{"title":"Collected Journeys","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the hands of local artisans come pieces that carry history across places and generations; reimagined relics of craft and memory, gathered from journeys of making and meaning\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"throne-of-the-beloved","title":"Throne of the Beloved","description":"\u003cp\u003eDesigned by Egyptian artisans, this armchair was first created in the style of an erstwhile throne that was happened upon in 𝘡𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘬. The throne has since been reimagined as a contemporary armchair that pays homage to regional architecture—namely, the 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘺𝘢𝘴 once prevalent on either side of the Red Sea—and to the bygone aristocracy of the neighborhood in which it was found. ⁠⁣⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003eTirelessly turned on a lathe, the latticework of this chair was configured in the geometric 𝘉𝘢𝘨𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘥𝘪 fashion. And though the original was in a regal chestnut tone, the contemporary answer was varnished in cream then distressed, hoisted on a base wide enough for an armchair monarch to cross his legs, and finished with cushions draped in Egyptian linen. The footrest was the artisans’ later addendum to ensure full comfort.⁠⁣⁠⁣⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003eThis set would be ideal standalone for a reading nook or as an accent piece in your living room. ⁠⁠— Throne of the Beloved :: عرش المحبوب Armchair and Footrest Set ⁠⁠\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note: Because of its size and the care required in preparing it for travel, this item will be shipped independently of our standard fulfillment center. Please allow extra time (5- 10 working days) for processing. ⁠⁠\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chouqduff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696820555843,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6400\/0835\/files\/DM1A3486.jpg?v=1763383154"},{"product_id":"aliskandariyah","title":"Aliskandariyah","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile there is no clearer celebration of erstwhile pomp than the Art Deco motif, our Al’Iskandariyya chair was rather modeled after an artefact picked up in Alexandria’s modest Friday market. Seemingly a contradiction at first glance, but not entirely so. A port city on the Mediterranean, the town is lovingly styled as its bride by the locals. And such a multicultural bride can only be honored by dazzling mother-of-pearl melded together by ebony and ivory, seashell and camel bone, glistening sea and gleaming desert. From Alexander the Great to the Sassanids to the Arabs, many are those that tried to claim her their own, but glorious in all her pompous contradictions she remains. And with a unique, back-bracing shape and a lush, velvet-covered cushion, our Al’iskandariyya chair, like its namesake, is welcoming, difficult to leave and always resilient. ⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003e—Al’Iskandariyya Chair :: مقعد الإسكندرية\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note: Because of its size and the care required in preparing it for travel, this item will be shipped independently of our standard fulfillment center. Please allow extra time (5- 10 working days) for processing. ⁠⁠\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chouqduff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696821932099,"sku":null,"price":700.0,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6400\/0835\/files\/DSC05874.jpg?v=1763383200"},{"product_id":"umm-aldunya-end-table","title":"Umm Aldunya End Table","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eAffectionately dubbed “ta’atoo’a” in the local dialect, the hexagonal shape of this piece’s surface is common in all corners of the Middle East. A design feature rivalled only in popularity, that is, by the golden age of Egyptian cinema. The admiration the faces plastered on this table enjoy to this day is one shared from the Ocean to the Gulf. Decoupaged with gold-leaf lovingly by Egyptian hands, the Umm Aldunya table is a celebration and tribute to all things Egypt, “Mother of the World” and arguably the region’s beating heart.⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003e—Umm Aldunya End Table :: أم الدنيا\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chouqduff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696822784067,"sku":null,"price":299.0,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6400\/0835\/files\/DM1A3518.jpg?v=1763383291"},{"product_id":"cairene-alqahira-end-table","title":"Cairene Alqahira End Table","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eAffectionately dubbed “ta’atoo’a” in the local dialect, the hexagonal shape of this piece’s surface is common in all corners of the Middle East. Regardless of country, creed or class, no home is complete without at least one piece in this shape. First designed in 1998, our Cairene end-table further honors the unifying power of the humble hexagon by decoupaging it with a simple fabric pattern popular among Egypt’s farming class; the backbone of the country’s economy.⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003e— ⁠Cairene End Table :: قاهرة القلوب ⁠⁠\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chouqduff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696823210051,"sku":null,"price":265.0,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6400\/0835\/files\/DM1A3580.jpg?v=1763383367"},{"product_id":"kritliyya-chair","title":"Kritliyya Chair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThe original version of our Kritliyya Chair was made from the wood of a mashrabiya once adorning the spectacle in latticework that is Bait Alkritliyya. Popular on either side of the Red Sea, mashrabiyas have long served important functions both social and environmental. Likewise, our Kritliyya chair is both aesthetically pleasing and functional. Transformed from the original chestnut to a roughened cream, our artisans also added tiny window panes of toughened glass; a nod, along with the humble hexagonal base, to the average everyman.⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003e⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003eBut the history of its source, Bait Alkritliyya, is anything but average. The early 20th century Arabist, quasi-turncoat and possibly only Irish “Pasha'' known to man, Major Gayer-Anderson planted his roots in the soil of Cairo’s Sayyeda Zainab District, and the rest, as they say, was history. ⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003e⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003eHis then-home (now art-museum) is believed to have been built on the remnants of Gebel Yashkur where a great number of miracles took place; from Noah's Ark coming to rest after the deluge to God speaking to Moses. It is also less than a stone’s throw away from the Ibn Tulun Mosque noted as the oldest mosque in Egypt and all of Africa. And while all of these can be contested, depending on your faith and appetite for mysticism, one fact upon which no two can disagree is that the home and its design is a harrowing celebration of Middle Eastern Architecture and old-timey pizzaz, just like our Kritliyya chair.⁠⁠\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note: Because of its size and the care required in preparing it for travel, this item will be shipped independently of our standard fulfillment center. Please allow extra time (5- 10 working days) for processing. ⁠⁠\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Kritliyya Chair :: مقعد الكريتلية\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chouqduff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696824389699,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6400\/0835\/files\/DSC05906.jpg?v=1763828289"},{"product_id":"hawanem-garden-city","title":"Hawanem Garden City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eGarden City, an affluent neighborhood in Cairo, was the first of many large-scale urban planning attempts undertaken by a ruler to “Europeanise” Egypt. This time, by Ismail Pasha, the one-time Khedive of Egypt and conqueror of Sudan. A man known for two things, championing the construction of a man-made waterway better known as the Suez Canal, and his seven daughters, the most aspirational hawanem of the day. ⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003e⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003eWith crisp, geometric contours and a powerful yet demure presence, all floral and cream and dusty pink, the first thought this chair evokes is that of a true lady; a hanem. And while it truly kindles a sense of nobility, its hexagonal base and simple, floral decoupage most popular among Egyptians of all classes, recalls that it remains contextually all-Egyptian, just like the Garden City District after which it was named.⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003e—Hawanem Garden City Chair :: مقعد هوانم جاردن سيتي\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note: Because of its size and the care required in preparing it for travel, this item will be shipped independently of our standard fulfillment center. Please allow extra time (5- 10 working days) for processing. ⁠⁠\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chouqduff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696824455235,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6400\/0835\/files\/DSC05887.jpg?v=1763383476"},{"product_id":"mondrian-via-monetho","title":"Mondrian via Monetho","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eTell me the story of Egypt in four tables.⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003e⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003eIn its simplest terms, this is the kind of query our “Mondrian via Manetho” answers. Four trays come together with the help of hardy steel rods, each one cradling entire civilizations. It starts, as does humanity, with a symbol; that of the owl denoting the letter “M” in hieroglyphics. Like Egypt, it then gradually transitions to Islamic calligraphy, punctured in between with vibrant patterns of art. While our artisans first had a vision for it in black and white, they were remiss not to introduce Egypt’s modern, European-influenced milieu. And so it was splashed with the colorful Mondrian effect popularized by the Bauhaus movement.⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003e—Mondrian via Manetho Table :: طاولة موندريان ومانيتون⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003e⁠⁠\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chouqduff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696829075523,"sku":null,"price":950.0,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6400\/0835\/files\/DM1A3633.jpg?v=1763383559"},{"product_id":"nur-ala-nur-light","title":"Nur ala Nur Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eMade of pyrex glass and lightly punctured copper, the warm dim glow emitted by our Nour ‘ala Nour pendant is designed to transport you to the narrow, zigzagged passageways of Khan Elkhalili. No verses adorn it nor is it bulbous and bulky like its earlier predecessors. Rather, its tubular, pipe-like form and simple design is a deliberate translation of the traditional tin light fixture prevalent from Morocco to Iran and beyond to today’s more contemporary context. ⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003e—Light upon Light Pendant :: نجفة نور على نور\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note: Because of its size and the care required in preparing it for travel, this item will be shipped independently of our standard fulfillment center. Please allow extra time (5- 10 working days) for processing. ⁠⁠\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chouqduff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696829173827,"sku":null,"price":780.0,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6400\/0835\/files\/DSC06047.jpg?v=1763828082"},{"product_id":"karma-cushions","title":"Karma Cushions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eKarma is a brand by designer\/maker Dina Hafez for authentic contemporary goods. 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Designed by famed Cairo-based artist Dina Hafez, it is a pop of fabulous technicolor and funky maximalism sure to add that hip-swaying, frenzying, maddening dose of Egyptian oomph you did not know that your living space could even accommodate.⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003e⁠⁠\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chouqduff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696831402051,"sku":null,"price":10500.0,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6400\/0835\/files\/DM1A3535.jpg?v=1763827651"},{"product_id":"the-noura-chandelier","title":"The Noura Chandelier","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003ePicture this: a warm parlor in 1920s Cairo in which a congregation of learned women gather amid strewn books, literary journals, and handwritten notes. Discussing literature, religion, politics of the day. Nothing was off limits in this turn-of-the-twentieth century tradition, heralded by such visionaries as Mai Ziadeh, Huda Sha’arawi and Princess Nazli Fazil. Such is the imagery our vintage Noura Chandelier inspires; so named after one of Chouqduff’s co-founders, an avid aficionado and collector herself of the written word.⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003e⁠From an assembly of dangling, hand-holding crystals sprout narrow cylinders etched with finely drawn ivy and flowers, brought together by a welcoming bronze rod. Like the concept of a Literary Salon, our Noura Chandelier has many essentially European attributes, but only as a transplant to the meeting of worlds that exists nowhere but in that nook where the Mediterennean flirts with the Red Sea does it truly flourish. —The Noura Chandelier :: نجفة نورا\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note: Because of its size and the care required in preparing it for travel, this item will be shipped independently of our standard fulfillment center. Please allow extra time (5- 10 working days) for processing. ⁠⁠\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e⁠⁠\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chouqduff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696832188483,"sku":null,"price":1100.0,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6400\/0835\/files\/DM1A3820.jpg?v=1763383908"},{"product_id":"karkade-coasters","title":"Karkadé Coasters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eKarkadé is a hibiscus tea with a tart, cranberry-like flavor popular in North and West Africa. However, it is in Egypt and Sudan where the drink has come to symbolize the so-called “Arab Street” where many vendors and open-air cafes peddle the drink round the clock.⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003eOur Karkadé coasters are made of numerous collages drawn onto glass with oil-based colors and gold-leaf puree. The illustrations offer a window into popular living in Egypt and North Africa. Whether classical proverbs, or figures inspired by the works of such renowned illustrators as Hilmi El-Tuni and Mohieddine Ellabbad, the art on each coaster strives to marry old lettering styles with popular culture and a modernist style of painting.⁠ — Karkadé Coasters :: كوسترات كركديه ⁠⁠\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chouqduff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696832352323,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6400\/0835\/files\/DM1A3567.jpg?v=1763383985"},{"product_id":"el-saqi-tray","title":"El Saqi Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eA meal on a tray and centuries of statesmanship have little in common. But in the Mamluki era, the post of El Saqi-- or the cupbearer-- in a palace was where this important linkage took shape. Not one to be overlooked, he who served ministers and sultans was often typically a man of bearing and status, obliged to mime the dual dispositions of inconspicuousness and round-the-clock accessibility. But it is at state banquets where his role is most prominent. Far beyond the tired niceties of its cultural and emotional significance, the food served by the cupbearer at banquets played another important function: providing the sultan with the important intelligence of the day, without which key policy could not have been formed. ⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003e⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003eOur El Saqi trays are made of repurposed wood colored dusty pink and sage green. The top is then inlaid with glass, upon which numerous popular tales are hand-drawn in the style of such renowned illustrators as Hilmi El-Tuni and Mohieddine Ellabbad; as well as popular proverbs and colloquial commentary on everyday life.⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003e⁠—El Saqi Tray(s) :: صينية الساقي\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chouqduff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696832581699,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6400\/0835\/files\/DM1A3577.jpg?v=1763384115"},{"product_id":"jilbab-abi-coat-racks","title":"Jilbab Abi Coat Racks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eBorrowed from the popular nineties tv-series of the same name, our Jilbab Abi coat-racks come in various colors and patterns, distressed to shabby perfection and inlaid with hand-painted glass. Originally intended as a double entendre for that which people pin their collective jilbabs against, it seemed only fitting as a name after recollecting the timeless themes of the series -- including: rags-to-riches rises, revolt against one’s parents, the everyday perils of capitalism-- and juxtaposing them against the simple colloquialisms contained on each one. As we plod through a vastly new frontier in life, drastically different than that of our parents, what is more comforting than hanging your proverbial coat against something as warm and familiar as “Masaa Alward”. ⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003e—Jilbab Abi Coat-racks :: شماعات جلباب أبي⁠⁠\u003cbr\u003e⁠⁠\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chouqduff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696832778307,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6400\/0835\/files\/DSC05997.jpg?v=1763827514"},{"product_id":"the-anar-collection","title":"The Anâr Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eAnâr (انار) is the Persian word for pomegranate, a fruit long woven into poetry, ritual, and faith. 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