In the press
Explore features and stories from leading publications about our work supporting artisans in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and beyond.
The World of Interiors
Silk Road repairs: "In areas where women's freedom of public assembly and expression has been increasingly curtailed, embroidery remains one of their central fields for communal work"
February 2026
The World of Interiors
ISHKAR's Bidjar Rug featured by David Lipton and photographed by Oskar Proctor
January 2026
House & Garden
ISHKAR's Kabul Sunset Bouquet featured by Ruth Sleightholme and photographed by Gareth Hacker
January 2026
Cover Magazine
ISHKAR x Skateistan: a collaboration that bridges artistry and empowerement
December 2025
The best sustainable Christmas gifts in the UK: 19 thoughtful presents that give back - ISHKAR Stack Ring
November 2025
Cover Magazine
ISHKAR x Louis Barthélemy - Collection Drop 2
June 2025
Pair text with an image to focus on your Eight ways to give it this spring: Artisanal tableware supporting refugee stonemasons
March 2025
Red Magazine
Zig Zag Flatweave Runner
September 2024
Elle UK
Shapes Flatweave Rug
August 2024
House Beautiful
ISHKAR's Herati Glassware and Flatweave Rugs.
August 2024
Architectural Digest Italy
Shapes Flatweave Rug
August 2024
Myself Magazine
Kabul Sunset Bouquet Hand-knotted Rug featured in Best of August.
July 2024
Mughal Petal Drift Hand-knotted Rug featured in Notebook pages by Ruth Sleightholme.
July 2024
ISHKAR's nightwear collection featured as part of H&C's Christmas Gift Guide
December 2023
ISHKAR's gold tumblers featured as part of "20 stylish sustainable Christmas gifts".
December 2023
"Some patterned rugs and runners are almost too smart to confine to the floor. Ruth Sleightholme’s colourful selection goes wall to wall."
October 2023
ISHKAR Herati Glassware featured in summer Style Story for House & Garden's August 2024 issue.
July 2023
House & Garden
Zig Zag Flatweave Rug - burgundy
March 2023
Luxury travel updates for 2023: A travel company like no other for those keen to venture beyond brochures.
February 2023
The best social enterprises and charitable initiatives to shop this Christmas.
November 2022
ISHKAR's latest rug collection gives back to Afghan artisan: ISHKAR x Christopher Le Brun
April 2022
Roll up, roll up: the father-and-son duo championing the work of Afghan weavers: Artist Sir Christopher Le Brun and his son, Edmund, have created painterly rugs that highlight the skills of local artisans
February 2022
The Good Gifts Guide: Suitcase Magazine's go-to address book for guilt-free festive shopping, featuring a selection of ISHKAR products, including our Beirut quilt, Herati glassware, Afghan hand-knotted carpets.
December 2021
ISHKAR speaks to Monocle during its Columbia Road pop-up. Hear from the team on the many projects helping to preserve traditional craftsmanship in conflict-affected countries.
August 2021
Model Malika El Maslouhi discusses her recent collaboration with ISHKAR in Vogue Arabia.
April 2021
Model Malika El Maslouhi reveals her collaboration with ISHKAR, launching a jewelry line made in Kabul.
March 2021
ISHKAR spoke to The National News about the process of launching an online marketplace for artisans living in war-torn countries.
March 2021
ISHKAR co-founder Flore de Taisne spoke to Dezeen about hoping to change perceptions of places labelled as war zones through craft objects.
January 2021
ISHKAR co-founder Edmund Le Brun spoke to Pretty Good Business about the importance of believing in your brand and the ins and outs of running a social business.
December 2020
ISHKAR was featured in The Times' "best UK homeware and furniture sales for winter 2020".
December 2020
ISHKAR's Syrian Block Printing Workshop with Zena Sabbagh was featured as part of Forbes' '10 Highlights To Look Out For At London Craft Week 2020'.
September 2020
Cover Magazine
ISHKAR's Three River Carpets were featured in Cover Magazine.
December 2019
ISHKAR's Four Rivers ring was listed in The Style List focusing on Female Start-Ups.
April 2019
House & Garden
ISHKAR spoke to House & Garden about handmade glass, ceramics and woodwork from countries at war.
March 2019
Flore and Edmund discuss ISHKAR and life in Afghanistan for travel magazine SUITCASE.
December 2018
Flore de Taisne and Edmund Le Brun were selected for Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepeneurs in 2018.
January 2018
'When Edmund Le Brun and Flore de Taisne left Afghanistan in 2015, they wanted to continue helping a country that they had come to cherish after three years of living in Kabul.'
December 2017
“These places have incredible traditions of making,” says Edmund. “But their stories are not heard in the west, and people here have no access to them.” With Ishkar, he and Flore hope to help change that.
November 2017
Crafts Magazine
A four double page spread on ISHKAR in one of the UK's most prestigious magazines for design and contemporary craft.
November 2017
BBC World News
In a live interview on BBC World News ISHKAR co founder Edmund Le Brun discusses the challenges Afghanistan's craftsmen face and how ISHKAR hopes to overcome them.
March 2017
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