Celebrating the UAE as a guest of honor One of the largest design exhibitions in the world, the “Heritage” Council for Contemporary Crafts, affiliated to the Nama Foundation for the Advancement of Women, during its participation as the sole representative of the UAE at the London Design Exhibition, launched an exclusive collection of 78 pieces of jewelry, decor, furniture and bags. , And other creative and artistic works.

The products, showcased at the event, which brings together the world's leading design and arts platforms in London, bring together traditional Emirati crafts and heritage and a number of international crafts, using contemporary techniques that combine handicrafts with modern design to produce pieces that are the first production line for an heritage council.

The products were designed and implemented by more than 40 trainees from the Council's Badwa Social Development Program, in collaboration with international artists, designers and craftsmen from the UAE, Pakistan, Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and Palestine, during two of the Council's key projects: “Design Labs” and “Craft Dialogue”.

Sheikh Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairman of Sharjah Government Relations Department, Sheikha Hind Bint Majid Al Qasimi, Chairman of Sharjah Business Women Council, Director of Nama Foundation for the Advancement of Women, Reem Bin Karam and Deputy UAE Ambassador In London, Rawda Mohammed Al Otaiba and Board Member of Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Raghda Tarim, are in the midst of a large official and media presence.

Concerning the UAE's participation in the London Design Exhibition, Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi said: “The invitation of the Heritage Council for Contemporary Crafts to represent the UAE as the guest of honor of the London Design Fair is a reflection of the efforts of the emirate of Sharjah in promoting community leadership and embodying the vision and directives of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, and as a result of the support of his wife, Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, President of Nama Foundation for the Advancement of Women. Of ».

Reem Bin Karam said that “Erti's participation in the London Design Exhibition and the unveiling of the first exclusive production line of the Council are two new steps that reflect the vision and strategy of the Council to highlight Sharjah's status as an Arab and international creative center and an incubator for a supportive economy for artisanal women. The emirate, the state and the region in general, which is guided by the directives of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, President of Nama Foundation for the Advancement of Women, in promoting creative joint work between Emirati and international craftsmen, artists and designers. '' The works on display are divided into 12 collections, including four collections of the “Dialogue of Crafts” project and eight collections of the “Design Labs” project, each containing 3 to 10 handmade art pieces.

Murano glass and Emirati pottery

Emirati designer Fatima Al Zaabi teamed up with Italian designer Matteo Silverio to present the first set of the Crafts Dialogue Project, which combines Emirati pottery with Italian Murano glass to create a vase, a phone charger and a lamp.

Innovative chairs with a ball

In the innovative collection of Erty's chair designs, Laura Blasco, Juanmi Juarez and Alex Estevez of Mirmelada Studio in Barcelona, ​​Spain, and Emirati designer Ghaya Bin Mesmar, presented a vivid picture of the use of the spun in the furniture industry for the first time. The designers were inspired by a collection of pictures of traditional El Arish homes.

The pottery and pottery

This collection consists of pottery chairs and tables, which can be collected to look like a sculpted column, where Emirati designer Abdullah Al Mulla and Spanish designer Pepa Riverter have created huge pieces of furniture, exceeding 60 centimeters in width, and one meter high.The designers used the traditional fabric of the penthouse as a design element. Harmonious with pottery shapes.

Emirati hill and Spanish skin

The range of pots offered by the Spanish designer Adrian Salvador Candela and the Emirati designer Sheikha Ben Dhaher focuses on the natural features of the skin. The skin can be easily and flexibly controlled when wet with water. These pots blend natural leather and tele textiles to offer a dialogue between two crafts and two cultures.

Legacy murals and Japanese Takadoy

The Heritage Council of Contemporary Crafts collaborated with artists Kazuito Takadoy, a Japanese-based designer in the United Kingdom, and Patricia Swanel in the United Kingdom, to produce frescoes that combine embroidery, using natural materials on Japanese “washi” paper and the Emirati craft.

Leather bags

At the exhibition, the collection of Erithi handbags is distinguished by the use of Emirati spun-weaving techniques and American textile techniques. Palm fronds were replaced by camel skin, produced in collaboration with Bedouin artisans and interns from the Bedouin program and American artist Jennifer Zorick.

Perfume bottles Palestinian Emirates

An archaeological council, in its fragrance work, blended the UAE's Oud Dahn and the Palestinian glass industry, where Palestinian artist and designer Dima Srouji worked in collaboration with artisans specializing in glass blowing and trainees from the Bedouin program to produce oud bottles, perfumes and glass chimneys for oud. The bottles are characterized by new and different designs, representing the Palestinian and Emirati environment, embodying the shape of cactus, coral stones and jellyfish.

Swimming pools regain the relationship of tele silver and gold

In its exclusive exhibits, Earthi offers an innovative range of traditional swimming pools, produced in collaboration with the Council and the Pakistani design studio The Lil Collection, which employs a number of displaced Afghan craftsmen.

The pools can be used as jewelery or home décor. Bedouin artisans and trainees, and the staff of The Lil Collection, used lapis lazuli beads, strands and beads of gold and silver.

Legacy chimneys and Adi Talk

This collection brought together an archaeological council and artist Adi Tuck, who works with the Victoria and Albert Museum, and is nominated for the Loewe Award in the United Kingdom to create a collection of metal oud chimneys and oud pots inspired by historical Islamic art.

Cement and sand furniture

Arthi exhibits revealed works designed in collaboration between the architects of the studio «Architecture and other things»: Nada Trim, Faisal Tabbara, and Khawla al-Hashemi, where the participation of the Council revealed pieces of furniture from the table, and a set of seats made in sand molds, where the designers conducted The trainees of the Bedouin program are preliminary experiments, using varying amounts of water, sand, cement, clay and earth, to make a material similar to rock.

Gold necklaces and rings

A legacy board showcased its collaboration with Emirati jewelery designer Alia Bin Omair, who presented gold jewelery designed in the shape of a pavilion. In wax molds, to make this collection of jewelry, which includes necklaces, rings and earrings, as well as miniature perfume bottles, can be worn like a necklace.

London introduces Emirati crafts

On a special podium, Earthi took visitors to the London Design Fair on a journey through the history and phases of the UAE's traditional handicrafts industry, from raw materials and how to prepare them for use in crafts, through the process of design and hand-making, to the final product. Its 40-square-meter exhibition booth features elements and materials inspired by the UAE's environment and heritage, and modern designs that embody sustainability concepts.

• 12 collections of the production of handicrafts «Bedouin» Emirati.