A mechanical loom in the textile factory of the Mezannar family

A mechanical loom in the textile factory of the Mezannar family

Hubert Mezannar, son of Antoine Elias Mezannar. In the background is the certificate of a gold medal, the family won in 1936 on Damascus International Fair.

Hubert Mezannar, son of Antoine Elias Mezannar. In the background is the certificate of a gold medal, the family won in 1936 on Damascus International Fair.

Hubert Mezannar, son of Antoine Elias Mezannar. In the background is the certificate of a gold medal, the family won in 1936 on an international fair

Hubert Mezannar, son of Antoine Elias Mezannar. In the background is the certificate of a gold medal, the family won in 1936 on an international fair

Warp threads of silk in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Warp threads of silk in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Installation of tied and dyed warp threads for weaving in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Installation of tied and dyed warp threads for weaving in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Warp threads in a mill of the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Warp threads in a mill of the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Sample catalogue for silk fabrics, textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Sample catalogue for silk fabrics, textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Masbanat (soap factory) az-Zanabili, Aerial views of the courtyard and the domed first

Masbanat (soap factory) az-Zanabili, Aerial views of the courtyard and the domed first

Warp threads in a mechanical loom, textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damasus

Warp threads in a mechanical loom, textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damasus

Installation of dyed warp threads for weaving in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Installation of dyed warp threads for weaving in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

warp threads of dyed silk in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

warp threads of dyed silk in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Brocade in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Brocade in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Bedtime stories

Masbanat (soap factory) az-Zanabili, Aerial views of the courtyard and the domed first

Masbanat (soap factory) az-Zanabili, Aerial views of the courtyard and the domed first

Drawings by Estibaliz Sienra Iracheta to illustrate processes of textile manufacturing

Drawings by Estibaliz Sienra Iracheta to illustrate processes of textile manufacturing

Patchwork for textile designs

Patchwork for textile designs

Stamping machine for punch cards for the Jacquard looms in the textile factory Mezannar in Damascus

Stamping machine for punch cards for the Jacquard looms in the textile factory Mezannar in Damascus

Entrance door of the textile factory of the Mezannar family

Entrance door of the textile factory of the Mezannar family

Parking spaces infront of the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Parking spaces infront of the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Preparation of spools in the textile factory of the Mezannar family

Preparation of spools in the textile factory of the Mezannar family

Tall Dahab, Bedding pile in the family's living and storage room

Tall Dahab, Bedding pile in the family’s living and storage room

Shuyukh Tahtani, a kurdish extended family after their dinner

Shuyukh Tahtani, a kurdish extended family after their dinner

Street side of the homestead: a terrace in front of a house of Kurdish family in the Malkiyya-Region

Street side of the homestead: a terrace in front of a house of Kurdish family in the Malkiyya-Region

Village of ʿAyn al-Khadra, in the living room of the central hall house of a Kurdish family

Village of ʿAyn al-Khadra, in the living room of the central hall house of a Kurdish family

ʿAyn al-Khadra, residential house with a central hall plan of a Kurdish family in the Malkiyya-Region

ʿAyn al-Khadra, residential house with a central hall plan of a Kurdish family in the Malkiyya-Region

In the living compartment of the semi-nomadic family's tent (from Maskana region)

In the living compartment of the semi-nomadic family’s tent (from Maskana region)

Winding of spools in the textile factory of the Mezannar family

Winding of spools in the textile factory of the Mezannar family

A warping machine in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

A warping machine in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Manufacturing of spools in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Manufacturing of spools in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Spools in the textile factory of the Mezannar family

Spools in the textile factory of the Mezannar family