For Paris Design Week 2025 Zakaria exhibited work in collaboration with Rein Kooyman (Amsterdam) and Fred Heinsohn (Berlin). Both research approaches are grounded in the intersection of human interference with the floor beneath our feet. As follows background in detail. Rein Kooyman'For this project, I reconnect my studio in Amsterdam with the natural landscape of the Écrins in France, a place that holds deep significance for my work.It is from this region that I bring and return stones for my installation pieces, creating an ongoing dialogue between these two landscapes. I walked a distance of 1086 kilometers on a canvas measuring 5 by 3 meters. The canvas is coated with slate clay and dust collected from the Veneon river, A river...
JSC X REIFEVENTIDE BY FA‘ PAWAKA & LABOUR 15 SEPTEMBER 2022 – 16 SEPTEMBER 2022 15 & 16 September 2022, 8:00 & 10:00 p.m.Doors open: 7:30 p.m.Duration: 90 minutesAdmission is free RSVP (limited capacity)15.9.2022, 08:00 p.m. – 09:30 p.m.15.9.2022, 10:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.16.9.2022, 08:00 p.m. – 09:30 p.m.16.9.2022, 10:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. Within the framework of the group exhibition 'at dawn', JULIA STOSCHEK FOUNDATION and REIF are excited to premiere a new, site-specific collaboration between the multidisciplinary artist Fa’ Pawaka and the sonic duo LABOUR, uniting Pawaka’s practice of “sacred tunings” with LABOUR’s “sonic activations.” Titled Eventide, the evening will consist of a sonic parcours led by the artists and will culminate in a sound bath in the upstairs...
For Personal Structures hosted by the European Cultural Centre in Venice, Zakaria Rugs approaches the exhibition theme of ‘reflections’ by collaborating with international artists to transmit cultural dialogues on handmade rugs. Each piece explores the relationship the artist holds with artisanal practice and proposes reflection towards the symbolism of the rug. Moreover, the artists are invited to contemplate the rug as a new medium for expression and innovation, translating their visual language while exploring materiality, the haptic sense and the rug’s spatial properties. ‘PCB’ The color gray is no one’s color. It is the color of cubicles and winter camouflage, of sullage, of inscrutable complexity, of compromise. It is the perfect intermediate, an emissary for both black and white. It...
Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven is the largest design event in Northern Europe and presents work and concepts from more than 2,600 designers to more than 355,000 visitors from home and abroad. Zakaria Rugs was part of Sectie C and exhibited 4 rugs to the Dutch Creative Community.
Zakaria Rugs is part of the BOON_ROOM collection as of September 2021. BOON_ROOM will present Zakaria Rugs at the Paris Design Week, which starts on the 3rd of September, starting with a press event on the 8th September, 8.30am - 7pm. Their 700 square meter space will feature the rugs E la nave va, Saana, and Off Axis. BOON_ROOM is a luxury boutique gallery dedicated to curating art, design, and fashion. Located in the heart of Paris, the BOON_ROOM’s collections consist of the works of carefully selected, established, and emerging creative talents around the world. Aiming to challenge the senses by bringing these three disciplines together, BOON_ROOM has become one of the most respected and admired collections of contemporary design. BOON_ROOM ...
