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NOUR ELMASSRY WORLD

FINANCIAL TIMES

SHOOT FOR NANUSA BOAT IN ASWAN, EGYPT, FOR FINANCIAL TIMES MAGAZINE. GOYA GALLAGHER, FOUNDER OF THE CAIRO-BASED LIFESTYLE BRAND ANŪT CAIRO, DREW INSPIRATION FROM PAUL KLEE'S MONUMENT IN THE FERTILE COUNTRY IN THE DESIGN OF NANUSA, HER FIVE-CABIN DAHABIYA—A TRADITIONAL NILE SAILING BOAT. THE MAIN DECK IS SHADED BY A LARGE HAND-DYED LINEN CANOPY, CRAFTED IN KLEE'S SHORE-TO-SAND PALETTE AND STITCHED TO APPEAR SEAMLESS. GENTLY MOVING WITH THE BREEZE, IT ECHOES BOTH THE PAINTING AND THE EVER-CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF THE NILE.

INSIDE THE DAHABYA

INSIDE THE DAHABYA

VIEW FROM WINDOW TO THE NILE

VIEW FROM WINDOW TO THE NILE

BOYS SWIMMING IN THE NILE

BOYS SWIMMING IN THE NILE

MAN SET THE SAIL FOR THE DIRECTION

MAN SET THE SAIL FOR THE DIRECTION

MAGAZINE

MAGAZINE

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