Lolita Chair by Bokja

About This Piece

Contemporary Design

The Bokja signature for the Classics Collection is the assemblage surfaces. Through trade and travel, textiles, patterns and colors are collected from around the world, focusing on the Levant and Central Asia. In a Bokja assemblage, each piece upholds its individual physical identity as it becomes connected with foreign cultures and fabrics. The newly assembled textiles are then treated with contemporary embroideries in the Bokja Atelier and introduced in a new context, continuing the journey of the fabric story. The relevance lies in exploiting a perceived banality or overlooked appreciation in the history behind each fabric. The assemblage surfaces then become the upholstered skin of carefully curated objects ranging from furniture to one-off pieces. It is through these juxtapositions of disparate surfaces and its final application that the importance of each component becomes magnified. Bokja brings together poetic fragments of a time and place and situates them in unusual arrangements with a new context. A rich and unexpected new visual vocabulary is created of encoded information and aesthetic.

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Creator	Bokja
Manufacturer	Bokja Atelier
Design Period	From 2000
Production Period	2010 to Present
Country of Manufacture	Lebanon
Style	Contemporary, Bohemian, Hand-Crafted
Detailed Condition	New — This is a new (unused) item of contemporary design.
Product Code	LOH-92597
Additional Information	Made to Order Made by Hand Open Edition
Materials	Fabric
Color	Multicolored
Width	50 cm 50 cm
Depth	46 cm 46 cm
Height	75 cm 75 cm
Duties Notice	Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order.

Shipping & Delivery

Manufacturing Time	4-6 weeks
Ships from	Lebanon
Duties Notice	Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order.
Returns	Returns accepted within fourteen days of delivery, except for Made-to-order items
Carbon Neutral	For every purchase made, Pamono offsets 100% of estimated carbon emissions from global shipping.

Delivery Options

Front Door Delivery: (Included in Every Order)	A skilled driver will unload the item(s) from the delivery truck and bring it to your building’s doorstep. You will be responsible for further transport beyond that point. We recommend asking a family member or friend for an extra hand; alternatively, you may upgrade to In-Home Delivery (see below). The delivery partner will email and/or call you at least one day in advance to arrange a delivery time. A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection. Item will be left in its packaging after delivery. A signature will be required upon delivery.
In-Home Delivery: (For in-home delivery service, additional fees apply. Please get in touch)	A skilled driver or a team of two will bring your item(s) inside your home and place it in the immediate entryway. For unusually large or heavy items, we recommend asking a family member or friend for an extra hand, as we cannot send more than 2 drivers. The delivery partner will email and/or call you one day in advance to arrange a delivery time. A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection. Item will be left in its packaging after delivery. A signature will be required upon delivery.

Front Door Delivery:
(Included in Every Order)

A skilled driver will unload the item(s) from the delivery truck and bring it to your building’s doorstep. You will be responsible for further transport beyond that point. We recommend asking a family member or friend for an extra hand; alternatively, you may upgrade to In-Home Delivery (see below).
The delivery partner will email and/or call you at least one day in advance to arrange a delivery time.
A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection.
Item will be left in its packaging after delivery.
A signature will be required upon delivery.

In-Home Delivery:
(For in-home delivery service, additional fees apply. Please get in touch)

A skilled driver or a team of two will bring your item(s) inside your home and place it in the immediate entryway. For unusually large or heavy items, we recommend asking a family member or friend for an extra hand, as we cannot send more than 2 drivers.
The delivery partner will email and/or call you one day in advance to arrange a delivery time.
A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection.
Item will be left in its packaging after delivery.
A signature will be required upon delivery.

*Important Note

Please examine every order upon delivery. In the event that there are visible signs of damage or missing or incorrect pieces, please indicate the problem on the Delivery Note and contact us within 48 hours of delivery. A signed delivery receipt without notations of missing, damaged, or incorrect item(s) represents your acceptance of the complete order in perfect condition.

About the Creator

Bokja

Designers Huda Baroudi and Maria Hibri cofounded Bokja in Lebanon in 2000. The Beirut-based design and craft studio produces handmade furniture and accessories that combine classic midcentury forms with patchwork upholstery composed of vintage and new textile remnants sourced in the Middle East. Bokja works with a network of local artisans, carpenters, and designers to create each piece. In addition to its design goals, Bokja sees social engagement as a pillar of its practice; this extends not only to the craftsmen and materials they work with, but also into events such as fundraisers for local education and other causes important to its founders.

Baroudi (born in Sidon, Lebanon) and Hibri (born in Beirut) met in the early 2000s through a mutual friend, who recognized their shared passion for textiles and unique, secondhand furniture pieces.Bokja began life in a neglected mansion in Beirut, which they referred to as “the Palace.” In 2008, the atelier expanded to include a second space in the same neighborhood.

Bokja pieces have been included in numerous exhibitions, including And Then There Were None at Cuadro Fine Art Gallery, Dubai (2013), Arabic Seasons at the Institut de Monde Arabe, Paris (2012), as well as Talking Textiles, curated by Li Edelkoort, at Spazio Gianfranco Ferré, Milan (2011).