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Valerie Barkowski

Creative Direction, Concept & Design, specialized in traditional handcrafts & work with artisans. Based in Marrakech.

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The Hatter of Cairo

I am working on the uniforms for the Steam Ship Sudan, the steamer that cruises up and down the Nile, and we need tarbooshes. In Marrakech, nothing could be simpler. You walk into a shop, you look at the styles, the sizes, the colours. You...

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My Favourite Hotel Is Not a Hotel

I practically grew up in the yacht club of Niewport, on the Belgian coast. So the rituals are familiar. The members, the ties, the dress codes, the clubhouse, the peculiar importance given to certain traditions.,Then I discovered the Royal...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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They came. With one hour. I welc...

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  • Valerie Barkowski

    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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