10.1 Dialogues on the Art of Arab Fashion: Syrian Textiles: Aida & Tulip Syrian Folk Art Doll Collection Dr. Reem el Mutwalli in conversation with Aida Dalati, a Syrian American textile and jacket designer specialising in Middle Eastern folk art. With her partner, Tulip Kurdi, a Syrian American jewellery designer […]
Dr Reem El Mutwalli, Founder of The Zay Initative and Salma Ahmad Caller, Artist, Writer and Art Historian discuss Salma’s project “The Imaginarium Postcard Women: Reclaiming our Futures from the Past”. Salma Ahmad Caller was born in Iraq to an Egyptian father and a British mother and grew up in […]
with Natasha Mann (http://www.natasha-mann.com) This two-day course, led by Natasha Mann, will introduce students to the Art of Zouaq. Zouaq is a painting technique original to Morocco which creates arresting and powerful designs. Found painted onto ceilings, doors, furniture and wooden objects it is an integral part of the decoration of […]
The Silver Ratio, though less well know than it's shiny cousin, has similar mathematical properties and hence can be used to generate a highly flexible grid structure. After an introductory, contextual slide show exploring the proportional qualities of the Silver Ratio and their relevance to pattern design, we will construct […]