AT WORK WITH: RYM BEYDOUN
- Words Rosalind Jana
- Photos Nuits Balnéaires
A cult fashion label takes root—and blooms—in Ivory Coast.
Beydoun's creative vision extends beyond fashion and textiles. Alongside creating an art installation for Sharjah Architecture Triennial 2023, she also recently designed the interiors of Café Continent in Abidjan.
( 1 ) In December 1999, President Bédié was overthrown in a military coup that shook Ivory Coast’s reputation for stability. It was followed by two major military uprisings, tumultuous elections and a wave of killings.
( 2 ) Beirut was rocked by an enormous blast on August 4, 2020, when hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate exploded in the city’s port. It was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions ever recorded, killing more than 200 people, wounding thousands more, and devastating swaths of the city.
( 3 ) Super Limbo was produced in collaboration with Dominique Petit-Frère and Emil Grip of Ghanaian spatial design studio Limbo Accra and artist Anne-Lise Agossa.
Rym Beydoun spent much of her childhood making art, attending classes where most of her peers were in their 50s. “We would go and paint by the sea,” the fashion designer says, reminiscing about growing up in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
( 1 ) In December 1999, President Bédié was overthrown in a military coup that shook Ivory Coast’s reputation for stability. It was followed by two major military uprisings, tumultuous elections and a wave of killings.
( 2 ) Beirut was rocked by an enormous blast on August 4, 2020, when hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate exploded in the city’s port. It was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions ever recorded, killing more than 200 people, wounding thousands more, and devastating swaths of the city.
( 3 ) Super Limbo was produced in collaboration with Dominique Petit-Frère and Emil Grip of Ghanaian spatial design studio Limbo Accra and artist Anne-Lise Agossa.
