BALINEUM
By Louis BarthélemySeptember 24, 2022
LOUIS BARTHÉLEMY X BALINEUM In this joyful collection of handpainted ceramic tiles, French artist Louis Barthélemy captures the energy and...
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SCARVES
By Louis BarthélemySeptember 04, 2021
Bab-al-Louq, downtown Cairo. On a rooftop near the centre of this vast city’s urban sprawl, a group of young athletes,...
SANDALS
By Louis BarthélemyAugust 20, 2021
Marrakech. On the edge of the Medina, in the leatherworking quarter, an artisan and his apprentice take narrow strips of...
KILIMS
By Louis BarthélemyJanuary 21, 2021
Fowah is a small delta town, cradled by a meander of the Lower Nile as it flows seawards. The weaving...
KHAYAMIYA
Near Bab Zuweila, one of three town gates that survive from the Cairo of the Fatimid dynasty, a khayamiya maker...
DAMASCENE MARQUETRY
By Louis BarthélemyJanuary 20, 2021
Damascus. In the suburb of Harasta, a skilled craftsman called Abo Jawad carries on the ancient, dying art of arabesque...
ILLUSTRATIONS
Drawing is central to Louis Barthelemy’s artistic practice. Some of his illustrations are studies for tapestries, scarves or kilims. Others...
SCULPTURES
By Louis BarthélemyJanuary 15, 2021
A green oasis surrounded by the barren expanse of Egypt’s Western Desert, Siwa is a precious unicum, a world of...