It’s a slow Ramadan afternoon at Awan (The Time), a small store on a typically busy road in Maadi. The shop has an eye-catching array of colourful mugs, pots, plates, and other pottery tableware.

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7:29 a.m. Dec. 7, 2024: An earlier version of this article misstated designer David Cressey’s first name as Bill. The date of the AMOCA panel discussion, originally stated as Jan. 6, has been updated ...