Design from Nottingham University (UK) in 2013. He worked as a designer at Jeyad Company (Saudi Arabia) from 2002 to 2003. He worked as a lecturer in Interior Design at Al-Ahliyya Amman University (Jordan) between 2006-2008. Currently, Dr. Ehab is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts at An-Najah National University, Nablus (Palestine). He has been working at An-Najah University as a faculty member since 2009 where he taught several courses and held important administrative positions including the Head of department of Applied Arts (2020-2021), and the Coordinator of the Game Design, Food Design and Fashion Design (2016-2021). He has many local and international exhibitions. Specialized in contemporary furniture and Kindergarten Designs. Jury member in Expo Dubai 2020 and the Palestinian Ministry of Culture. NGOs consultant. During his research-academic career, Dr. Ehab co-authored many publications in the fields of contemporary furniture, developing the local furniture Industry, utilizing technology & advanced material, quality of space, recycling furniture, furniture design for disaster. Dr. Ehab Abu-Hannoud was nominated in 2025 for the Nile Award for Arab Creatives, one of the most prestigious cultural awards in the Arab world, in recognition of his outstanding contributions in the field of art.
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