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"Located a block from the Bourse de Commerce, I found Paramaz—founded by Beirut-born Hagop Markarian and opened as a workshop-coffee shop-boutique at the end of 2024—to be a quiet powerhouse of leather craftsmanship that draws on Armenian-Lebanese family techniques; the unisex range includes minimalist handbags, belts, cardholders and phone sleeves made in-house from vegetable-tanned hides, and you can grab a coffee, commission bespoke pieces, or join a workshop to learn leatherwork." - Lindsey Tramuta