Tunisia: With the succession of generations and development, bamboo chairs and tables are still well received by users.

Tunisia: With the succession of generations and development, bamboo chairs and tables are still well received by users.

Location: Tunisia

Language: Arabic

Duration: 00:02:06

Sound: natural

Source: A24 in Tunis

Restrictions: A24 subscribers

Date: 5/11/2023

Story line:

With the succession of generations and modern development in the field of furniture, bamboo chairs and tables are still well received by users because of their heritage and traditional beauty.

Mrs. Jamila Al-Hamami learned this craft from her husband, who bequeathed this workshop to her, so that she would be the first woman to work with bamboo and be creative in this craft.

She weaves chairs, bedrooms, and home accessories from bamboo, and this workshop is her source of livelihood.

Mrs. Jamila Al-Hamami: the owner of the workshop

Mr. Mohamed Bou Aal: bamboo craftsman

 

Shortlist:

• Soundbite (Jamila Al-Hamami)

“ The bamboo craft was first learned by my husband, then he taught it to me, and then we learned it for the next generations, Praise be to God, it is a successful craft and is passed on from generation to generation, and all those who learned it work with it successfully.

Everyone learns the Internet these days, and there is a great development. I work the bamboo  on iron now , and we are trying to keep up with development and fashion, so I am making special designs based on the customer’s request”.

• Soundbite ( Mohamed Bou Aal)

“I started working at the age of 9 years, and today I am 43 years old. The work is good, and people love this business, and I hope that the next generation learns it because it has a future”.

• Soundbite (Jamila Al-Hamami)

“The new generation, girls and boys, must learn this craft,  because girls have a role in society as well, they can work in this craft from their home”.