There's nothing Gypsies and Debutantes loves more than colorful handmade art. Bokja brings handmade and beautiful together on a larger scale. Situated in Beirut, Lebanon, designers Hoda Baroudi and Maria Hibri reupholster furniture and make public art pieces out of old and recycled textiles and fabrics.
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According to the designers, "bokja" is a word commonly used in the Arab world meaning “the dowry of the bride”. Family members would make hand embroidered items to give to a bride when she got married. These lovingly made gifts are put in the ‘bokja’ for the bride. Baroudi and Hibri make this wonderful old tradition hip and undeniably stylish.
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Using
fabrics from Italy, Africa, Palestine, Brazil, and Afghanistan, Bokja pieces
catch the eye and heart. On top of making stunning home pieces such as chairs,
Bokja has also made public art pieces. Below is one of their larger installations
the, "Bokja Bug”. The bug was set up in Milan, Italy in 2010. The
completely upholstered bug was Bokja’s debut installation.
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Bokja
treats their pieces passionately and personally. Each item they bring life to
has its own passport similar with the Bokja logo. The passport contains
the items nationality and day of birth.
Featured
in dozens of blog and magazines including Flair and Elle Decorations, we highly
suggest you give the Bokja website a peek. Even the layout of the website is as
wonderfully quirky as their designs.
