ABOUT THE TALK:

Growing up in a small quiet village in Mount Lebanon has been Salim Azzam's main source of inspiration. As a child, he was surrounded by women who embroidered as a form of expression, reflecting cultural heritage, status, identity, and family affiliation. Today embroidery is deemed outdated, nostalgic and as a traditional technique from the past. Salim Azzam aims to challenge nostalgia. Every piece is an opportunity to explore this “nostalgic craft” and make it present, relevant.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZER:

Salim Azzam is a Lebanese fashion designer, storyteller, and illustrator. In 2016, he created his own socially-conscious brand that brings together a community’s creative skills and stories. The pieces are hand-crafted and embroidered by women from mountain villages in Lebanon. They expertly re-work threads into patterns and pictures, harnessing local talent, tales, and traditions to tell stories that are common to our culture, heritage, and humanity.

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