First of all, i must apologize for the picture quality. I was skyping with Perry when my mother came in and told me yalla hurry up lets go i dont have time. (The driver is on vacation so im basically a prisoner in my own home). So i forgot my camera.
Let me say: BRAVO! These 3 Kuwaiti architects of Experiment One really made an impression on me tonight. I have never (and i mean it) seen this kind of creativity, quality and simple forwardness in design in any Arab fashion product.
Ya3ni sorry bes i know lots of handbag design companies and stuff from around the Middle East and il9ara7a i never bought (even though they are not so expensive) because i immediately reject something itha mo 3ajibny 100%. Quality and finish is very important to me, not only
"how it looks"and "styla". Last summer wayid kan 3ajibny clutch 3ala one of my friends and i went to the store in Libnan to buy and i looked inside and the lining wasnt professional. The stitching was a bit wonky and the zipper looked a tad cheap. Also the leather didnt feel soft. This stuff is very important. It is necessary that the bag closes right, that it feels smooth, generous, professional, elegant. That is the making of a designer bag. If i want something not done properly, i could go to H&M and take it to Barakat and have them put some crystals on it.
--This Linear bag looks fantastic on tall girls (It actually looked really good on me, but after not realizing how much my "extreme makeover" for the nannies' room would cost, i settled on just one) and the clunky wood is makes it hang really straight.--
One of the girls told me that as recently graduated architects working in fields without too much majal for creativity, they decided to spend their creative energy on designing something. For this "experiment" it was bags. They were innovative and simple. They were not overly "designed" or pretentiously "conceptualized". They served their function as bags perfectly. They close and open smoothly, the leather is soft (though i wish it would be softer) and they carry well.
This Cross bag is really soft and loveable. You can carry it long on your shoulder or take it by the handle. The brass connector parts are engraved with their elegant logo.
This origami bag made of a wonderful rubber fabric. It's huge and looks like a fabulous wonton. The picture does it no credit, its actually folded very dramatically. It is light and holds all your life in it perfectly. Fuctionality and design work together seamlessly. All of the stuff is made in Kuwait (PROPS!) and the girls put it together. Dont worry, it is all of a superior quality. They source some of the stuff from outside but most of their materials come from Kuwait. They obviously worked tirelessly to perfect their product and told me that they didn't display many of their bags tonight because they were not satisfied with their quality.
I loved this one the most and i ordered it in maroon and black. All brass or copper parts are made by THEM and the leather had a gorgeous laser-cut pattern on it. All were sold out and now i have to wait two weeks :(. Sucks. You can choose from many leather colors and types of wood (oak/mahogany/walnut).
See how this wood at the top of a small chain-handle clasp bag of theirs has a carved wooden frame? Beautiful. This is the kind of detail you expect from real luxury goods designers.
If you missed out, you can email them at: experiment.one@hotmail.com
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It is something biological. Hard-wired into my system. I am one of those human beings who are, by some powerful force of nature drawn to water irresistably. It is completely out of my control. When it starts raining cats and dogs outside in March, dancing around in the 7osh is taken for granted. When it rains on a pool you bet i am going to jump in. My greatest love is running water and giant plate-like showers.I first heard of Gerard Gay as i was reading a discarded Costes magazine while packing up in Paris. I ripped out the page and then stupidly didnt take it with me. 
Spent all of today googling "Pool. designer. gay/ swimming pools gay francois/henri/etc" and so please imagine what kind of stuff came up. His pools are so natural, gorgeous and perfect that i was almost crying with longing as i looked through his website gallery. I want a house with that kind of nature where i can place a gorgeous harmonious pool!! Aaaaaaaaaaah. Anyone who has a pool designed by him please be my friends and invite me over. They are perfect. You know that feeling when you first marvelled at water's meniscus? When the surface tension is broken? 
When a shade of a natural body of water is so perfect (that incredible transparent light mossy/emerald green) that you want to just put it in your mouth like a candy? 
Then we all know what happens.