My WFH Space: Racil Chalhoub

Fashion : Meet

31 March 2020

As we all adjust to our newly conflated living/working conditions - the stream of conference call notifications and emails, general noise of children/flatmates/partners/dogs in the background, endless cups of tea and futile attempts to resist the biscuit tin - we've asked our creative friends – this week we have the Designer, Racil Chalhoub of her eponymous label at the helm – to share with us their personal "Working From Home" spaces to share with you. So have a nosey poke around...

I'm staying sane these days by...

Face timing with my parents daily, they live in Beirut so it really helps me to see their face every day and make sure they are ok. I am grateful that we have the technology to do so.

By cooking! I never cook and I am guilty of living on take outs and eating out all the time. I have now started cooking my own food- I find it very therapeutic. Every evening , I silence my phone, put some music on and cook myself a delicious meal.

By going out for a walk and getting some fresh air. I know we have to stay in, so I probably go out every other day.

My workspace must include the following in order for me to feel calm, creative and productive:

My computer, my sketch pad and all my pens. Right now, things have changed as I am working mostly on the business side of things, to see how we can manage to get out of this crisis alive. My virtual meetings with my team help me get through. It's nice to all feel connected through it all.

I'm staying optimistic because...
I believe that good will come out of this. I think we all needed a break and could never dream of taking this time off- now its imposed on us. It will be tough for our industry, and will put a lot of strain on the business, but we were stuck in such a rat race and its time we all stop and re-assess, and hopefully start again fresh, with a cleaner and healthier schedule! I do hope that we all learn from this and come out better humans.