Twist the world
Valerie BarkowskiCreative Direction, Concept & Design, specialized in traditional handcrafts & work with artisans. Based in Marrakech.
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Thirty years. Still hanging on.
Thirty years of pompoms. And now, Condé Nast Traveler. Who would have thought a few cotton threads could have such a career? A young, curious and enthusiastic team recently came to film our workshop in Marrakech. Everyone joined in, some mo...
At the top of the tree
Eighteen. Stamped "adult" and sent out into the world. The law had decided: majority reached, freedom assumed. Grown up, supposedly. Not really. At that age, you're still being carried, by your parents, by comfort. Taking the train alone an...
One hour of your life
“Can you give me one hour of your life?” That’s about all I asked. One call at a time. The answer was usually: “Yes. What for?” In that order. First yes. Only then the question. I love that.
© Tania Panova
They came. With one hour. I welc...
A hand between
In Edfu. On the banks of the Nile, the temple is covered in carved stone from floor to ceiling. Hieroglyphs. Bas-reliefs. Carved figures. Entire columns. The eye climbs, searches for somewhere to rest, then lets go. Faced with a work that e...
Bloom
I love words that say several things at once. Bloom.
To bloom is a blossoming, a birth, a coming into fullness. It’s the flower unfurling, but it’s also a baby opening its eyes and smiling at the sight of its mother’s face. It’s the sun r...
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I am Valérie Barkowski. Belgian by birth, Marrakech by choice. For nearly 30 years, I’ve worked across concepts, interiors, and slow creation rooted in ancestral craft.
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