Bokja Design: Suzani + Furniture = HEAVEN

In all of my searches related to Suzanis I've repeatedly come across the stunning furniture of a company called Bokja Design. Now, all I can say is PREPARE YOURSELVES for some of the most funky, eclectic and absolutely gorgeous furniture you'll ever see!!!! Bokja design is the creative collaboration of Hoda Baroudi and Maria Hibri. With Hoda’s “passion for ancient tapestries and textiles” and Maria’s passion for antiques, the two formed Bokja Design in 2000 in Beirut, Lebanon and in keeping with their original vision and ideals, they shun mass production by employing local skilled artisans to carry out their designs. Way to go!

ABC Carpet and Home is the U.S. distributor for Bokja Design, and according to their website "bokja is an old Turkish word for the embellished velvet wrapping containing the traditional hand embroidered dowry of a bride." To view more of Bokja's designs visit their website, or visit ABC Carpet and Home.

Seeing as a mere chair costs well over $2,000 you know I've already started planning what to upholster so I can make my own knock-off...ha! I've just gotta have something that resembles any of the following....

Scroll on.... and try not to swoon yourself silly!!! ;)

Bokja Design

http://www.bokjadesign.com/

(All images via Google image search)

Beautiful Chairs Vol. 1

There are many beautiful chairs on planet earth, and that is the simple premise of this post. Thanks to all of the creative individuals out there, over the centuries a spectacular inventory of chairs have gone into circulation and I love looking at them for ideas and inspiration. As well, their design will forever remain in my memory for retrieval during future bargain hunting!

This is Beautiful Chairs Vol. 1... I will put together images of different chairs on a regular basis and post for your viewing pleasure. As you can see, many of the chairs in this post are upholstered in Suzanis and Ikat prints. If you like them, you may be interested in this post from a few weeks ago: Pakobel, Inc.: Handmade Rugs and Tapestries from the East.

Enjoy!

(All images via Apartment Therapy, Flickr and Google image search)