FBMI proudly presents PUZZLE by UAE Designer Khalid Shafar at Dxb Design Week
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FBMI proudly presents PUZZLE, a carpet collection by UAE Designer Khalid Shafar on display at Dxb Design Week.
Object: Rugs, 2015, Unique EditionsDescription: 100% wool | Dimensions: 150 x 200cm
PUZZLE is a collection of 3 unique editions of handmade 100% wool rugs woven in Afghanistan. Designed by Khalid Shafar and woven in collaboration with FBMI (Fatima Bint Mohamed Bin Zayed Initiative); a social initiative dedicated to provide women in Afghanistan with employment and to offer them and their families critical social services in healthcare and education.The collection is an adaption of the KHALID SHAFAR signature pattern woven in the Afghani Chapat weaving style. The collection’s puzzle design was inspired by the pattern itself. It allows the joining of any 2 rugs of the collection or all 3 together forming a larger single piece.To further highlight the collaboration beyond the making by FBMI, specific parts of the pattern in each rug were left as a blank canvas for the Afghani women weavers/artisans to contribute their own design using Afghani. The Afghani pattern they chose is a variation of the Mauri Gul motif that originates from the western province of Herat and is typically woven by nomads. There are many interpretations of the motif but the most widely accepted relates to the return of the nomads to the start point of their travels, hence the circular pattern.
FBMI and Khalid Shafar part of Dubai Design Week - PUZZLE on display at Dubai Design Week
FBMI is Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan humanitarian initiative.
FBMI, an Abu Dhabi-based program, in partnership with Tanweer Investments of Afghanistan, is dedicated to empowering Afghan women through the employment opportunities of carpet production, as well as providing healthcare and education to its workers.
The carpets produced through FBMI employs traditional crafting methods, operating strictly within Afghanistan. Wool from Afghan farmers, natural vegetables dyes and, of course, a local workforce (over 4,000 workers to date) are all pillars of the FBMI program.
FBMI enjoys fantastic collaborations with international and local designers such as Norma Kamali, Khalid Shafar and pop artist Maria Iqbal.
FBMI has received many awards amongst which the Humanitarian Award at Arab Woman Awards UAE 2014 and was granted an honouring Insignia in the category of Leading Emirati Project (Humanitarian) by H.H. Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak (Chairwomen of the General Women`s Union and Family Development Foundation and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood , the Honorary President of the UAE Red Crescent Authority).
The organization currently has four showrooms: in Kabul, London, Dubai on Jumeirah Beach Rd and in Abu Dhabi Yas Mall open to professionals as well as local consumers.
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