Adele’s Artichokes
Ingredients 400 grams of chickpea (can or dried) 2 Pots of artichoke hearts 2 Onions sliced in rondels 1 Tablespoon of butter 1 Lemon Juiced Parsley Leaves for decoration Salt and Pepper Technique First, [...]
Kalam Journal
Magnetic Stars
We were in the mood for a majestic and vibrant table one night. I love the idea of flooding one color throughout the setting. So we used our cobalt blue Ceramic Stars and had a [...]
Tropical Adventure
Longing for an adventure we decided to go into the jungle for our dinner. Using our palm placemats and napkins we created the base to our table for the day. Some gold plates form Lebanon, [...]
Pink Dreams Table
When your daughter requests a pink table, a pink table she will get. I don’t have any pink tablecloths at home so instead, I folded a Turkish towel with pink stripes I bought in Istanbul [...]
Magic Mashru
Growing up in the Levant I was exposed to the beautiful fabric called ‘sayee’. A bright multicolored, striped fabric with a singular sheen, woven from a blend of cotton and silk, both matt but shiny, [...]
Indigo, Kutch
Kutch is like no other place I’ve ever seen. Kutch means something which becomes intermittently wet and dry. It’s a vast area comprised of hundreds of nomadic tribes who each have their own aesthetic culture [...]
Desert Chic
25 Miles into the Desert is a collection inspired by Gertrude Bell and her love for the Middle East and its dessert. As a free spirit of the early twentieth century, Bell’s love for travel [...]
Khadi, Ahmadabad
Khadi weaving is a government-subsidized industry created by Mahatma Gandhi in the 1920s. As part of the struggle for independence, Gandhi ji encouraged khadi cotton spinning and weaving to support self-sustainability throughout India. Today every [...]
Jamdani, Phulia
Phulia is located in West Bengal, a few hours drive from Kolkata. It’s a village of weavers who weave almost any type of handloom plain fabrics but specialize in the most intricate jacquard and jamdani [...]
Gertrude Bell
I have always been drawn to the story of Gertrude Bell. A woman who went against all odds, all forms of conformity. Driven by passion she found herself in the Middle East, learning Arabic and [...]
