THE ART OF ARAB DRESS
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Events
22
Feb
Symbiotic Edible Fashion
9.4 Dialogues on the Art of Arab Fashion
9.4 Dialogues on the Art of Arab Fashion: Symbiotic Edible Fashion
Event Description: Dr Reem El Mutwalli and Omar Sartawi, Food Artist and Molecular Gastronomist discuss Symbiotic Edible Fashion.
Omar Sartawi is an internationally acclaimed food artist/chef with products and projects around the world. Through deconstructing textures, tastes, and appearances, and transforming them into avant-garde creations, Omar gives new meaning to food art. He first rose to fame with his first creation Jameed Chocolate, and then went on to create many projects intertwining food and art including the replica of Ayn Ghazal made of Jameed Concrete, and his Aubergine Leather made of aubergine skins.
Omar created a new material similar to real leather made out of aubergine skins and orange peels skins and is working on many collaborations with different international designers to create fashion, furniture, and fine jewel-lery items. These collaborations include: • Breathable aubergine leather masks • Luxurious aubergine bags • Furniture design using aubergine leath-er, for example, the Aladdin • Luxurious bags using orange peel leather• High end luxury table DUCK A L’ORANGE.
Date: 22th February 2022
Time: 11 am (NYC), 4 pm (London), 8 pm (Dubai)
Tickets: Donation
Students: If you are a student or member of academia please register here to receive your complimentary registration links.
Registering will not only give you access to the live session but also a recorded version to catch up on in your own time.
This event has ended, if you like to watch the recorded version, please become a Friend of The Zay, and you will get access to over 40 past webinars with world renewed experts on Arab dress.
Events
Symbiotic Edible Fashion
9.4 Dialogues on the Art of Arab Fashion
9.4 Dialogues on the Art of Arab Fashion: Symbiotic Edible Fashion
Event Description: Dr Reem El Mutwalli and Omar Sartawi, Food Artist and Molecular Gastronomist discuss Symbiotic Edible Fashion.
Omar Sartawi is an internationally acclaimed food artist/chef with products and projects around the world. Through deconstructing textures, tastes, and appearances, and transforming them into avant-garde creations, Omar gives new meaning to food art. He first rose to fame with his first creation Jameed Chocolate, and then went on to create many projects intertwining food and art including the replica of Ayn Ghazal made of Jameed Concrete, and his Aubergine Leather made of aubergine skins.
Omar created a new material similar to real leather made out of aubergine skins and orange peels skins and is working on many collaborations with different international designers to create fashion, furniture, and fine jewel-lery items. These collaborations include: • Breathable aubergine leather masks • Luxurious aubergine bags • Furniture design using aubergine leath-er, for example, the Aladdin • Luxurious bags using orange peel leather• High end luxury table DUCK A L’ORANGE.
Date: 22th February 2022
Time: 11 am (NYC), 4 pm (London), 8 pm (Dubai)
Tickets: Donation
Students: If you are a student or member of academia please register here to receive your complimentary registration links.
Registering will not only give you access to the live session but also a recorded version to catch up on in your own time.
This event has ended, if you like to watch the recorded version, please become a Friend of The Zay, and you will get access to over 40 past webinars with world renewed experts on Arab dress.
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