JOHNNY FARAH Spring Summer 2016 - page 60

Established in New York in 1980 by the Lebanese
American designer of the same name, Johnny Farah
offers a range of high-end leather goods including
handbags, belts, shoes and accessories.
Leather and brass hardware is custom made for
every item, and the result is a set of unique
pieces belonging to a collection of meticulous
craftsmanship and a distinct signature style. Each
piece is molded from premium quality vegetable-
tanned hides; this tanning process preserves the
natural beauty of the leather. The hardware is made
from hand-molded high quality solid brass that age
beautifully, giving more character to each piece.
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Copenhagen. While living there in the 1970s, he
developed a particular interest in the simplicity
and practicality of Scandinavian architecture
and furniture design. It was his life-changing
encounters with architects like Arne Jacobsen
and Hans Wegner that were the catalyst for
Johnny’s decision to leave mechanical engineering
school and concentrate on his design, which
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