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WMN Magazine issue #5 is out!

Meet three artists who embrace and reinterpret traditional techniques, celebrating the value of handmade craft in an increasingly digital world while staying connected to their roots and cultural heritage.

@by_areen
@shishi.san
@villanaart

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Conoce a tres artistas que recuperan y reinterpretan técnicas tradicionales, reivindicando el valor de lo hecho a mano frente al auge de la tecnología y celebrando sus raíces y herencia cultural.

@by_areen
@shishi.san
@villanaart

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Lancé en 2023 pour mettre en lumière les créations artistiques du monde arabe, le Prix du Design de l’Institut du monde arabe a dévoilé les six lauréats de sa quatrième édition début septembre, et le moins qu’on puisse dire, c’est que c’est du joli.

Le Grand Prix a été décerné à l’architecte marocaine Salima Naji pour la conception du Tiznit Living Heritage Centre, bâti au pied des remparts dans une démarche d’architecture vernaculaire avec des matériaux locaux. Le Prix du jury a été attribué à l’architecte jordanien Sahel Alhiyari, tandis que celui du public est revenu à l’artiste textile palestinienne installée à Dubaï Areen Hassan, pour son projet Weaving the Land Back, qui réinterprète la broderie palestinienne en collaboration avec des femmes réfugiées.

La Saoudienne Aseel Othman Alamoudi a quant à elle reçu le prix dans la catégorie Talent émergent, pour The Curve & The Dot, des sièges courbés inspirés des formations rocheuses d’AlUla, où elle était en résidence. C’est aussi à AlUla, vitrine de l’ambition culturelle saoudienne, que les designers tunisiens Altin – Yasmine & Mehdi, lauréats dans la catégorie Artisanat contemporain, ont conçu leurs trois pièces en bois de palmier, Wadi, Waha et Yusr. Enfin, le prix de l’Impact est revenu au Libanais Christopher Ghoussoub (Foukhar Studio), dernier potier du village de Beit Chabab, qui a l’ambition de sauver un savoir-faire séculaire.

📸： @by_areen @architecte.salimanaji @sahelalhiyari @a_l_t_i_n__s_t_u_d_i_o @christopherbghoussoub

#TimeOutParis

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Stories from Areen’s Textile Collage Workshop.
Moments when fabric moves through hands, and layers of colour, texture, and memory take shape. Every frame holds a story, and every stitch opens a space for creativity.

حكايات صغيرة من ورشة «الكولاج النسيجي» مع أرين.
لحظات ينساب فيها القماش بين الأيدي، وتتشكل فيها طبقات من اللون والملمس والذاكرة. كل لقطة تحمل قصة، وكل غرزة تفتح مساحة جديدة للإبداع.

#KhawlaArtAndCulture #KGallery #TextileCollage #Workshop

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حكايات من ورشة الكولاج النسيجي مع عرين في خولة للفن والثقافة.

Stories from Areen’s Textile Collage Workshop at Khawla Art & Culture.

#KhawlaArtAndCulture #TextileCollage #Workshop

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A glimpse into the Textile Collage Workshop with Areen, where fabric, thread, and texture become a space for exploration and storytelling.
Hands-on moments of stitching, layering, colour and detail at Khawla Art & Culture’s Open Studio.

لقطات من ورشة «الكولاج النسيجي» مع أرين، حيث تتحوّل الأقمشة والخيوط إلى مساحة للتجريب وصناعة الحكاية. لحظات من العمل اليدوي، الطبقات، الألوان، والملمس ضمن الاستوديو المفتوح في خولة للفن والثقافة.

#TextileArt #KhawlaArtAndCulture #ArtWorkshops

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love affair 🎨

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@SceneHome: The Arab World Institute has announced the winners of its 2026 Design Prize, spanning architecture, furniture, contemporary craft and material research. The fourth edition focused on ‘tradition and transmission’ and ‘identities and futures’, looking at how designers are working with regional materials, craft knowledge and cultural references today.

The jury was chaired by Egyptian architect Shahira Fahmy, the first Egyptian to serve as president of the Arab World Institute Design Prize jury. “Design in the Arab world has always carried memory, resourcefulness and a strong understanding of place,” Fahmy says.

Fahmy was joined by Aidan Imanova, AD Middle East’s Head of Editorial Content; Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte, director and founder of NOMAD design fair; Mette Degn-Christensen, director of Downtown Design; Michèle Maria Chaya, co-founder of MARIAGROUP; Memia Taktak, founder of DZETA agency; Sheikha Reem Al-Thani, Deputy Director General of Al Riwaq and Public Art at Qatar Museums; and Arnaud Morand, Exhibition Curator and Head of Arts & Creative Industries at AFALULA.

The awards were presented at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris on September 9th, with an exhibition of the shortlisted and winning projects running from September 10th to 20th.

Read the full feature on scenehome.com.

🖊️Salma Thabet

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Weaving the Land Back خيوط العودة, by Palestinian textile artist Areen Hassan, has been awarded the Public Award by the Institut du Monde Arabe (Arab World Institute), Paris.

Commissioned by 1971 – Design Space, Sharjah, UAE, the work was presented as part of the exhibition Sila : All That Is Left to You, held at Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, UAE, in 2025.

The embroidery layer was created in collaboration with the women of Inaash.

The exhibition was curated by Cima Azzam and Noor Suhail, and founded by Rula Alami.

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The @institutdumondearabe announced the winners of the fourth edition of the IMA Design Award 2026, celebrating contemporary design across the Arab world through the themes of tradition and transmission and identities and futures.

The prize recognised projects engaging with craftsmanship, cultural heritage, innovation and social and environmental impact. An exhibition of the selected works is being held at the institute through September 20, while one winner will also receive an artist residency from Les Manufactures nationales.

#IMADesignAward #InstitutDuMondeArabe #ArabDesign #Design #Paris

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CANVAS NEWS // THE INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE IMA DESIGN AWARD 2026

The Institut du monde arabe (@institutdumondearabe) has announced the winners of the IMA Design Award 2026.

The six recipients were selected among 26 finalists, with the winning projects chosen by a jury headed by Egyptian architect Shahira Fahmy (@shahira_fahmy), joined by Sheikha Reem Al-Thani (@reem_althani7), Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte (@nb_lecompte), Mette Degn-Christensen (@mettedegnchristensen), Daniele Gerkens (@danielegerkens), Frédéric Imbert, Ali Y Khadra (@planetalibaba), Michèle Maria Chaya (@mariagroup_architects), Arnaud Morand (@arnaud__morand), Aidan Imanova (@aidannovaa), Memia Taktak (@memiataktak) and Samer Yamani (@sameryamani).

The winners of this year’s IMA Design Award include Aseel Alamoudi (@aseelaoa) in the ‘Emerging Talent’ category, Altin - Yasmine & Mehdi (@a_l_t_i_n__s_t_u_d_i_o) in the ‘Contemporary Crafts’ category, Foukhar Studio (Christopher Ghoussoub) (@fou.khar) for the ‘Impact Award, Arab Bank Switzerland’, Studio Salima Naji (@architecte.salimanaji) for the ‘Grand Prize’, Sahel Alhiyari (@sahelalhiyari) in the ‘Jury Prize’ category and Areen Hassan (@by_areen) for the ‘Audience Award’.

Finalist projects were recognised during a ceremony on 9 September at the IMA. An exhibition of the selected work is being held at the institute until 20 September, while one winner will also receive an artist residency from Les Manufactures nationales.

Images: Aseel Alamoudi. Photography by Alvise Busetto | Altin (Yasmine and Mehdi). Photography by Nicolas Mattheus | Christopher Ghoussoub. Photography by Foukhar Studio | Salima Naji. Photography by Daniel Soil | Sahel Alhiyari. Photography by Pino Musi | Areen Hassan. Image courtesy of Maraya Art Centre and 1971 design space

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Every city holds its own art trail, and Dubai’s runs quietly through concrete facades and desert light, from artist run project spaces to galleries with decades of history just a few streets apart.
This is where The Maison Art Dispatch begins: a new series following the spaces, people and perspectives shaping contemporary art, city by city.
Swipe through a first edit of Dubai galleries, foundations and independent spaces, each with a distinct programme and point of view. Save this one for your next art day, or the start of a longer trip.
More cities to come. Stay with us.
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• Ishara Art Foundation @isharaartfoundation - artist @ali.kazim.ak
• Gallery Isabelle @gallery.isabelle - “In Plain Sight”, artist @aliazaal
• Efie Gallery @efiegallery - “In Abstracto, In Concreto: On Memory and Presence”, artist @lukechidiagada
• Lawrie Shabibi @lawrieshabibi - “Cross Scripts”, artists @by_areen @ishmaelrw @iwanmaktabiofficial
• Leila Heller Gallery @leilahellergallery - “Between Memory and Imagination”, artists @r.derakshani @katyatraboulsi @maryamlameiharvani
• The AP Room @theaproom various art and collectible design
• Tabari Art Space @tabari_artspace Artist @randa_maddah
• JD Mallat @jdmalatgallery artist @camelia__mohebi
• James Art Centre @art_jameel Artist @shadhin.kamruzzaman

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