Category Archives: Design
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A while back ago we posted about our love for the Princess of Persian Prints, Mia Jafari and Florence Bamberger's entry in the Sketchbook Magazine competition. The three creatives collaborated to create this limited edition whimsical and fanciful scarf. A perfect addition to a summer wardrobe, I love the fantasy of the scarf and it's great to see the coming together of such talent. Looking forward to see what comes next from everyone.
Images from Mia Jafari
Swarovski Elements has recently launched the Jawaher Collection, a new initiative to promote and celebrate the glamourous elegance of Arab women. Designers such as Allessanra Rich, Sohad Acouri and Zaid Anton were asked to create pieces for the Jawaher Collection, the brief was to use Swarovski Crystals as a creative material to show a light fuelled allure as well as to remain in keeping with Middle Eastern tradition and style.
The Jawaher Collection shows a heightened level of sophistication and the designs have been thoughtfully executed. The use of the crystals are very well integrated and elevate the clothes to a glamorous and elegant level. Congratulations to Swarvoski and the all the designers for a beautiful collection.
The Jawaher Collection is currently being displayed in London at the SWAROVSKI CRYSTALLIZED™ Lounge:
SWAROVSKI CRYSTALLIZED™ 24, Great Marlborough Street, London, W1F 7HU
Visit www.swarovski-elements.com and join the initiative on facebook at www.facebook.com/SWAROVSKIELEMENTS?v=app_11007063052
Images from Swarvoski
Anna Miriam fashion illustration is featured in the October issue of Harper's Bazaar Arabia. The brief was to illustrate a runway look from New York Fashion Week from Autumn/Winter '10. I chose to a highlight a Donna Karan look as she is the epitome of a New Yorker.
The illustration will be displayed in an exhibtion during the Harper's Bazaar Fortnight of Fashion event at Fashion Avenue in the Dubai Mall. The winner of the Harper's Bazaar Fashion Illustrator of the Year competition will be announced at the event on Wednesday, October 20 at 6:30pm.
www.harpersbazaararabia.com/young-designer.php
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Quirky cool Sketchbook Magazine has teamed up with the princess of Persian prints, Mia Jafari, to launch an illustrator competition. Designers, illustrators and creative enthusiasts were asked to come up with a design worthy of being printed on a limited Mia Jafari and Sketchbook Magazine scarf.
The top ten designs have been uploaded to their blog and facebook. The illustration that get's "liked" the most will win. Today is the last day to vote and our favorite is Florence Bamberger's illustration. We like the colors, the line drawing and the hidden symbols of women, lips, eyes and heels - very Mia Jafari inspired!
Image from Sketchbook Magazine
We love typography and we love Arabic, but unfortunately the two rarely mix in the modern world (traditional Arabic has various styles such as naskh, thuluth, muhaqqaq, nastaliq and riqa). Generally we tend to see an "arial" version or the equivalent of sans serif in Arabic typefaces. Many brands in Dubai will translate their name into Arabic and use a similar style font to match their Western name. We thought Bloomingdales did a fantastic job of getting their typeface in Arabic and in English to speak a common design language.
Arabic type design and typography firm, 29letters, is reinventing and pushing the boundaries of modern Arabic typefaces. Founded by Pascal Zoghbi, 29letters is run out of Beirut where the firm creates unique Arabic fonts for newspapers, urban places, events and various businesses.
Visit 29letters for Arabic typefaces you really haven't seen before, this isn't your father's Arabic.
www.29letters.com
Images from 29letters
