The Choreography of Glass
Article Brief: A study trip to Rhode Island School of Design in the United States, revealed to the author that working with glass is a…
A Piece in History: The ‘Ugal’
Article Brief: Author visits an Ugalor, Arabian male headpiece maker, and explores the contemporary process of making it, as well as its past functions. In…
Design Interactions in @DesignDaysDubai
Article in brief: Being a part of Design Days Dubai 2015 as an exhibitor, as opposed to being part of the organizing team or being an…
The Scent Makers
Article in brief: visiting an Oud factory proved that so much more care and effort are poured into little vials of perfume than previously imagined….
The Sign Makers
Article in brief: Walking through a signage street in Ajman to explore the different processes that take place in the making of these signs shines a…
The Function Designers
Article in brief: Enrolling in a design workshop in Kuwait City revealed to the author the importance of having collaborative and creative studio environments in…
The Art of Jewelry Making
Article in brief: This article recounts the learning process of how to produce jewelry pieces by hand. In the past, I saw jewelry in my personal…
The Importance of Modern Medicine
Article in brief: The author shares how suffering from a fractured arm due to a horse riding accident made her aware of the importance of modern…
The Bread Maker
The article in brief: The inviting whiff of baked dough wrangles this article into a modest-sized bread bakery where all that is left is sweet…
The Tailor of The Neighborhood
Article in brief: This article visits a small tailoring shop and enters its back-room to reveal the process of the tailor and what he tailors. …