Twist the world
Creative Direction, Concept & Design, specialized in traditional handcrafts & work with artisans. Based in Marrakech.
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One hour of your life (opens the original)
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“Can you give me one hour of your life?” That’s about all I asked. One call at a time. The answer was usually: “Yes. What for?” In that order. First yes. Only then the question. I love that.<img alt="Friends in Bed Linen Otis design Val
A hand between (opens the original)
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In Edfu. On the banks of the Nile, the temple is covered in carved stone from floor to ceiling. Hieroglyphs. Bas-reliefs. Carved figures. Entire columns. The eye climbs, searches for somewhere to rest, then lets go. Faced with a work that extends beyond a human lifetime, I suddenly take the measure of something that has been part of my own for thirty years: the presence of a hand between an idea and its realization.I’ve worked with artisans for a long time, long enough to know that a drawing is
Bloom (opens the original)
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I love words that say several things at once. Bloom. To bloom is a blossoming, a birth, a coming into fullness. It’s the flower unfurling, but it’s also a baby opening its eyes and smiling at the sight of its mother’s face. It’s the sun rising over the horizon. The vegetable garden waking in the morning, stretching, ripening.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Lw7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3
The laundry route (opens the original)
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In Mumbai, I often entrusted my laundry to strangers. Put like that, it doesn’t sound particularly glamorous.At the Yacht Club, each floor was one enormous corridor lined with rooms. In the morning, at a set time, someone would come by to collect the wash. You put your clothes in a bag. The bag disappeared. And I went off to start my day. If I was worried that I might miss the collection, I would take everything down to reception before going out. I always hesitated for a moment. The system work
Detours (opens the original)
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