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misaotra doll vbakowski merci fondation
Design / Staging

“Misaotra – Merci Paris”, one of a kind doll

15 March 2019

Misaotra doll project for the Merci Endowment Fund Paris For the tenth anniversary, Merci Paris celebrates the work of its Merci Endowment...

By Valérie Barkowski
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Design / Staging

Tableware for AM.PM.

25 August 2017

New collection AM.PM. My collaboration with the AM.PM. brand goes on. The idea that is dear to me remains: the pieces...

By VB
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Design / Staging, No-Mad

NO-MAD Café @ Design ID New Delhi 2017

14 April 2017

Feel at home at NO-MAD Café A fair is a place that pulsates, lives, stimulates. The Design Id 2017 in New...

By VB
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Design / Staging

Bath towels inspired by Indian and Moroccon textiles

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...

By Valérie Barkowski
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Design / Staging

Bahya cement tiles – design Valérie Barkowski

11 November 2016

Bahya cement tiles + Valérie Barkowski = A collection After all these years in Morocco...

By webbarkowski
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Design / Staging

Textiles – Tajine Café Moscow

2 September 2016

Textiles for Tajine café in Moscow. I travel, I immerse myself. I like to mix and match. So when the opportunity...

By webbarkowski
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Design / Staging

ELLE DECOR ITALY

27 August 2016

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By Valérie Barkowski
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Design / Staging

Warang Wayan – a japanese designer in Marrakech

20 May 2016

I like to stage my creations but also those of others. I combine or separate them, depending. This time, I...

By webbarkowski
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Design / Staging

NM Black variations

1 April 2016

The "table collection" I imagined for NO-MAD is an assortment of color, the juxtaposition of styles from here and elsewhere....

By webbarkowski
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Design / Staging

AM.PM. INDIGO Spring Summer 2016

11 March 2016

The INDIGO mix and match This summer my job for AM.PM. moves on with a INDIGO spring collection in a...

By webbarkowski
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Design / Staging

India Design ID fair 2016 – New Delhi

4 March 2016

In early February the brand No-Mad 97% India has for the second time participated in the India Design ID fair...

By webbarkowski
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Design / Staging

V.Barkowski store

5 February 2016

In life, there are "happy accidents", the V.Barkowski store is one of these...

By Valérie Barkowski
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Design / Staging

Marie-Claire Maison – Colors

16 October 2015

« COLORS » Is a project that was ordered to me by Marie Claire Maison in 2005. The task was to express...

By webbarkowski
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Design / Staging

AM.PM Bedlinen design Automn Winter 2015

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...

By webbarkowski
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Design / Staging

Lunch under the tree

22 May 2015

The table ...

By webbarkowski
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Design / Staging

AM.PM. bed linen by Valérie Barkowski Spring Summer 2015

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...

By webbarkowski
flower power pacha ibiza jewelry design
Design / Staging

Flower Power – Pacha Ibiza

4 August 2014

Flower Power. Peace and Love. Are these outdated concepts ? Buried for good in the 60s? No, they are more...

By Valérie Barkowski
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Design / Staging

Silver Collection

18 October 2013

The five commandments of Diwali Five days of festivity...

By webbarkowski
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Design / Staging

One of… 2007 – 2009

1 April 2012

Jewelry 2007Bijoux 2007 When i pass by Brussels i love to wander on the flea market, hunting for all kind of...

By VB
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Design / Staging

Paloma Rose Ibiza 2008

13 March 2012

When I left Mia Zia, in February 2007, the franchise boutique in Ibiza chose to follow me. They asked me...

By VB
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Design / Staging

Ligne Roset – 2007

13 March 2012

"Constellation" Bed linen design for Ligne Roset (2007) Parure de lit "Constellation" dessinée pour Ligne Roset (2007)...

By VB
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Design / Staging

TV Set design – Paris Première 2002

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...

By VB
Design / Staging

Interiors & design press book

8 January 2010
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🎥 One hour. One camera. Two pillowcases. And Nico. 🎥 One hour. One camera. Two pillowcases. And Nico.⁣ No script. No instructions. Just a simple invitation: “Can you give me one hour of your life?”⁣ He didn’t know what for. That was the beauty of it.⁣ And he said yes.⁣ ⁣ He arrived, carrying VB pillowcases (he does have taste),⁣ placed them down with flair, lay in the straw, began to sing,⁣ and turned the moment into something memorable.⁣ Then, in reverse, like a dream rewinding, ⁣ he stood up, gathered the pillows, and left.⁣ With that graceful spontaneity that suits him so well.⁣ ⁣ What you're watching is a pocket of freedom.⁣ A spontaneous video to show our V. Barkowski home linen in a different light:⁣ alive, joyful, part of life in Marrakech.⁣ ⁣ By then, Dar Kawa had long opened.⁣ I knew exactly what I wanted to offer:⁣ a refined and personal space, ⁣ a true home away from home, with calm, character, and sincerity.⁣ ⁣ Hospitality came naturally.⁣ But the rhythm and detail of running a boutique riad, I was still learning.⁣ ⁣ That’s where Nico came in.⁣ Neighbour, guide, steady presence.⁣ He had a rare clarity, the instinct to simplify,⁣ to respond, to help without ever making it feel like a favour.⁣ ⁣ And over time, he became more than an ally.⁣ He became a friend.⁣ ⁣ We shared books, ideas, stories of travel,⁣ and everyday life in the Derb,⁣ full of laughter, long evenings, and generous moments.⁣ ⁣ The riad where he worked, next to mine, was sold a few years ago.⁣ He’s moved on. But when I enter our street,⁣ I think of him. And I smile.⁣ Yes, I miss him too.⁣ ⁣ The linen in this video?⁣ It’s ours.⁣ Timeless pieces, designed to move from home to home, ⁣ from one life to the next⁣ and to be passed down across generations.⁣ Created with care, to offer not only beauty,⁣ but lasting quality. ⁣ ⁣ Available at the V. Barkowski store in Marrakech,⁣ for those who value thoughtful detail,⁣ and the simple elegance of things made to last.⁣ ⁣ 🎥 Video by @taniapanova⁣ ⁣ #VBarkowski #LinenWithSoul #DarKawaStories #RealLifeReel #VBStoreMarrakech
Dar Kawa is the house I bought nearly thirty years Dar Kawa is the house I bought nearly thirty years ago, tucked in the heart of Marrakech’s medina.⁣ ⁣ Since then, it has grown alongside my creative work.⁣ Each room, each bathroom, each corner lives with the pieces I design, embroidered sheets, thick towels, hand-finished table linen, trimmings, tassels, cushions, curtains... all from our collections.⁣ ⁣ What you see is simply how the house lives.⁣ Nothing is staged. The VB linens are part of the place, they’ve always been here.⁣ They create a natural link between the atelier and everyday life.⁣ The stitches, the textures, the techniques we master in Marrakech find their meaning here. They are used. They last. They become part of the rhythm of the house.⁣ ⁣ The team who looks after Dar Kawa has been here for years.⁣ They keep the balance, the energy, the flow of the place.⁣ Guests sleep in our sheets, dry off with our towels, have breakfasT, or dinneR, on our table linen.⁣ ⁣ Life at Dar Kawa is a 360° experience of the VB world.⁣ ⁣ If you’d like to stay, rest, and live it for yourself, Céline will be happy to hear from you. Just send a message or write to info@darkawa.net⁣ ⁣ Photos @nicxxxdesign @delphinewarin⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #theartofslowliving#homesweethome #aslowmoment #premiumbedlinen #handembroidery
A bed in the garden. ⁣ Because… why not. ⁣ ⁣ Sprin A bed in the garden. ⁣ Because… why not. ⁣ ⁣ Spring light. Birds in full concert mode. ⁣ Lanterns trying their best to behave in the wind. ⁣ ⁣ We filmed this months ago, under the giant tree of the house I used to live in, somewhere in the palm grove of Marrakesh. ⁣ ⁣ Now it’s winter. Everything feels a little colder, a little louder. ⁣ But this, this shooting lingered, like a secret too beautiful to tell. ⁣ I set a bed. Hung a few lanterns. That’s all. ⁣ The photographer worked their magic, and suddenly we were inside a dream. ⁣ ⁣ Gratitude doesn’t even cover it. ⁣ To be able to live like this, to create beauty, to share it, even briefly. It’s a gift. I know it, and that’s why I want to say it. ⁣ ⁣ To remember. To never forget. To honour every now moment, fully. ⁣ Even the ones with tangled wires and stubborn fabric folds.⁣ °⁣ °⁣ °⁣ Video @taniapanova⁣ °⁣ °⁣ °⁣ #ValerieBarkowski #MarrakechMood #BeautyInSimplicity #CreativeLife #GratefulHeart
Thresholds⁣ ⁣ Protection on the walls, transition Thresholds⁣ ⁣ Protection on the walls, transition at the door, and comfort folded on a pedestal.⁣ The Khamsa tells its age-old promise: warding off trouble with style.⁣ The towel offers something older: the joy of being cared for, without needing to ask.⁣ This is how a space becomes a feeling.⁣ ⁣ Photographed at the Riad By Tania panova, available at our flagship store.⁣ Come discover the collection in the heart of Marrakech.⁣ [📍Valérie Barkowski Boutique – Medina]⁣ ⁣ #theartofslowliving #voyageursdumonde #inspirationoftheday #riadmarrakech @darkawa_riad
The spools are out. The scissors are sharpened. Th The spools are out. The scissors are sharpened. The guests are on their way. This evening, a new creative retreat begins at Dar Kawa. Four days, six women, a full immersion into my world, as it is. The rhythm of the house, the atelier, the boutique, the medina of Marrakech I live and work in. These retreats happen rarely. I prefer to host them only when I know I can give each person the attention they deserve. Every woman who walks through the door brings something different, and I want to be present for that. There is a collective project, yes, but there’s no formula. Ideas take shape around the table, through conversation, through inspiration and the different personalities. That’s how I want it to be. We’ll see how much and what we will share about this retreat. For now, it’s a blank page and stories that wait to be written. #ValerieBarkowski #CreativeRetreat #DarKawa #MarrakechThroughMyEyes #SlowCreation
What happens when you ask someone: “Can you give m What happens when you ask someone: “Can you give me one hour of your life?” 😊 Pierre said yes instantly. No hesitation, no questions. Just the kind of “yes” you want in life, breezy, trusting, reckless. A simple yes on a winter afternoon, like he was agreeing to a coffee, not a one-way ticket into a linen-fueled fever dream. He showed up exactly on time, no idea what he was walking into. There was a vintage shirt, a hat a palm leaf (from my garden), a bed (mine), my bed linen (always the main character), and Tania, with her camera. We told him: "Welcome. You’ve been selected for a spontaneous experiment. Objective: bring my linens to life." There would be music. And vibes. He just had to follow his instincts. And he did. Oh, he really did. That hour turned into something you’d expect after too much espresso and one good song: pure, unfiltered joy. Dancing, laughing, a little bit of chaos, and somehow, a visual postcard of freedom, frozen in motion. Every time I watch the video, it brings back the whole scene: the breeze sneaking through the door, perfect little jump, that carefree energy you can’t choreograph. And most of all, that magical yes, the kind you get from friends who trust you enough to show up, even when they suspect you're up to something absurd. Pierre is one half of the mother-son duo behind Topolina here in Marrakech. Their shop is two minutes from mine, in the Medina. Their world? A carnival of color. Patterns that riot, pieces that can change your mood faster than a chocolate éclair. When I’m in a last-minute clothing crisis, I go straight to them. They always save me. This shoot? The opposite of elaborate. A white wall, a bed, one palm leaf, my linen, some props, music, and the three of us. That’s it.And somehow, it was everything: lightness, laughter, and the kind of simple beauty you don’t need to direct, just catch before it floats away. #SlowMoments #CreativePlay #MarrakechVibes #StyledByLife #LinenStories
"Limited Edition, Unlimited Attitude"⁣ ⁣ Looking f "Limited Edition, Unlimited Attitude"⁣ ⁣ Looking for a good reason to come see us in Marrakech? We’ve got four. And they’re all sitting pretty right here.⁣ ⁣ Meet our babouches: limited editions, one-of-a-kinds, hand-finished, joyfully stitched, sometimes drawn, sometimes braided, always unexpected. Made in small batches, or not at all again. They live only at the Valérie Barkowski store, because we like the idea that some things can’t be found online, copied, or repeated.⁣ ⁣ Clients call them “footbeds », flattering, really, but we just call them slippers that know how to behave. Soft, sculptural, wildly comfortable, and a little irreverent (like most things we love). You slip them on, they’re so comfortable, your feet might file for residency, and suddenly you’re not in a rush to go anywhere else.⁣ ⁣ Come try them. They’re better in person. So are we.⁣ ⁣ #ValerieBarkowski #MarrakechBoutique #LimitedEditionOnly #SlippersWithStyle #CraftedInMorocco
For me, everything happens in the workshop.⁣ That’ For me, everything happens in the workshop.⁣ That’s where things come to life.⁣ ⁣ Yes, there’s the idea, the vision, the sketch, the technical sheet. But what I create usually becomes real in the workshop. A pencil on paper or a digital file can only carry so much. The rest lies in the exchange, hands interpret thoughts, details evolve through conversation.⁣ ⁣ The relationship with the artisan is essential. We look at the lines together, I explain a feeling, a style, a balance I have in mind. It’s about opening my world while staying attentive to theirs. What I imagine needs to be understood, felt, translated with care. I’ve always loved being in the workshop, but it took time to realise how much a sketch or spec can leave unsaid.⁣ There’s time, the kind we link to experience.⁣ ⁣ And then there’s shared time, time to understand one another, especially when we don’t share the same background or speak the same design language. When our references, proportions, instincts differ. It takes time to build trust, to adapt, to work side by side.⁣ ⁣ Behind every design, all of this exists.⁣ The hours. The process. The people.⁣ So when I buy something, I think of that. Who imagined it? Who made it? How long did it take? What steps were needed to bring it into being?⁣ An object is never just an object.⁣ ⁣ And then, sometimes, we see the opposite.⁣ BHV Marais in Paris, a true institution. A place we all know, where at some point we’ve searched for something. Once the city’s great hardware store, it stood for craft, tradition, human connection, commerce at its most noble.⁣ That’s why the arrival of Shein there feels so stark.⁣ Shein, the global emblem of fast fashion. An industry built on overproduction, imitation, and invisibility. Where things are made too fast to matter. Where craft is erased, time compressed, and human hands replaced by speed.⁣ ⁣ Some applaud. Others turn away.⁣ I want to acknowledge the brands that walked out. Those who refused to share the space. Who chose integrity over convenience.⁣ This isn’t a lecture. Just a reminder.⁣ We always have a choice.⁣ We often forget it.⁣ ⁣ #DesignWithPurpose #MeaningfulMaking #ThoughtfulDesign ⁣ #BHVMarais #SheinIsNotF
I can resist anything except… this bed.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Vinta I can resist anything except… this bed.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Vintage sharpoi from India. Raw cotton bedcovers, hand-embroidered with irregular wool lines. Nothing here is mass-produced. Nothing is accidental.⁣ Every thread, every imperfection, every slow-made stitch tells a story.⁣ ⁣ And then there’s the pillow. A quiet rebel. Quoting Wilde with unapologetic flair:⁣ "I can resist anything except… temptation."⁣ We embroidered the temptation into the linen so you’d have no excuse.⁣ ⁣ Come see it in Marrakech. Just don’t blame us if you end up horizontal.⁣ °⁣ °⁣ °⁣ Photo @nicxxxdesign⁣ °⁣ °⁣ °⁣ #MarrakechBoutique #HandcraftedTextiles #Sharpoi #WabiSabiStyle #OscarWildeVibes #InteriorDesign #TemptationIncluded
A bed was made. A house was emptied. The sheep wer A bed was made. A house was emptied. The sheep were… cooperative, eventually. Photographing bed linen is a bit like doing yoga during a fire alarm drill. Everything looks serene, crisp, and effortless, but behind the scenes, it’s a circus. With ironing. And light panic. This particular shoot started, as many of mine do, with a last-minute idea and the usual redesign of everything around me. I decided, effortlessly and against all reason , to turn my house into a barn. A real one. With actual sheep. And straw. Lots of it. Furniture was removed. Bales were delivered. Tania Panova, my trusted co-conspirator in this kind of madness, helped build a wall and line the floors. We pressed every piece of mercerized combed cotton to perfection. The bed was made like it mattered. Because it did. The next morning, our woolly models arrived. One of them panicked (loudly), and the rest bolted like we were about to roast them. For a moment we thought the whole cast had walked. But then they spotted the fresh grass and changed their minds. Classic talent. Once fed, they glided around the set like it was their Vogue Campagne debut. We didn’t say a word. We just played music. And when it worked, we danced. That’s the thing with creative shoots: They look easy, but they never are. It’s not just the logistics, the repacking, the reheating of the iron twenty-seven times, it’s the pressure of not doing worse than last time. Because once you’ve made a bed in a straw-covered living room for a herd of emotionally fragile sheep, you can’t exactly go backwards. You don’t need a big budget to build a big idea. You need obsession. And possibly a folding ladder. That house is gone now. The trees, the pistachio shade, the space, all behind me. And the next set? No idea. My head’s somewhere else. I sit in front of a white wall and wait for something to blink. So far, it just stares back. But I know it’s planning something. What’s essential for a beautiful shoot?
Renovations in Marrakech are like mirages. You thi Renovations in Marrakech are like mirages. You think it’s done… then the wall starts sweating again.⁣ ⁣ This summer, I was meant to be elsewhere. Sun, salt, far from plaster and paint. Instead, I stayed at Dar Kawa, supervising what can only be described as a redo of a redo. The walls had been treated for humidity, but the treatment turned out to be cosmetic. Beneath the surface? Chaos.⁣ ⁣ So we scraped. We sighed. We stayed.⁣ ⁣ One afternoon, surrounded by dust and disappointment, we laid a table—because if you're going to be trapped in renovation purgatory, you may as well host dinner. A linen cloth. Crumbled plaster down the middle. A centerpiece of failure, rebranded.⁣ ⁣ Scribbled napkins (born of a stain I refused to surrender to). Fabric flowers that don't wilt or guilt. Flea market silver, Moroccan glass, ceramics that toe the line between imperfect and poetic.⁣ ⁣ It wasn't a holiday. But it had better lighting.⁣ ⁣ 📸 @delphinewarin, witnessed it all and still wanted to take the photo.⁣ ⁣ #DarKawa⁣ #FromDustToDinner⁣ #NoFlowersWereHarmed⁣ #MarrakechByAccident
Caution: May Cause Sudden Travel Plans⁣ ⁣ Babouche Caution: May Cause Sudden Travel Plans⁣ ⁣ Babouches lined up like they’re about to headline a runway in Fez.⁣ Tassels swinging, colours unapologetic, and that sharp little silhouette that walks like it owns the medina.⁣ ⁣ Crafted by hand in Marrakech, waiting just behind the door at V.Barkowski.⁣ Ready for tiled mornings at Dar Kawa, an aperitivo in Lisbon, a gallery opening in Jaipur, or a cab ride to nowhere in New York.⁣ ⁣ They haven’t travelled yet. But they’re packed.⁣ And they only leave from one gate: our boutique in Marrakech.⁣ ⁣ You don’t need them.⁣ But your feet might disagree.⁣ ⁣ Photo @nicxxxdesign⁣ ⁣ #BaboucheMood #DesignThatTravels #OnlyInMarrakech #CraftedToWander #FeetFirst #NomadicElegance #VBarkowski #DarKawaApproved
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