Haneen Qart

Nafsika Skourti

With a practice rooted in in-depth research they work to export the nuances and stories of their home. Through print, embroidery and ongoing textile development they weave cultural narratives and explorations of region spe- cific history and humour. Always designing with an accute sensitivity to the female voice they celebrate the matriarchs that surround them. Avid listeners and observers, they are women designing for women, serving the many facets of a womans femi- ninity through cut and expression of dress. Believers in considered design, they seek to produce high quality long lasting and versatile pieces that will last. Using their moral and technical imagination to create product that is value add to the wearer, the makers and their community. With a holistic approach that focuses on collaboration and concioussness they have instilled a cul- ture of empowerment, education and engagement into the Nafsika Skourti brand. The mission statement: to make valuable things that con- tribute to a positive collective future. Nafsika Skourti is half Greek, half Jordanian. She grad- uated from Central Saint Martins in 2012 and worked at Marchesa in New York. She also trained in haute couture embroidery and passementerie at Ecole Lesage in Paris. Meanwhile, Stephanie Skourti, a lawyer by degree had been working at Goldman Sachs for 5 years before quit- ting and swapping finance for fashion in 2014. The sisters joined forced as they set out to build some- thing meaningful, and established the Nafsika Skourti brand out of their home in Jordan.