Arab Design Now
Edited by Rana Beiruti with introduction by Glenn Adamson, foreword by Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and contributions by Noura Al Sayeh-Holtrop
Featuring over 250 color illustrations, Arab Design Now presents a survey of local and regional design talent across disciplines, from architectural and material innovations to contemporary crafts, furniture, fashion, and graphic and object design. "There are lots of stories and messages in the works," says Rana Beiruti, curator of the show on which this book is based. "It was important to demonstrate that the Arab world is ... a very diverse landscape of cultures, influences and craft." Working across themes of material and visual culture and expression, environmental and innovative use of materials, and considerations of technique, detail, pattern and aesthetics, this volume highlights design excellence from across the region of the Levant, the Gulf and North Africa. Looking beyond a globalized or imported design language, this book is an indispensable guide to design in the Arab world today.
Rana Beiruti is an independent curator and consultant in the creative industries, with a studio based in Amman, Jordan.
Glenn Adamson is an American curator, author, and historian whose work focuses on design, craft, and contemporary art.
Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is the sister of Qatar's ruling Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and daughter of the country's former Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and his second wife Sheikha Moza bint Nasser al-Misnad. Al-Mayassa was listed as the most influential person in art on Art+Auction's top 10 list and ArtReview's Power 100, and appears on the Time 100, and Forbes' The World's 100 Most Powerful Women.
Noura Al Sayeh-Holtrop is an architect and curator with over 15 years of experience in the cultural development, architectural, and planning fields. She holds a MArch from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL).
Details
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Publish Date: May 27, 2025
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Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Silvana Editorial
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Trim Size: 6.4" x 1.3" x 8.5"
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Pages: 360
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ISBN: 978-8836659432
