Fokhara Studio & Shop

Fokhara was founded in 2018 by Dalia Mobasher, a highway-design engineer who left that career after teaching pottery in Abu Dhabi and decided to open a studio of her own back home in Egypt. The New Cairo space teaches the full pottery process across two core disciplines, hand-building and wheel-throwing, with Mobasher stating her aim is for students to leave "true artisans" rather than having taken a one-off fun class. Alongside instruction, Fokhara designs and produces handmade espresso cups, pinch pots and mugs sold through its shop. Mobasher has described pottery as a way to work through anxiety and find focus by putting attention into making something by hand, a view that shapes the studio's slower, technique-first teaching style rather than quick craft sessions aimed at casual visitors. Classes run for all skill levels, and the studio has said it wants to grow into a broader arts space over time, eventually adding crystal work, candle-making and jewelry alongside its ceramics program. For visitors, Fokhara offers both finished studio ceramics to buy and hands-on classes to learn the craft directly from its founder, in a shop built specifically around one maker's decision to trade an engineering career for pottery.