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When Palestinians were exiled in 1948 during the Nakba (the catastrophe), they took their house keys, hoping to return in a few days or weeks. Throughout 75 years of ongoing dispossession, Palestinians have carried scents of their land in their collective memory and consciousness.
1948 weaves a story of resilience, identity, and connection to the land. A series of six candles merge motifs of pain and hope, longing and resistance. They carry scents and colors from the Palestinian landscape and the diaspora, evoking memories and emotions associated with the homeland. Consumable and transient, the candles symbolize renewed hope.
The candle holder resembles the Palestinian key - a symbol of Palestinians’ right of return - and takes its material inspiration from the concrete of the demolished villages and houses.
The scents in the 1948 collection are olive, thyme, sage, orange, fig, and jasmine.


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You can still visit Al Jasassiya Carpets show at studio 7 until the first week of March

Al Jasassiya is an ancient rock art found in a petroglyph site located on the northeastern coast of Qatar, where pearling and trading once flourished. The site was discovered in 1957 and compromises of nearly 900 rock carvings that are believed to date back to the 17th century. They express human life through objects of daily activities, such as cup marks, animals, and different kinds of ships.

Inspired by Al Jasassiya site, Ibrahim Jaidah has designed a collection of carpets that harnesses the heritage of pearl diving through translating the rock carvings into a cultural narrative. The individual carpets depict the various types of dhows in profile and top views with minimal abstracted details. Each carpet has been named according to the cultural terminology that these illustrations connote. The story concludes with the statement piece where all the individuals boats are portrayed in a scene, which marks the return of the pearl divers; a celebrated occasion that is culturally called Al Guffal. Al Jasassiya carpet collection praises and celebrates these unique rock carvings that offer a bridge to the history of the land and its people.

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A ride back in time!

Sanaa embroidery canvas tote bag by available at studio7

You still have only 3 days to visit Doha Prints and get your favorite poster If you haven’t done that yet.

It’s been a wonderful journey working on this exhibition along with the team. Making the work of over 100 artists from all over the Arab world come to life and gather together in Qatar creating a beautiful colors mosaïque.

All the posters, postcards and stickers are now part of our permanent collection, you can still purchase them anytime from our studio.