3D printing as part of her project "Lest We Forget"

Aisha Al Marar revives Emirati heritage jewelry with a modern twist

• Aisha's designs highlight the aesthetics of traditional crafts.

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• Aisha Al Marar: “My project encourages communication with parents and grandparents to learn about the stories of their golden crafts and document their heritage and life.”

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A unique blend of heritage and modern technologies distinguished by Emirati designer Aisha Ahmed Al Marar in her project “Lest We Forget”, which is based on documenting traditional and traditional Emirati jewelry and goldware, and presenting them in new designs that she manufactures using 3D printing.

Aisha told "Emirates Today" that the "Let's not forget" project is based on codifying images of old Emirati jewelry to urge young people to return to their heritage and the heritage of their families, noting that the beginning of the project dates back to 2018, during her studies at Zayed University, as it was launched under The university's umbrella, and her time was limited to photographing jewelry.

Aisha, who studied "Arts and Interior Design" at Zayed University, and then obtained a master's in project management at Abu Dhabi University, added: "With time, we tended to expand the work on the project by inviting people from different emirates and regions of the country, through social media, to participate in the project. Pictures and stories of the heritage jewelry that they own with us, and we are still expanding on this in documenting and documenting not only the shapes and specifications of the pieces and gold works, but also the stories behind these pieces in every family so that they do not disappear, and so that we publish these stories, and preserve them to reach future generations, and introduce the heritage of generations. The past, before oil, then the beginning of the modern state, up to the current period.”

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She pointed out that the project encourages communication with parents and grandparents to learn about these stories and document their heritage and lives, explaining that in her project she focuses on documenting jewelry, conducting interviews with the elderly, recording these interviews and translating them into English, and photographing the goldsmiths they talk about.

new step

Aisha revealed that she had launched a new step in the project, which is to implement heritage designs for jewelry and pieces using 3D printing technology to produce the same designs from acrylic instead of gold, and they can be dyed in different colors or left in transparent, which makes them cheaper in price and lighter. in weight, and more suitable for the taste of the new generation, which encourages girls and young women to wear these designs after they left them in the past period.

She noted that her study of design made it easier for her to use this modern technology, and made it easier for her to re-present traditional designs in a simplified manner and to abandon the complex details in order to suit 3D printing.

It also markets its products through "Instagram", and aspires to expand it in the future.

international participation

Aisha expressed her pride and happiness at participating in the annual Smithsonian Folklore Festival, which was held in the American capital, Washington, and this year celebrated the UAE, through many events that were held from 23 to 27 last June, and from 30 last June to the fourth of July It was organized by the Ministries of Culture and Youth, Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, as well as the UAE Embassy in Washington, with the aim of highlighting the history and heritage of the UAE and its cultural, artistic and creative achievements.

difficulties

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Aisha Al-Marar mentioned that one of the most prominent of them is that many are still reticent to respond to it, as they initially deal with the subject as a commercial project, and therefore you need to make an effort to explain the research and documentation aspect in it.

The difficulties also include the difference in naming the pieces of goldware or the different models from one region to another, and therefore it is keen to point out the difference in the name of one design from one region to another and to record the name and the region in which it is used.

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