Nadya Hazboun

Nadya Hazboun
نادية حزبون
Hazboun in 2022
Born1983/1984
Other namesNadya Hazbunova
Years active2012–present
FamilySamar Hazboun (sister)
Websitewww.nadyah.com

Nadya Hazboun (Arabic: نادية حزبون; born 1983/1984), also known as Nadya Hazbunova, is a Palestinian-Czech jewellery and fashion designer from Bethlehem. She gained prominence in the 2010s for her jewellery line Olivewood, which incorporates traditional Palestinian olive wood carving, as well as NH Fashion.

Life and career

Born to a Palestinian father and a Czech mother,[1] Hazboun grew up in a Catholic family in Bethlehem. Her sisters include Samar,[2] a photographer and photojournalist, and Christina, who writes and works in music. Hazboun completed a Master of Arts (MA) in Media in Prague and took fashion design and journalism courses at the London College of Fashion.[3][4]

Hazboun began her career working as a designer in Prague. Hazboun debuted her NH Fashion/Nadya Hazbunova womenswear designs and her jewellery line Olivewood at the 2012 Amman Fashion Week.[5][6] Hazboun initially had her products manufactured from abroad before moving back to Bethlehem in 2013, where she opened a showroom and atelier near Nativity Square.[3]

Made from Palestinian olive woods from the Bethlehem area and combining modern designs aimed at young people with traditional carving techniques,[7] Hazboun's Olivewood jewellery features Palestine-related calligraphy and imagery. Furthermore, her Identity collection featured fingerprints, which represent Palestinians' hawwiyeh identity cards and checkpoints, inscribed witj with Mahmoud Darwish's poem "Record I am an Arab" on clothing as well as rings made from local stone and clay.[8] The collection expanded to olive wood sandals.[1]

In March 2015, Nadya Hazbunova featured at the 3rd Ziryab Fashion Show in London.[9] Palestine's Business Women Forum nominated Hazboun to represent Palestine at the 2016 Caspian Fashion Week in Astrakhan. The fashion show was titled Made in Palestine and featured 15 clothing pieces by Hazboun.[10][11] Arbuz Today wrote that Hazboun's modern Palestinian fashion "stood out".[12] They returned in 2018.[13]

As of 2017, her sister Christina helped run the business.[14] Due to the COVID-19 lockdown, Hazboun closed her in-person operations but continued selling her designs online.[15] In response to lockdown, Hazboun founded a programme called Betwomen that offers training courses for local women and helps them start businesses. The programme is supported by the Holy Land Association.[16] In addition, Hazboun has lectured in Fashion Design at Birzeit University and headed the department at Hebron's Smart University College for Modern Education.[17][18]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hazboun, Nadya (13 October 2013). "Great Revolution" (PDF). Disarming Design. p. 6. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  2. ^ Boulus, Jana (November 2015). "An Artistic Intifada: Young Palestinian Women's Non-Violent Resistance through Art" (PDF). The Atkin Paper Series. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b "مصممة فلسطينية تصنع الحلي من خشب الزيتون في بيت لحم". Al-Iqtisadi (in Arabic). 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  4. ^ "What Does Not Kill Me Wood Earring By Nadya Hazboun". Darnah Gallery. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Tradition beware! Amman Fashion Week takes no prisoners". Albawaba. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  6. ^ Al Jadir, Raya (10 January 2017). "Palestinian-Czech designer Nadya Hazboun's jewellery line aims to educate about the Arab world". The National. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  7. ^ "شاهد الفيديو.. خشب الزيتون سفير جديد للثقافة الفلسطينية". Palsawa (in Arabic). 9 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  8. ^ Al Jadir, Raya (14 July 2016). "A Palestinian gem". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  9. ^ "3rd Ziryab Fashion Show". WGSF London. 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  10. ^ "منتدى سيدات الأعمال فلسطين يشارك في أسبوع الأزياء في روسيا". Wattan (in Arabic). 8 May 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Астрахань приняла Каспийскую неделю моды". Smotrim (in Russian). 18 April 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  12. ^ "10% искусства + 90% коммерции = Каспийская неделя моды". Arbuz Today (in Russian). 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Les femmes d'affaires palestiniennes présentent leurs textiles, rencontrent les acheteurs des Émirats Arabes Unis et de la Fédération de Russie". Intracen (in French). 13 February 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  14. ^ Alghoul, Diana (13 July 2017). "'Taking Palestine Everywhere': A modern twist to deep-rooted olive woodwork traditions". The New Arab. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Challenges Palestinian Artisans Face: Featuring Nadya Hazbunova". Handmade Palestine. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Palestinian Fashion Designer Helps Women in Bethlehem to Start Up". Asharq Al-Awsat. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  17. ^ "The Betwomen and the solidarity Bazaar with Nadya Hazboun". Pro Terra Sancta. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  18. ^ "بالصور: أطفال يشاركون في عرض أزياء بمدينة الخليل". Sahafahh (in Arabic). 9 September 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
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