ZliZ Journal

Slow living and natural decor: how to inhabit a space with intention
There's a difference between a furnished house and a lived-in house. The first is filled with objects. The second is composed of chosen objects — each with a story, a... Read more...
Raffia lighting: why handmade lamps transform a room
Light is the most underestimated element of interior design. We think of wall colors, furniture, textiles—but rarely the quality of the light itself. And yet: a handcrafted raffia lamp can... Read more...
Malian Bogolan: A Millennial African Textile for Your Home
There are textiles unlike anything else in the world. Bogolan — or Bogolanfini in Bambara — is one of them. Originating from Mali, this fabric with intense geometric patterns, dyed... Read more...
The Berber Haik: The Story of an Ancestral Textile Revived by ZliZ
Some textiles embody centuries of gestures, memories, and identities. The Berber Haïk is one of them. Hand-woven in the Berber regions of Morocco and Algeria, it has long enveloped the... Read more...