Innovating Design with Bedouin Traditions | Abeer Seikaly
In this second live podcast recording at Design Doha, we sat down with Abeer Seikaly, a Jordanian-Palestinian architect whose work rethinks and innovates ""shelter"" while entering indigenous Bedouin practices. We talk about bringing Bedouin tradition and heritage into contemporary design, fabric architecture, materiality and structure, and how she considers the notion of ""shelter"" a social and cultural practice.
Abeer Seikaly is a Jordanian-Palestinian interdisciplinary thinker and maker, who works across architecture, design, fine art, and cultural production. She draws inspiration from traditional knowledge in the Arab homeland and views her practice as a social technology for cultural empowerment. Her recent works center around indigenous Bedouin practices to recover the intimacy of handmaking. She travels to Jordan’s Badia [desert], where she engages in Bedouin women’s craftsmanship of textile weaving.
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Design Doha
This podcast series powered by afikra features live recordings from Design Doha, a landmark biennale dedicated to creative innovation. The biennale is here to foster the design culture of the MENA region and create a space of design excellence in Qatar. It provides creatives and institutions with a space to showcase their designs and ideas, and is committed to offering tangible and authentic solutions. The series showcases the richness of MENA culture and creativity, while highlighting the exceptional design environment of Qatar on the global stage.
