12 January 2018
Trimmings from here and elsewhere Some traditions are similar. Or rather, they play the resemblance but keep their differences. Trimmings are...
3 November 2017
Muddah, twisting every day objects Muddah, un classique indien revisité Parce que No-mad aime à réinterpréter le quotidien, la marque revisite les...
31 March 2017
Mekong +, the adventure continues. But at a distance. In 2012, I spent three months on site with craftsmen, designers and...
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...
27 February 2015
It is round, friendly and so Indian. So steeped in culture. It struck me throughout my travels. When genereous moments...
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,...
25 October 2013
Strong, simple, timeless. 97% Indian. Such is the recurrent theme of the brand NO-MAD. Red. Why red? Well, yes… red...
2 February 2013
Bandit Queen is a highlander, she is 20 years old, she is 1000…She is the image of everyone and heritage...
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...
14 March 2012
Whispering room. “Without a chaperone I travel, a flower caressed by the wind. I found myself one day at the outskirts...
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...
4 March 2012
How did it all start? I don’t remember! But the fact is that one day, the idea appeared: “embroider a...
15 February 2012
The universe of Valerie Barkowski naturally integrates the home and everything it includes – it’s both a lifestyle and a...
14 February 2012
This ancestral technique, hand-stamped appliqué, embroidered or block-printed, is a hallmark of V. Barkowski’s collections, which browse traditions, seizing the...
12 February 2012
Float in a bath in linen of freshly printed bubbles, like blossoms in bloom, and dream a serene reverie …...
11 February 2012
The Lafayette Home Department Store opened its doors in Paris in the spring of 2004. Galeries Lafayette invited several designers to...
10 February 2012
Allow yourself to be lived in by a collection of home linen. For the passion of work done by hand, and...
4 February 2012
A timeless linen collection, adapted for European tastes. V.Barkowski’s home linens are synonymous with leisure, tradition, and pleasure. They suggest the...
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
Back from Indian origins, via Morocco. Always on the ideal wavelength, Indian and Moroccan textile arts are marvelous gateways for my...
3 February 2012
When I began exploring the world of fiber, I discovered complex, valuable traditions of craftsmanship that impelled me to go...
3 February 2012
Creation of embroidery : more than just dreams and imagination, a challenge. Then life led me to a country where I...
3 February 2012
Spring / Summer 2007 Printemps / Eté 2007 A wonderful adventure… Mia Zia by Valerie Barkowski? A simple story that began unexpectedly in Marrakech...
3 February 2012
Fall / Winter 2006 Automne / Hiver 2006 The Mia Zia label itself was testimony to this adventure that was simultaneously...
2 February 2012
A habit I’ve inherited from my travels ! I’ve always had a definite taste for new horizons. Like any vagabond worth...
5 January 2012
Behind Bandit Queen, there is a whole progression of ideas… certain of them forgotten, others immortalised. Here’s the itinerary of...
3 January 2012
Spring / Summer 2005Printemps / Eté 2005 From dream to reality… From humble beginnings and small scale production in a modest workshop...
30 December 2011
Fall / Winter 2004 Automne / Hiver 2004 Spring / Summer 2004 Printemps / Eté 2004 Photos : Nicolas Tosi...
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...
