Raymond Morkos and Hala Haikal are preserving Lebanon’s centuries-old copper and brass craft as traditional metalworking faces a shrinking market.
The Beiruter
Craftsmanship
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Craftsmanship - Traditional craftsmanship - Lebanese heritage crafts - Traditional Crafts - Heritage CraftsKaraseh el-khayzaran: an art not ready to disappear
Once found in homes, cafés and porches across Lebanon, karaseh el-khayzaran are now crafted by only a handful of artisans, preserving a centuries-old skill of bending, weaving and shaping rattan by hand.By The Beiruter -
Craftsmanship - Lebanese craftsmanship - Lebanese heritage crafts - Traditional Crafts - Heritage Crafts - International Day of Peace - TextilesQamīs… the stories woven into Lebanon’s textiles
Qamīs: Fragments of Dress explores Lebanon’s textile heritage through craftsmanship, industrial knowledge and the stories embedded in the making of everyday clothing.
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Craftsmanship - Lebanese tailors - Tailoring - Seamstress - Disappearing professionsThe threads that hold us
Meet three of Lebanon's last traditional tailors whose workshops preserve not only a disappearing craft but also decades of family memories, resilience, and the human stories stitched into every garment.
By Jenna Geagea
