Empowering Cairo jewelry designer

Empowering Cairo jewelry designer

Whether in Egypt or elsewhere in the world, the creative industries are a troublesome, unruly work areas. The phrase should be somewhat itself is a contradiction. Art can actually maintain its purity in the market? This is a cliché © d parameter, yes, but it is a little tangible compromise in sight, will continue to rumble.

In this part of the world, the "Arab Spring" has authorized far beyond the political awareness and social responsibility youth. Artists musicians, Egypt has enriched the new wave of consciousness, although still a lot tied to January 25 revolution, gave Cairo a new lease of creative life. Bondage and wisdom rule.

But there is one person can do only so much. Even in their respective communities, there is still a cap, one is not allowed to go out of their pampered creative approach. All the arts, music and crafts of the audience is still bounded, followed by futile and unrealistic pursuit of art.

This is 博登法赫米 design studio is being addressed. Newly opened schools offer designers and entrepreneurs as a means not only complement their skills, but also a way to enter the industry to break.

Fahmi's success means that although she does not spend as much time as she in Egypt, the internationally renowned jewelry designer will not lose touch her roots to appreciate her humble beginnings. "I certainly faces many challenges in the beginning of my career," Fahmy said to try it. "When I first took an apprentice, I participated in the Khan Khalili input [was] male-dominated industry challenges."

Now, Fahmy jewelry design field to help lead the way, to the young artisans to learn and express their own platform.

"Education is one of the important pillars of successful social one, in the case of Egypt, a stable country, my way back to the design industry and the arts, is to allow young potential, learning a craft that can help them successful local and global. "

This is not a famous designer's first foray into education, however. Initiate design, Nubre, with the European Union, Fahmy goal to keep the old jewelry technique has been extended to 博登法赫米 Design Studio (AFDS) Alchimia with the help of a headquarters in Florence, Italy contemporary design school. This is no vanity project or run the mill workshop. AFDS intricately conceived programs, including both theoretical and practical aspects of jewelry design and metal Smith provides a complete course work. "You learn all aspects of jewelry making, sawing, filing, welding, casting, forging, inlay, filigree and chase, as well as working with silver details, such as metal decorating techniques, gold and precious stones," Fahmy said. "

But as Fahmi worked hard to convince the people around her, she eventually chose to take the path of her appreciation potential students may also face the same roadblock. "I'm not sure people are prospects for our initiatives, what I can do, however, maintain the job guarantee, jewelry making, design, art, culture, history, fashion and beauty to be appreciated, understood and accepted education and my job is to do not change people's minds, but to educate their choice, they may not know they have. "

With art and culture in Egypt experienced such a surge, which seems like an appropriate time to open the door AFDS. But analysts head on her shoulders, she recognized the need to carefully, if they want to ride a wave-like crafts. "The most difficult part of the process to maintain its authenticity and so, as we want to see the growth of the sector, if there is not enough tissue to help protect crafts scene in Egypt will be always negligible, which is why I think AFDS - among many other projects - is my jewelery-making process and help maintain the importance of design techniques and I hope that through my books, my workshops and schools, recording America, we regret that may be taken for granted. "

While these emotions to keep a trace of regret, Fahmy AFDS can believe that at all levels of the arts and crafts make a significant and lasting contribution, because she knows first-hand information, such a move could put ambitious, love of students entering the house to keep the established name. Fahmi want to ensure that with the help of the British Council, the intersection after school in the City of London Polytechnic jewelry craft, so that other similar arrangements. "I went back to Cairo, with a broader vision and greater confidence, as well as the early 1980s, I've set up two staff with my own shop and now we have more than 18 worldwide stores."

Old Cairo El Salvador blessing Aosta area just steps away from DARB 1718, there are many in the AFDS be inspired. But when asked what advice she would give aspiring Cairenes, Fahmy believes that the most important architectural blocks from within. "Is the original and do not imitate other people's work or trends. Creating your own visual heritage of the future and maintain their pride."