We are a small, friendly export company that works hard to provide handpicked and hand-made products, direct from the villages and craft workshops of Egypt to the the European community. Through 2012, we have worked particularly hard to source the best crafts people in Egypt, to produce high quality handmade goods across tableware, textiles, and home accessories. You will find over fifty of our co
re products in our inspirational range, from the contemporary to the exotic. We can also customise any product to your specifications, so have a look at our website or get in touch at [email protected] and let us know what we can do for you! The idea ofJalia was born, when friends Momen, Kamilia and Jacqueline realised that they shared a deep appreciation for high quality craftsmanship, and Egyptian design. Egypt-born Momen, with his expertise in Egyptian crafts and a keen eye for design, his daughter Kamilia a budding marketeer and concept developer, and British-born Jacqueline who had grown up in the business of wholesale/retail of oriental crafts, meant that the combination was an ideal partnership for a business. Today we are a small but strong business, focusing on quality hand crafted items, made by specially selected craftsmen and women, with natural materials that are ethically produced. Momen is always on the road visiting new potential craft workshops to join the Jalia team, and searching for that new special item that will wow and impress our clients. The input from Kamilia helps to generate innovative and unique designs, perfect for the European market. Jacqueline makes sure that we are meeting clients’ needs by making frequent trips to the UK, and initiating that dialogue. All of our hand crafted items come from within Egypt, from the Sinai, Bedouin communities, and rural areas, as well as from the bustling streets of Cairo. In a country that has been victim to soaring unemployment, and in some areas almost an absence of tourism, we feel that it is part of our duty to provide much needed employment, and encourage those in the art of craftsmanship, which is becoming a ‘dying’ trade.
