Over 1,000 interviews · Since 2003
We are curious about
their work,
not the moment.
Leila Antakly has been talking to the artists, designers, musicians and thinkers shaping culture since 2003. This is the archive of those conversations, and where they led.
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SARAH'S BAG: WHERE BEIRUT'S CRAFT TRADITION MEETS COVETABLE FASHION
Some boutiques you walk into and immediately understand. Sarah's Bag in Beirut is one of them. Founded in May 2000 as a rehabilitation project for women in Baabda Women's Prison, what began as field research for a master's thesis in sociology became one of the most quietly radical things in contemporary fashion: a label where craft is freedom, where a handbag takes twenty hours to complete, and where every sequin placed by a skilled hand carries a story the bag will carry forever.
“Visibility has never been our measure of significance. We seek out artists and inspiring individuals whose work sparks curiosity, challenges assumptions, and leaves a lasting impression.”
Every project, image, and story is about framing a series of questions that are deeply important to me as a human being.- Shirin Neshat