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Embroidered Backgammon Set (Childhood Memory)

JOD 315

Dimensions

500 x 500 mm

Description

Materials:
Base: Moire Fabric | Back lining: Faux Leather | Threads: cotton threads | Counters: Beech wood

The Concept:

Fatima Al-Hariri has a very special relationship with her children and her youngest daughter in specific. Inspired by a playful sketch done by Fatima's little girl, a beautiful pattern was drawn using shades of green and warm red. The artisan's unique technique added a very special element to this design.

Read more about the project below.

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About The Project

In December 2021, Professor Helen Storey, ( Designer in Residence, Zaatari Camp), Dr Nabil El-Nayal, both of University of the Arts London (UAL) and Dr Karen Fisher, University of Washington,(UoW) co-created a workshop in Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan, which brought together 30 of the most skilled female embroidery makers.

The finished embroideries shared the most heartfelt stitched stories the ladies wished to tell the world, and for their children too, of the Syria they love and of their lives now.

From this group shone many talented women, who wished to professionalise their natural gifts.

Of these, six female embroidery artisans were then introduced to Turquoise Mountain, for the mutual purposes of reviving crafts and supporting them to find the right local and international opportunities to sell their creations.

Turquoise Mountain Levant

1 Fawzi Al-Maalouf Street Jabal Amman, Jordan

Opening Hours
SUNDAY TO THURSDAY FROM 10:00 to 22:00
SATURDAY FROM 15:00 to 22:00