Bokja: Richly Textured Beauties

We can’t quite put our fin­ger on it, but we sus­pect that it’s the com­po­si­tion of the patch-worked, col­or­ful antique tapes­tries uphol­stered onto each piece that make Bokja fur­ni­ture some­how unex­pect­edly mod­ern. Lebanese design­ers Hoda Baroudi and Maria Hibr came together to cre­ate a line of fur­ni­ture that com­bines vin­tage folk with mod­ern design, pro­duc­ing one-of-a-kind pieces of func­tional art. Floral embroi­dery, scal­loped applique, and hand loomed wovens in bright shades of magenta, mus­tard and saf­fron are grounded by the frame specif­i­cally cho­sen as the can­vas for the col­lected textiles.

Baroudi, spe­cial­iz­ing in ancient tex­tiles and Hibr hav­ing a pas­sion for antique fur­ni­ture cre­ate their unique pieces in their Beirut stu­dio with a team of highly skilled arti­sans. Sus­tain­abil­ity is an impor­tant aspect of their vision, as all of the fab­rics used are recy­cled vin­tage tex­tiles from coun­tries along the Silk Road. Each piece of fur­ni­ture is uniquely designed based on the tapes­try, tar­tan, lace, or hand­ker­chiefs metic­u­lously hand selected for the piece.

Bokja designs are highly cov­eted by col­lec­tors, artists, and design­ers. The influ­en­tial Bokja stu­dio has been appointed to pro­duce fur­ni­ture for high-end fash­ion bou­tiques such as Matthew Williamson and Chris­t­ian Louboutin. We think they make great con­ver­sa­tion pieces. A lit­tle bit of his­tory, a lit­tle bit of cul­ture, a lit­tle bit of color, and a lit­tle bit of tex­ture. Every room could use a com­bi­na­tion like that.

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