Deep Sleep, a true team effort. From left to right: Mokhtar Itani, Salah Itani, and Carlos Ayvazcian. (Credit: Rayanne Tawil/ L'Orient-Le Jour)
In Lebanon, war sends people down different paths: some leave, others wait, while some, almost instinctively, begin making things.Mokhtar Itani makes pillows — a way to assert that even now, even under these conditions, especially under these conditions, the body deserves to rest. That sleep, in a country that has forgotten how to take the time to let go, is not a luxury but a form of survival. “I started with what I had,” he told us. “And it grew from there.”The young man chose to share a tradition — a family know-how that developed slowly over time. “I am 28 years old,” he answers when asked about himself. “I studied computer science, I run a software company, and then there’s Deep Sleep.” Read more The look-alike: Inside Mahmoud Ayach’s life as the Lebanese double of Avichay Adraee The business started in 2018, somehow by...
In Lebanon, war sends people down different paths: some leave, others wait, while some, almost instinctively, begin making things.Mokhtar Itani makes pillows — a way to assert that even now, even under these conditions, especially under these conditions, the body deserves to rest. That sleep, in a country that has forgotten how to take the time to let go, is not a luxury but a form of survival. “I started with what I had,” he told us. “And it grew from there.”The young man chose to share a tradition — a family know-how that developed slowly over time. “I am 28 years old,” he answers when asked about himself. “I studied computer science, I run a software company, and then there’s Deep Sleep.” Read more The look-alike: Inside Mahmoud Ayach’s life as the Lebanese double of Avichay Adraee The business started in...
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