7 June 2019
A new living concept Live with the essentials, unclutter, taste the landscapes of here and elsewhere ...
14 December 2018
A decisive encounter There are people who change the heart of a life. For me, Françoise Dorget is one of those....
26 October 2018
Japanese design Wabi-sabi. Two words. A concept. A philosophy born in Japan. 'Wabi' means 'solitude, simplicity, nature, melancholy ...
14 September 2018
Indigo, the new No-Mad color No-Mad grows as the collections follow and complement each other. Focus this time on indigo, this...
18 July 2018
Ilias, slow bed linen with pompoms A timeless style i imagined in 1997. One of the first items of the V.Barkowski...
15 June 2018
Mumtaz suite textiles Most textiles in the Mumtaz suite are designed by Valérie Barkowski and are available at the V.Barkowski store...
15 March 2018
Lamu bath linen was born in Asilah Lamu bath linen with pompons. An idea born from a journey. An idea that...
8 August 2017
Happy chance. The happy model. I love my job for the fortuitous encounters that it sometimes induces ...
3 July 2017
A paan is chewed. Today a paan lends its fragrance through a No-Mad candle. A product I created by digging into...
18 April 2017
Passementerie Aya - home linen with a rare craft For passementerie AYA home linen, the skills are valuable, delicate. A little...
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...
11 February 2017
Bath towels for the AM.PM. 2017 summer collection The seasons pass and diversify. For spring-summer 2017 of the brand AM.PM, I...
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...
4 November 2016
Since almost 20 years, the V.Barkowski brand is loyal to its own values : timelessness, authenticity, handmade, quality. Collections meet,...
7 October 2016
Autumn style. There is not much needed to create a nice table ambiance. In any case, this is my conception of...
1 April 2016
The "table collection" I imagined for NO-MAD is an assortment of color, the juxtaposition of styles from here and elsewhere....
5 February 2016
In life, there are "happy accidents", the V.Barkowski store is one of these...
30 October 2015
All the bags of this "natural leather edition" are born of an encounter with a particular leather. All are drawn...
29 September 2015
Charcoal. With a nuanced and deep color. This is how I like my bags. Each style is unique. Because leather is...
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...
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...
17 April 2015
The art of felt making. A workshop in Jaipur has a perfect knowledge of those rigorous techniques. Whether to make...
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 March 2014
The style of this riad came to life out of the blue. Simply over a period of time… To such...
25 October 2013
Strong, simple, timeless. 97% Indian. Such is the recurrent theme of the brand NO-MAD. Red. Why red? Well, yes… red...
15 June 2012
I have always loved handmade paper : their different qualities and textures , their production, the colors and the infinite...
15 March 2012
Hall of Temptation “An invitation into a "hall of temptation" is always a journey into the unknown.The ultimate place to express...
13 March 2012
When I left Mia Zia, in February 2007, the franchise boutique in Ibiza chose to follow me. They asked me...
13 March 2012
Steam Room “After a long journey I'm invited to rest and a bath is drawn. I get in; a young man...
13 March 2012
"Constellation" Bed linen design for Ligne Roset (2007) Parure de lit "Constellation" dessinée pour Ligne Roset (2007)...
12 March 2012
Room of delicacies "Royal courts attend my dinners, alongside travelers, robbers, and observers of every kind. To shape the table into...
11 February 2012
The Lafayette Home Department Store opened its doors in Paris in the spring of 2004. Galeries Lafayette invited several designers to...
4 February 2012
The subject of this film is making over an artist’s studio as a living space. The bare loft, to furnish: five...
3 February 2012
Paris 2002 The block printed collection. A former painter’s studio, with a view of the Eiffel Tower. I staged this apartment...
3 February 2012
Fall / Winter 2006 Automne / Hiver 2006 The Mia Zia label itself was testimony to this adventure that was simultaneously...
5 January 2012
Behind Bandit Queen, there is a whole progression of ideas… certain of them forgotten, others immortalised. Here’s the itinerary of...
22 December 2011
The Paris Franck & Fils department store gave me carte blanche to decorate the shop with Mia Zia colors. I...
20 December 2011
Fall / Winter 2003 Automne / Hiver 2003 Mia Zia Voyage: Wandering and wondering… Mia Zia Travel attests to Valérie Barkowski’s enthusiasm for...
15 December 2011
Fall / Winter 2002 Photos : Francesca TorreAuntomne / Hiver 2002 Press release 2002 : My name is Mia Zia and I...
10 December 2011
Fall / Winter 2001 Photos : Francesca TorreAutomne / Hiver 2001 Press release 2001 : The first boutique in Sint-Barth, another in...
30 November 2011
The Clients's point of view. "Valérie Barkowski doesn't just create fashion, she has fun. She follows her desires, she is on...
18 November 2011
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMsEY09Aqig&vl=fr[/embed] Valérie Barkowski founded the Mia Zia brand in 1997 and ensured its development until 2007. Over these 10 years, a...
10 June 2011
A saadian house from the 17th century in the medina of Marrakech. In arabic this kind of house is called a...
