22 April 2018
Table linen for a table setting in Dar Kawa, our riad. Black hand embroidered placemats. On the table I ALSO like...
15 March 2018
Lamu bath linen was born in Asilah Lamu bath linen with pompons. An idea born from a journey. An idea that...
1 December 2017
Handmade in our workshop Since always, i like handmade work. For the incomparable quality it confers, for its anchorage in a...
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...
11 August 2017
20 years of collaboration with Tania Panova Ties have been formed since our first meeting, memories have been created. Twenty years...
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...
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...
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...
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...
20 May 2016
I like to stage my creations but also those of others. I combine or separate them, depending. This time, I...
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...
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...
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...
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...
3 April 2015
For each of my projects I give a particular attention to the visual identity and packaging."The suit does not make...
30 March 2015
In Dar Kawa, style and personality are expressed in every detail. The decoration tells stories and encounters. Craftsmanship, quality, handmade...
27 February 2015
It is round, friendly and so Indian. So steeped in culture. It struck me throughout my travels. When genereous moments...
19 September 2014
NO-MAD in screen printing Screen printing is ancestral in India. It develops finesse, precision, know-how. Screen printing brings colours alive in...
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,...
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
NO-MAD is first of all a meeting but it is also a personal step in the path of my creation. NO-MAD...
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...
19 March 2013
Bath towels handmade 100%, yes, this is possible and we did it. Working with artisans and ancestral skills is a...
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 January 2013
Winter 2012 - Sokistan for men - www.sokistan.com Hiver 2012 - Sokistan pour hommes - www.sokistan.com Photos : ©Sokistan 2012...
7 August 2012
A flower from the garden.Une fleur du jardin. Homemade olive oil.Fait maison, l'huile d'olive. Handmade napkin and napkin ring, recycled linen and...
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...
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)...
13 March 2012
This hand-woven, hand-embroidered cotton bracelet is traditionally offered as a token of friendship in India. There are hundreds of different...
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...
13 February 2012
These photos were taken in a workshop in Jaipur, where block-print on textiles is an age-old craft.The design is carved...
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...
3 February 2012
These are Moroccan-made, in the workshop where I designed my first home linen collections. The women needle-workers there are the...
3 February 2012
In India, dyeing is a highly developed craft, and therefore a recurrent aspect in any textile project a designer undertakes....
3 February 2012
For my shopping bags and packagings, I have always used handmade paper. In most cases, I have it dyed to...
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...
2 February 2012
Authenticity Confort Refinement The feeling of being at home Authenticité Confort Raffinement ...
25 January 2012
The Olmassi Junior Suite is located on the ground floor with a view on the patio. During summer heat waves,...
20 January 2012
The "Omani" Junior Suite consists of a sitting room, bedroom, walk-in closet, and bathroom. The textiles and linens are all...
15 January 2012
1998 First sock collection 1998 Première collection de chaussettes Photo : Tania Panova 2000 First embroidered socks 2000 Premières chaussettes brodées Photo : Francesca Torre 2004...
15 January 2012
The four bedrooms and their respective bathrooms are connected to a central patio, a well of light providing a murmur...
10 January 2012
Food The joys of dining : a delight for body and mind, be it a refreshing lunch or a more elegant...
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...
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...
1 December 2011
Dar Kawa and Tania Panova, a story. Tania and I met by accident. The Moroccans would call it “mektoub” :...
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...
2 November 2011
Sara is a good friend. We’ve known each other for several years. She’s a New Yorker. At one time, she owned...
3 July 2011
I chose to present this cornucopia of pictures taken at Dar Kawa in the form of a mosaic. Intuitively, I associate...
3 February 1997
This photostory is the product of Jean-Marc Ferrière’s residency at the Fondation Sahart. Inspired by the hand-knitting workshop, he shot...
3 February 1997
Plied by expert Moroccan hands, fleece becomes strong, beautiful, colorful felt. How? Take a lock of carded, natural wool, and put...
3 February 1997
Frame loom knotting is not especially widespread as a Moroccan craft. It is limited to the production of napkins and...