This handsewn patchwork cushion cover, part of the classic collection, is made from 100 percent Italian cotton. The colours chosen are navy blue and river blue, with a navy blue ruffle.
Height 45 cm
Width 45 cm
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Paboy Bojang
- In Casa by Paboy
- Textile creator
- Naples, Italy
- Rising Star
Contact
Italian, English
Address:
Via Broggia 11, 80135 Naples, Italy
Via Broggia 11, 80135 Naples, Italy
Hours:
By appointment only
By appointment only
Phone:
+39 3392195327
+39 3392195327
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Filled with dreams
- • Paboy is a refugee from Gambia, now living in Naples
- • He makes colourful cotton cushion covers by hand
- • He learnt to sew when he was 13, at his uncle’s tailor shop
When he was a boy in Serrekunda, his home town in Gambia, Paboy Bojang dreamt of becoming a football player. But life had something different in store for him. His family was poor, so at 13 he left school and went to work in his uncle’s tailor shop, where he learnt to sew. "I used to make women’s clothes. After a while, I began to like it. I’ve always loved doing things with my hands." But Gambia was under a cruel dictatorship and when Paboy was 19, he fled the country. He travelled two long years before getting to Italy, where he sought asylum. "The journey through Senegal, Mali, Libya and the Mediterranean was a nightmare. I reached Naples in 2015 and lived in a refugee camp, then I found a job in a ceramic factory. I worked there for five years, until my asylum papers expired and were slow to be renewed." Then came Covid-19, and things got even worse.
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Patchwork cushion cover
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Fringe cushion cover
Part of the classic collection, this handsewn cushion cover is made from 100 percent Italian cotton. The solid sandy yellow is beautifully contrasted by the short lilac fringe.
Height 45 cm
Width 45 cm
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Patchwork cushion cover
This handsewn patchwork cushion cover, part of the classic collection, is made from 100 percent Italian cotton. The colours used are wine red and pink – the latter is one of Paboy’s favorite colours. A rose fringe has also been applied.
Height 45 cm
Width 45 cm
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Ruffle cushion cover
Part of the classic collection, this handsewn cushion cover is made from 100 percent Italian cotton. The solid wine red design is matched with a rose-pink ruffle.
Height 45 cm
Width 45 cm
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Fringe cushion cover
This handsewn cushion cover, part of the classic collection, is made from 100 percent Italian cotton. The delicate, solid dusty pink is contrasted by the dark green fringe.
Height 45 cm
Width 45 cm
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