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" When you grow up somewhere, you want to
be represented. You feel proud and you feel like
you belong when you see items of the holiday
that you celebrate readily available. "
- Rana Bacaloni, owner and creative director of Eid Creations
demand growing for reusable, sustainable products.
Therefore, she introduced melamine and acrylic
products last year.
Ramadan Navy Geometric Melamine Dinner Plate Set.
designs are inspired by multiple cultures. Bacaloni
leaned into the Silk Road concept, connecting people
and cultures.
" 'Silk Road' has been used as a metaphor of European
and Asian cultural interchange, " she said. " The Silk
Road provided the vehicle for all sorts of creative
exchange between tremendously diverse peoples and
cultures. "
Bacaloni described her style as modern and unique
with a cultural flair, and one of her personal favorites
is the Marrakesh aesthetic, the line that started it all.
" I started with the Marrakesh collection because of
the mystique nature that this place has on renowned
designers such as Yves Saint Laurent, " she said. " My
goal is to make designs inspired by different cultures
following the trade roads. "
Her designs include geometrics, florals, paisleys and
pastel ombrés. According to Bacaloni, the market Eid
Creations serves is very creative by nature. Bacaloni
is purposeful to offer mix-and-match products,
enabling customers to customize their tableware to
their preferences.
" I didn't want us to be limited with designs because
the religion is very rich, " she said. " It's many cultures,
many beautiful designs, so why limit it? "
Bacaloni added: " I've got three different sizes [of
plates], and they fit into each other. That way, your
party will be different from somebody else's party
because you can just pick from any of the designs and
they mix together. I tried colors that would match
together. You can even mix the Turkish [style] with
the Moroccan, or just plain colors with the floral
with geometric. So it [allows for] more artistic, more
personalized parties. "
The majority of Eid Creations' products are disposable
and constructed of paper, but Bacaloni said she sees
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Bacaloni admitted the first several years of Eid
Creations were challenging while she persuaded
retailers to carry partyware for holidays they never
carried lines for before. But by 2019, Eid Creations
won " Best Product " at NY NOW and was approached
by mainstream retailers such as Oriental Trading
Company and Walmart.
Today, Eid Creations offers partyware for more than
just Ramadan and Eid. The company creates supplies
for baby and bridal showers, weddings, Thanksgiving,
Mother's Day and July 4 - just to name a few.
" It seems like yesterday, but it took years in the
making, " Bacaloni said with a laugh.
While raising awareness is a cause close to Bacaloni's
heart, Eid Creations also strives to foster inclusivity, a
distinction that is important to make, she said.
" When you grow up somewhere, you want to be
represented, " she said. " You feel proud and you feel
like you belong when you see items of the holiday that
you celebrate readily available. "
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