22 September 2017
Autumn fragments in Marrakech Autumn in our garden. First, we harvest olives and dates. Then, palm trees are pruned while lemons...
26 May 2017
Creating a simple graphic table Two plates, cutlery, glasses, linen and an infinity of possibilities of composition. This is what i...
8 April 2017
This bed linen, tchampa, was born in India. True to my values, I wanted it to be timeless. Ce linge de...
17 March 2017
Janis, playing with white fringes. Throughout my V.Barkowski collections, I often work embroidery, pompons. But I also like to focus on materiel...
10 March 2017
L'Hamilton studios à Mumbai, de 1924 à nos jours Au cœur de Mumbai demeure encore un trésor : The Hamilton studios. Un...
3 March 2017
Penone, the link between man and nature Giuseppe Penone made it the back bone of his work. The Italian artist questions...
13 February 2017
"Orpheus messenger”Orpheus bed linen. An other V.Barkowski collection, Orpheus. Messages are hand embroidered on pillow cases and bed sheets… “Messager d’Orphée”Orpheus,...
27 January 2017
François Halard, the glance of an artist François Halard breathes and thinks through the art world which he knows so well,...
26 January 2017
Dayanita Singh, an inspring photographer I like her photographic work. Its simplicity which remains intense and unique. Dayanita Singh inspires me...
20 January 2017
New terrace. A view on the roofs of the medina. At Dar Kawa, we missed one essential thing: the view over...
13 January 2017
When grey becomes a timeless colorThe grey bath linen has now become a "new classic" in the V.Barkowski terry cotton...
23 December 2016
Chaiwallas, tea, streets of India...
9 December 2016
Rakhis bracelet In 2005, I draw my first rakhis bracelet for Samdjhna, indian NGO.The idea remains, action too. Only the bracelet...
25 November 2016
Valérie Barkowski s'inspire d'une emblématique cafetière trouvée à Lamu. Re visitée, elle trouve sa place dans la collection "table"...
11 November 2016
Bahya cement tiles + Valérie Barkowski = A collection After all these years in Morocco...
4 November 2016
Since almost 20 years, the V.Barkowski brand is loyal to its own values : timelessness, authenticity, handmade, quality. Collections meet,...
28 October 2016
Ai Weiwei, a chinese artist. A master in contemporary art. And a champion of free expression. Ai Weiwei creates, shakes, tweets, lives...
14 October 2016
Les bols Jain Au cours d’une journée pleine d’humilité, les moines jaïnistes, de blanc vêtus, ont coutume de voyager pieds nus...
7 October 2016
Autumn style. There is not much needed to create a nice table ambiance. In any case, this is my conception of...
16 September 2016
I like to be inspired by daily life. From today but also from yesterday, from here or from there. I...
2 September 2016
Textiles for Tajine café in Moscow. I travel, I immerse myself. I like to mix and match. So when the opportunity...
12 August 2016
This Mekong + quilts collection was designed under my creative direction. A know-how that deserves as much time for thought...
5 August 2016
The Olmassi junior suite, in Dar Kawa, has a new dress code. A new look that gives birth to a...
29 July 2016
A few sheets of paper with a meaning, colors, words that resonate with the NO-MAD philosophy. Since the brand was...
15 July 2016
Mumtaz remains the same but the atmosphere changes, the furniture, linens too. Mumtaz suite lives, evolves with Dar Kawa and...
8 July 2016
The « cuisine » has never been so present in everyday life and in the bookseller stalls ...
1 July 2016
Find the right balance between design and marketing, coaching a team, examine their practices, honor their culture ...
24 June 2016
Couleur Locale Knokke, a concept store The V.Barkowski bath linen is sold at Couleur Locale, concept store in Knokke, Belgium. On...
17 June 2016
The brand identity lives, evolves. The brand image follows this reality. I have always wanted to design timeless collections, but...
10 June 2016
Dar Kawa multiplies inspirations around the table. Always with the same idea of the style, to blend personal creations and...
27 May 2016
He is a nomad too. Cameroonian artist who travels the world and shares his time between Europe and Africa. He...
20 May 2016
I like to stage my creations but also those of others. I combine or separate them, depending. This time, I...
6 May 2016
Woman of the 20th century. Female artist, free to create, Line Vautrin left behind a huge collection of jewelry and decorative...
25 April 2016
Le Gris Le gris tristesse. Chagrin. Mélancolie. Une couleur qu’il n’a pas toujours la vie facile, que l’on ne laisse pas...
15 April 2016
For over two years I work with the NGO Mekong+ in Vietnam. One of the crafts that the NGO has...
1 April 2016
The "table collection" I imagined for NO-MAD is an assortment of color, the juxtaposition of styles from here and elsewhere....
11 March 2016
The INDIGO mix and match This summer my job for AM.PM. moves on with a INDIGO spring collection in a...
4 March 2016
In early February the brand No-Mad 97% India has for the second time participated in the India Design ID fair...
24 February 2016
A GIF gives life on the web, it permits to create animated images, operate in another creative and digital expression. I...
8 January 2016
[caption id="attachment_9064" align="alignnone" width="960"] The Pink collection by No-Mad[/caption] Nouvelle couleur dans la palette NO-MAD : le rose. Le rose tendre,...
24 December 2015
I cut, I select, I assemble, I change, I look at all the images together ...
11 December 2015
In Vietnam and Cambodia, the Mekong Plus Association provides adapted support to the poorest people. For over 20 years, the...
20 November 2015
Slow life. The one you savor. The existence allied to relaxation. This is what Dar Kawa wishes to offer. Time...
6 November 2015
I have traveled so many times in India. Traveled kilometers. So, my friends frequently ask me for traveler tips. I...
30 October 2015
All the bags of this "natural leather edition" are born of an encounter with a particular leather. All are drawn...
16 October 2015
« COLORS » Is a project that was ordered to me by Marie Claire Maison in 2005. The task was to express...
29 September 2015
Charcoal. With a nuanced and deep color. This is how I like my bags. Each style is unique. Because leather is...
25 September 2015
The Tiger woman with big green eyes, a perfectly drawn red mouth curved eyelashes and two small ears. On the cigarette...
18 September 2015
Aren’t we obliged to think differently now? To live differently? To act differently? I am aware that my way of...
11 September 2015
A red thread? An orange and a pink line instead. A range of indian colors, among others, following me throughout...
28 August 2015
There are those artists who fascinate. Panamarenko is one of them thanks to the freedom that emerges from his work....
27 August 2015
Green, green, green lunch. And a summer wind. A desire for freshness, lightness and a table for our guests in...
21 August 2015
Indigo. There are those books that touch, which carry us with them in a whirlwind of images, stories and passion. Catherine...
14 August 2015
Bright colors. Topics from contemporary culture. The line is sometimes childish, sometimes incisive. Walter Swennen is an artist that stands...
7 August 2015
Be inspired. Allow yourself to be surprised. Being open to the hazards. It is in this spirit that I created...
30 July 2015
A « grand homme » is gone. A friend. And a mentor that made you watch, think, question. Pierre Sterckx...
24 July 2015
My work for AM.PM bedlinen continues. My first positive experience for the spring-summer collection is ongoing and new styles are...
17 July 2015
Four rooms only. A personal style. Services are being developed and the attention to the house, to Marrakech and Moroccan...
9 June 2015
Une collection couleur de ciel, la Blue collection La palette des couleurs de NO-MAD s’ouvre, s’élargit pour laisser une place au...
29 May 2015
NO-MAD now sells “Rakhi, symbol of friendship" designed by V. Barkowski in favor of "Samajhna", a non profit social association...
15 May 2015
Selvedge, A UK magazine entirely dedicated to textile. You can appreciate each page of every issue. Be ready for a...
7 May 2015
These wool blankets were made entirely by hand in northern India and were transported in two renowned cities respectively for...
17 April 2015
The art of felt making. A workshop in Jaipur has a perfect knowledge of those rigorous techniques. Whether to make...
30 March 2015
In Dar Kawa, style and personality are expressed in every detail. The decoration tells stories and encounters. Craftsmanship, quality, handmade...
15 March 2015
Several steps are required for a young brand. Among these, the presence in a first show. NO-MAD was at the...
27 February 2015
It is round, friendly and so Indian. So steeped in culture. It struck me throughout my travels. When genereous moments...
9 January 2015
In the pages of the next AM.PM. Spring/Summer 2015 catalog, I signed the textiles for 4 bedrooms. Here my work...
5 December 2014
India has inspired. We have always loved tap into its creativity, heritage, its colors, its stories. Personnally, I appreciate above...
13 November 2014
A small fabric label, sewn. A small yet nothing that says it all. This piece of cloth is the trace...
7 November 2014
There are some stories that one apprehend without saying. These objects that speak without someone to explain them. There are...
4 May 2014
One always cuts and pastes. But one also pins up. One puts together. One gives names. Easily. Everything thanks to...
14 March 2014
Noir intense Le noir. Le vide. La nuit avant le jour. Cette couleur, dont on dit qu’elle n’en est pas une,...
10 January 2014
Patching up history In Japan, the boro was a thing of the past. Today, the boro is born again. This textile...
27 December 2013
When black questions colour, kitch, pop culture…. Joyce Pensato creates art which questions, which jostles and which pushes you towards...
6 December 2013
Rouge amour, rouge sang, rouge prospérité… le rouge est partout en Inde, vibrant, joyeux, essentiel au bon présage. - Inde, ô...
30 November 2013
Wayne Thiebaud, color accumulation When I want colour gushing out of my creations, I can be inspired by the American artist,...
17 November 2013
Each leather piece is unique and reveals its genuine qualities in the creations of hand bags and purses signed Valérie...
25 October 2013
Strong, simple, timeless. 97% Indian. Such is the recurrent theme of the brand NO-MAD. Red. Why red? Well, yes… red...
25 October 2013
Inspirations, we store them in boxes…And then at times, as small as they are, they themselves emerge from boxes Les inspirations,...
25 October 2013
NO-MAD is first of all a meeting but it is also a personal step in the path of my creation. NO-MAD...
13 September 2013
The intensity of a woman’s work Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010), an artist who continues to inspire. Her work is yet to be...
10 September 2013
One of a kind leather purses, envelops and bags. I like to wander in the medina of Marrakech, to source new...
19 July 2013
A tarbouche is a flat topped brimless hat which can be traced as far back as Ancient Greece. The hat...
5 January 2012
Behind Bandit Queen, there is a whole progression of ideas… certain of them forgotten, others immortalised. Here’s the itinerary of...