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'Stone of the desert': Omar Chakil is helping Egyptian alabaster regain its lustre
Omar Chakil may not be the first to carve objects out of Egyptian alabaster, but he is at the forefront of reintroducing the ...
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At PAD Paris, Omar Chakil’s new alabaster works for Galerie Gastou fuses Egyptian heritage and contemporary design
Funnily enough, working with alabaster in a contemporary way actually meant working with it the way Pharaohs used to. In the modern era, it had become something that was treated with a lot of varnish ...