Bokja at Dubai Design Week
16 November 2022
FASHION TRUST ARABIA - The Beirut-based brand presented their latest installation, “Let’s Talk About the Weather,” at Dubai Design Week.
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What Not to Miss at Dubai Design Week
10 November 2022
SAVOIR-FLAIR Dubai Design Week is off to a grand start and we highly recommend you check out all the exciting things happening in D3 this week.
BURO247 - “What anguish drives your anger?” Bokja's installation at Dubai Design Week provokes conversations around pressing topics facing our entire species.
Boxing ring installation by Lebanese studio at Dubai Design Week doesn’t pull any punches
8 November 2022
THE NATIONAL - The 'ring of life', by Beirut brand Bokja, asks visitors: 'What anguish drives your anger?'
“LET’S TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER”، رسالة بيئية صارخة في وسط دبي
3 November 2022
GHEIR - تشهد دبي حالياً زخماً كبيراً ونشاطات فنية متنوعة بالتزامن مع عقد الدورة الجديدة من أسبوع دبي للتصميم. ومن بين أبرز الفعاليات التي ندعوكم للمشاركة فيها، ستطلق Bokja، مجسّماً فنياً بتاريخ 8 الى 13 نوفمبر 2022 تحت عنوان “Let’s Talk About the Weather”.
Curious Treasures: Beirut-based design studio Bokja
14 October 2022
THE KURATOR - As Bokja founders Hoda Baroudi and Maria Hibri gear up to showcase at Dubai Design Week this year, we speak with the Lebanese designers about the craft of creating conversation pieces.
ARAB-OWNED HOMEWARE BRANDS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
14 July 2022
GRAZIA - The duo eventually expanded their business and now own a clothing line that is created with a similar approach, and a zero-waste policy.
VOGUE - Plus, the space was realized by Lebanese firms like architect Nasser Nakib, textile design studio Bokja, and rattan artisan Barbour.
NORTHENRLIGHTANDGARDEN - A yellow sofa winds around the perimeter of Ilili, designed with help from Lebanese textile design studio Bokja and Beirut-based rattan craftsman Barbour.
Beirut Is Brimming With Cutting-edge Art — Here Are the Best Galleries and Museums to Visit
8 May 2021
TRAVEL + LEISURE - After decades of war and political turmoil, Beirut’s artists and makers continue to produce boundary-pushing works as the city rebuilds.
CNTRAVELER - When a devastating explosion tore through Beirut, Lebanon, last summer, the capital city's independent artists and designers, whose jewel box shops and busy studios fill the neighborhoods closest to the blast zone, were among those particularly impacted. For the country it was the latest tragedy in a year already marked by the pandemic and a collapsed economy.
Lebanese Designers Turn Post-Blast Wreckage and Emotions Into Art
17 December 2020
MARIE-CLAIRE - The duo have been working on a tapestry that functions as the mood board for their next collection of homeware and wearables. It depicts the beauty of Beirut as they re-discovered it under lockdown, but also the destruction it endured from the explosion.