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VOGUE ARABIA : Huda Baroudi and Maria Hibri founded Bokja as a space where luxury and craftsmanship can come together in exquisite textiles, furniture, art, and design – and now, they’re sharing that spirit by creating reversible silk face masks.
Specializing in vintage furniture, the designers and their staff devote part of their time to making silk masks. Focus on this initiative, combining style and solidarity!
Beirut-based designer Bokja specializes in making upholstered furniture with vintage fabric but the studio’s workers now dedicate their time to sewing colourful silk face masks to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.
The Lebanese design studio is creating social awareness through embroidery and a creative new collection
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