Le Collectif

collaborations

The humble stool learns to tell stories
The humble stool learns to tell stories With Karim Chaaya and SPOCKDESIGN, Con-fesse turned upholstered stools into objects of self-expression, launched with live music and performance.
Threads of Hope: a carpet hand-knotted in Afghanistan
Threads of Hope: a carpet hand-knotted in Afghanistan With BEEAH and FBMI, whose employees are seventy per cent women and widows working from home, the traditional carpet becomes a medium for storytelling.
Nods to the pre-war cafes of Beirut
Nods to the pre-war cafes of Beirut At Noura, redesigned by Laura Gonzalez, hand-upholstered panels line the walls and a pine-tree embroidery commemorates the preservation of the Bisri Valley.
A moon entwined with the sun, in silver and bronze
A moon entwined with the sun, in silver and bronze For Laura Gonzalez, Bokja's artisans embroidered her design in silver and bronze yarns: the shape of a moon entwined with the sun.
Tapestries of Gilgamesh for Bahrain's first boutique hotel
Tapestries of Gilgamesh for Bahrain's first boutique hotel On the Unesco Pearling Path, with interior designer Ammar Basheir, Bokja was commissioned to design a series of tapestries touching on the Epic of Gilgamesh.
In the kingdom of the heart: seven chairs, seven stages
In the kingdom of the heart: seven chairs, seven stages With Wyssem Nochi, a Sufi pilgrimage told in seven sculptural iron chairs upholstered with Bokja assemblages.
A river rushing to carve its path, held in a mirror
A river rushing to carve its path, held in a mirror Laura Gonzalez's palette of teal, Monet yellow and orival beige, embroidered by Jamil, Bokja's master embroiderer, on a polished brass base.
Diya Apartment
Diya Apartment
Thirteen Kimabayas: the kimono meets the abaya
Thirteen Kimabayas: the kimono meets the abaya With milia m, the garment born of two cultures is made reversible, its lining a Bokja assemblage digitally printed on pure silk.
New Kingdom craftsmanship for Azza Fahmy's Riyadh opening
New Kingdom craftsmanship for Azza Fahmy's Riyadh opening Drawing on the murals and motifs of ancient tombs, one exceptional wall piece reimagines Egypt's artistic legacy through a contemporary lens.
Eight rooms for the wishes of Tamanna's children
Eight rooms for the wishes of Tamanna's children In Gemmayzeh, thirteen designers turned an NGO's offices into a guesthouse where every stay funds the wish of a critically ill child. Bokja's room is dressed from Sound of Music.
Pastoral Lebanon, embroidered on every chair
Pastoral Lebanon, embroidered on every chair For Ilili, the institution of Lebanese food culture in New York and Washington, a signature embroidered detail across all its chairs, with Nasser Nakib Architect and Karim Chaya.