#handcraft industry
Since the January 25th uprising and the rise of startup culture across the MENA region, many Egyptian entrepreneurs and creatives have launched ethically and socially conscious businesses. One such disruptive social enterprise is local tapestry and upholstery brand Kilim, which was launched in 2016 with the aim of preserving, reviving, and modernizing the dying art of kilim, or traditional flat-woven tapestry, a craft that dates back to the Persian Empire. "I wanted to launch a project that had a social…
