The talented Lebanese fashion designer Rabih Kayrouz has had a phenomenal year: he was accepted into the exclusive Haute Couture club, launched the Starch boutique to help up-and-coming talents and now has become the recipient…
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2009
Bokja Design is an Arab Furniture Brand Fusing Tradition, Modernity, Culture, History and Innovation
I recently had the pleasure of meeting Maria Hibri and Hoda Baroudi, the founders of Bokja Design, an edgy firm producing truly unique furniture. These vibrant and garrulous Lebanese women have literally taken the interior…
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NSFW. German e-portal, Liaison Dangereuse, dares to venture into controversial waters with this ad. In our opinion, there’s nothing wrong with it and, if anything, humanising the veil (and the abaya for that matter) can…
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When she was awarded the prestigious Pritzker Prize for Architecture in 2004, Iraqi-born Zaha Hadid was not only the first Arab to win but also the first woman. Her work is both genius and thought…
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