Journal

ISLI Studio statement earrings photographed on a coloured backdrop
Choosing your first pair of statement earrings
Big earrings are easier to wear than people expect, as long as you get three things right: weight, the line of your jaw, and what the rest of the outfit... Read more...
Tobkal Bag in Teal, trapeze recycled leather tote with round cut-out handle by ISLI Studio, front view
The mountain behind the Tobkal bag
Toubkal is the highest peak in North Africa. The bag that borrows its name borrows its geometry too: a triangular silhouette, a circular cut-out handle, and nothing else. Read more...
Karima and Tarik working together in the ISLI Studio workshop in Casablanca
Tarik, and what a seam carries
Every ISLI bag is cut, skived and stitched by hand by Tarik, a master leatherworker who teaches the craft at the Maison de l Artisanat in Casablanca. Read more...
Upcycled premium leather offcuts sorted in the ISLI Studio workshop
The leather has already lived once
We work almost entirely with upcycled leather, sourced as premium offcuts through La Reserve des Arts and chosen hide by hide. Here is what that changes. Read more...
Two models wearing ISLI Studio statement earrings on an olive green backdrop
Where the name comes from
ISLI means love in Berber. The name was chosen by our founder, Karima, as a way of holding together the two places that shaped her. Read more...