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They are confined, i am not any more but still awa

They are confined, i am not any more but still away from home. We love to gather, dance, sing, laugh, share a good meal...
Just life, simple things of life that are not accessible for now and become more precious than ever.
Really missing my friends but let's continue to dance until we meet again despite these strange times...
Soon, soon, soon... When moroccan borders will open again.
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#enough #blackouttuesday

#enough #blackouttuesday

The last dinner with friends i can remember. A joy

The last dinner with friends i can remember.
A joyful gathering in our riad.
At that moment nobody would/could have imagined that be surrounded by friends would become a wish, something that you would wish to happen...
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More than ten weeks, at home and alone, later you realize how much you miss evenings with people you love. Laugh, eat, drink, tell stories sitting close to each other around the table lit by candlelight, dance under the orange trees @darkawa_riad.
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Despite this confinement, and being far from home, i am feeling well and happy. Loneliness brings other joys and occupations. But i miss my friends, i truly do.
Be well, take care and let's meet soon again.
Sending love and Eid Mubarak to all my muslim friends.
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One more sunday at home. That means more than 2 mo

One more sunday at home. That means more than 2 months now that life has been « flipped » completely.
Sometimes i still can’t imagine that the whole world is almost standing still and waiting what is going to happen next.
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Making the best of these « extra-ordinary » days and weeks. Living the instant and avoiding thinking too much about tomorrow...
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Most of us will be hit, some more than others. I am waiting for a flight to go home. No idea when this will become a reality.
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Meanwhile i can still dream of open spaces in nature, long walks in unknown places i would like to discover. That moment is far away probably...
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•#farfromhome #theslowlife #slowlifestyle #passionpassport #passionphoto #nature #camels #discoverthworld #thetimehascome #voyageursdumonde #cntraveller #carpediem #livefully #slowtravel #daydreamer

The time has come...To be the change you want to s

The time has come...To be the change you want to see.
The message is crystal clear.
As a citizen i can say stop, i can say no, i can say "they will know" but most of all i can say that i will be myself the change i want to see. Each one of us can make a difference by acting with repsonsability. Every action can make a difference and provoke a butterfly effect.
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A small example (with big numbers).
I love to eat an avocado for breakfast.
Most of the time that avocado comes from South America, it crosses the ocean. To grow that avocado 400 liters of water are necessary. If i eat that avocado every day i consume 146000 (HUNDRED FOURTY SIX THAOUSAND) liters of water in one year. Waow...
What about the carbon print.
What about the fact that massive avocado production leaves local inhabitants (in Peru) around the avocado fields without water. There is no more running water in their houses, they have to BUY buckets of 50 liters of water to drink, to cook, to wash themselves, to wash their clothes.
Is that normal? NO it is not and i don't want to be part of this. So, despite the fact i love these avocados i will stop buying them and only eat avocados that are grown with respect and that do not have to cross the world to reach my beakfast plate.
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If 10 avocado lovers act like me it means there are 1460000 (ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND) liters of water saved in one year, 100 people means 14600000 (FOURTEEN MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND). The numbers are vertiginous for a small action.
They also give hope because it means that a change for better can come quickly.
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We can all make a difference. Let's do it. What will be yours?
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#thetimehascome #bethechangeyouwanttosee #fondationnh #marioncotillard #juliettebinoche #humanity #respect #loyalty #wecanallmakeadifference #achangehastobedone #citizenoftheworld #eatlocal #eatorganic #eatseasonal #lessismore #simplelife #vegetarian #respectfortheplanet #takeaction #relyonyourself #sustainableliving #timeforchange #consciousliving #theartofslowliving #newpatterns #slowlifestyle #cleaneating #dreamyourlife #liveyourlife

A "mundane" week-end by the ocean in Morocco. The

A "mundane" week-end by the ocean in Morocco.
The prestine beach, camels, a tagine, walking with the wind and the seagulls.
So simple, so pure,... So close and so far right now when this can only be watched through the mind's eye.
I have enjoyed every minute of these walks but the next one will be even more intense.
Wishing you all a happy and peaceful day. Hope your beloved ones and yourself are safe.
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Video @taniapanova
#theartofslowliving #camellove #camelwalk #beachlife #atlanticocean #voyageursdumonde #cntraveller #passionpassport #sundaywalk #prestinebeach #morocco #lessismore #minimalliving #essaouira #mogador #silentliving #cleanliving #aftercovid #freedom #morningwalk #picniconthebeach #seagullsandi #cameltrek #livingbythesea #thisishowwelive #lifeinmorocco #slowlife #livemorewithless #respectnature #invitedonearth

"From the think tank..." ^ In these strange times,

"From the think tank..."
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In these strange times, we are all thinking about how we will move on with our lives when the situation will get stabilized.
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Since many years now, i have slowed down and tried to make responsable/sustainable choices. That is how i became vegetarian why i decided to stop working with leather.
I don't feel coherency when i think of me as a vegetarian making products with "animal skins"...
Already in a upcycling process, because i was only buying left overs or default leather from bigger companies who produce in Morocco. I thought that was fine... Today i don't.
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We will produce the last leather items with the skins we have in stock. After the storm, these products will be for sale at the V.Barkowski store in Marrakech and on our e-shop.
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Time to explore new paths.
"Be the change you want to see in the world - M.Gandhi".
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#sustainablility #slowliving #simpleliving #greenliving #slowlifestyle #lessismore #respectnature #respectanimals #nomeat #slowproduction #upcycling #timelessness #greeneconomy #greenplanet #letssavetheworld #livemorewithless #noleather #valeriebarkowskistore #marrakesh #timeforchange #creativequarantine #slowcollection #bethechange #responsablecitizen #cleanliving #lessismoreattitude #stopmassproduction #valeriebarkowski #creativedrirection #design

Places we can dream of... . . . Photo @justinfoulk

Places we can dream of...
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#confinement #covid19fight #wandering #daydreaming #escape #cntraveller #passionpassport #citizenoftheworld

Sunday morning. Nothing better than daydreaming in

Sunday morning.
Nothing better than daydreaming in bed, isn't it?
Even better when your bed linen is soft and hand embroidered, no?
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We are happy to let you know that our e-shop is online since several weeks.
Some who know us will not be surprised that we were so silent about it.
That is how we are. We don't like to speak loud but happy to share the news with you here.
www.valeriebarkowski.com
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Only linens baring the label V.Barkowski are original designs.
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#embroideredbedsheets #theartofslowliving #onlineshopping #bedlinen #hometextiles #handembroidery #artisans #qualitylinen #combedcotton #handmade #bleuproduct #blueeconomy #slowlifestyle #valeriebarkowskidesign #vbarkowski #handmadepompons #passementerie #twisttheworld #timelesslinen #since1997 #originaldesign #vbarkowskibrand #interiordesign #instahome #color #minimal #lessismore #qualitylinen #stayathome #onlineshopping

March 15th 2020. This morning our shutters remaine

March 15th 2020.
This morning our shutters remained closed.
For the security of our staff and customers and with the hope to be as efficient as possible, we decided to close the V.Barkowski store in Marrakech as long as it will be necessary.
No we don't panic, we just want to strike the ennemy asap by following the only rational rule : staying at home.
If everybody follows that safety rule, soon all this will just be a bad memory. Sending love and best wishes to all of you around the world.
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And if you feel it is a "disaster" think of the fact that :
"a pandemic has been declared...
But not for the 24600 who die every day from unnecessary starvation, and not for 3000 children who die every day from preventable malaria,and not for the 10000 people who die every day because they are denied publicly-funded healthcare, and not for the hundreds of Venezuelans and Iranians who die every day because America's blockade denies them life-saving medicines, and not for the hundreds of mostly children bombed or starved to death every day in Yemen, in a war supplied and kept going, profitably, by America and Britain. Before you panic consider them.
John Pilger via @oliviervrankenne
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We will remain live here and continue to post eyecandies and life fragments from Marrakech, like "letters from home..."
Until we can meet again💫
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#Marrakesh #covid_19 #coronavirus #stayathome #followtherules #quarantine #stayhealthy #safeplace #home #safetyrule #simplerule #bebrave #thinklarge #dontstockfood #safealltogetherbutalone #strongtogether #followtherule #homeletters #staysafe #nopanic #keepcalm #dowhatypuhavetodo #slowlife #solitarylife

Fragment of our flagshipstore in the medina Marrak

This is exactly how i feel tonight. Upside down an

This is exactly how i feel tonight.
Upside down and turning in circles like dancing mushrooms.
Sweet dreams, good night 💫
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#contemporary art #carstenholler #mushrooms #artlover #remkoolhaas #architecture #milano #red #upsidedown #citytrip

What about lunch in the garden today. It is alread

What about lunch in the garden today. It is already spring in Marrakech. Pleasant on one side and scary at the same time... The temperature is what we usually have in april.
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Menu of the day : farniente and enjoying company of dear friends.
My table linen on this picture has been photographed by @delphinewarin at @domainesauvage
Hand embroidery on linen, these collections are available at the V.Barkowski store in Marrakech, open every day from 10 to 7.
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#theartofslowliving #sloweconomy #embroideredlinen #handmade #handembroidery #red #valeriebarkowskidesign #originaldesign #marrakesh #skilledartisans #timeless #shopping #shoppingmarrakesh #qualitylinen #Tablenapkin #linenlove #interiordesign #instadecor #marrakech #homelinenstore #tablestyling #creativelifestyle #styling #homedecorlove #delphinewarin #domainesauvage #organicfarm

That is exactly how i would like to spend my sunda

That is exactly how i would like to spend my sunday... Unfortunately i lent my hot air balloon to a friend... So i will stay on the ground, at home, enjoying the fragrance of orange blossoms, listen to the birds sing, walk Mr.Simon in the palmgrove, have lunch under the tree, escape to Russia with Bulgakov, sink into a sunday nap between the bamboos, have a fresh verbena from the garden, spoil myself with a massage.
Sunday goals... What are yours?
Happy day, here and now..
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Photo by and via @spathumpa
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#sundaymood #farniente #daydream #wandering #hotairballoon #flyinghigh #sundaygoals #birdsongs #sundaysbelike #spathumpa #creativemind #innerjourney #slowliving #theslowlifestyle #sunday #permaculture #greenliving #hereandnow #dayoff #marrakesh #marrakeshlifestyle #relax #noprogram #instaliving #dubaidesert #colors

A spring breeze is blowing out of Marrakech. Maybe

A spring breeze is blowing out of Marrakech. Maybe time to change the dresscode of your bed? Handembroidered in Marrakech, available at our store in the medina and shipped worldwide as well.
A happy day to all of you.
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Since 1997.
Only the handtag "V.Barkowski" is an orgininal design.
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V.Barkowskistore Marrakech located at Dar Bacha, Arset Aouzel 142 (between Mustapha Blaoui and Dar Marjana). Open every day from 10am to 7pm.
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#hometextiles #interior #interiordesign #bedroomideas #bedlinen #handembroideredlinen #haneembroidered #vbarkowskistore #slowproduct #marrakechshopping #slowlife #valeriebarkowskidesign #bedroomgoals #lifestyle #blackandwhite #minimalism #handcraft #bed #timelessstyle #design #handembroidery #passementerie #shoppinginmarrakesh #inspiration #darkawariad #originaldesign #whitelinen #pureandsimple #marrakech #sweetdreams

Journey into the Amazon rainforest with Claudia An

Journey into the Amazon rainforest with Claudia Andujar, who for five decades, photographed and accompanied the Yanomami, an indigenious people who live on the border between Brazil and Venezuela, in the struggle for their rights. I am deeply impressed by the work of Marina Anujar. I admire the fact that she dedicated 50 years of her life to a cause that was not hers. The photographer and activist is Swiss born.
Thanks to her multiple trips and stays with the Yanomami she developed a very close relationship with the people that are reflected in her photographies and videos.
Thanks to this inimacy she was able to denounce economic and political projects that were leading to the breakdown of Yanomami social fabric and putting their living territory in danger. The sensitivity of her work is breathtaking.
Thanks to the intimacy she has developped with the Yanomami people Marina Andujar has caputred the soul of every Yanomami and documented the mundane and the spiritual aspects of their lives. You don't visit an exhibition, you live with them in the rainforest. Without her we would not know about the Yanomami. Don't miss it if you go to Paris @fondationcartier #amazon #yanomami #marinaandujar #photographer #activist #exhibition #fondationcartier #yanomamipeople #davikopenawa #brazil #humanrights #fightforacause #blackandwhite #photography #rainforest #respect #dignity

Since 1997 i design bed linen in Morocco. Inspired

Since 1997 i design bed linen in Morocco. Inspired by traditional know-how, design with a twist. All our bed, bath and table linen are handmade in our workshop by skilled artisans.
Our V.Barkowski flagship store is located in the medina of Marrakech and we are open every day from 10am to 7pm.
Indulge yourself with some sunday shopping...
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All our styles can be made to order as per special requirements or sizes and we also create special designs on request.
Our products bare the V.Barkowski label only.
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Photo @taniapanova
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#hometextiles #bedlinen #tablelinen #bathlinen #linge de maison #duvetcover #pillowcase #handembroidery #handembroideredlinen #designbyvaleriebarkowski #handmade #skilledartisans #passementerie #timeless #quality #homelinen #slowproduct #shoppingmarrakech #shopping #homeaccessories #marrakesh #byvaleriebarkowski #minimalism #interiordesign #grey #whitelinen #monochrome #originaldesign #since1997 #theartofslowliving

Sunday early morning, the perfect moment to wander

Sunday early morning, the perfect moment to wander in the narrow streets of the medina.
Before the hustle and bustle, enjoying silence and every day life of locals.
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#medianlife #oldcity #oldcitymarrakech #wanderer #daydreamer #authenticlife #slowliving #traveldestinatiin #marrakech #marrakesh #redcity #insider #cntraveller #voyageursdumonde #darkawariad #valeriebarkowski #morningwalk #morocco #passionpassport #theartofslowliving

Bedtime stories... Our Orpheus handembroidered pil

Bedtime stories...
Our Orpheus handembroidered pillowcase travelled to Russia with @tania panova who shot this picture.
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It brings me back memories of the 3 years i have been living in Moscow...
Snowy week-ends at the datcha, operas at @Bolchoi_theatre, my days spent with so many russian painters in their workshops, hunting for artworks and data about russian painting and life of the artists during soviet area.
A piano concert of @richter_sviatoslav at the @pushkinmuseum surrounded by Henri Maitisse paintings.
An unforgettable "morning vodka" on the rooftop of a building with @soldafono @npochechueva (RIP dear Natalia, i will always remember you, you were such a "extraordinary" human being) and @Tania Panova.
My morning and evening walks on Patriarch pond when the neighborhood was still quiet and "shopless". Only Margarita café on Malaya Bronnaya, 2 houses away from the house where i lived. Bulgakov was all around...
Sweet memories...
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And very pleasant to have my linens travel to share a infiinite fragment of my life in Moscow. The picture captures my mood and soon i will go back i think... °
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#moscow #masterandmarguerite #margueritacafe #malayabronnaya #bulgakov #russianmood #patriarchpond #puchkinemuseum #pianoconcert #sviatoslavrichter #bringmebackthere #travelmood #bedtimestories #pillowcase #handembroidery #valeriebarkowskidesign #originaldesign #artisan #craft #handmadewithlove #passionpassport #slowliving russianinspiration

New short stories for @darkawa_riad with my partne

New short stories for @darkawa_riad with my partner in crime @taniapanova •
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#creativity #laughter #storytelling #darkawastiries #fantasy #shortmovie #instastory #interiordesign #riadlife #darkawariad #boutiqueriad #riaddankaboutiquehotel

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