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Event:
REORIENT
1Sep 2021Music, Books, Art and Literature from the Middle-East4Sep 2021Amsterdam is known for its cultural and linguistic diversity. Through time it has offered a new home to people from different nationalities and different cultures. The community of people from the...
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Book Signing
The Papyrus Gang
Book signing in the presence of the auhor4Sep 2021Have you ever wondered why papyrus paper was produced only in Egypt? Since the invention of a secret method to create it from the papyrus plant almost 4,000 years ago, and since its use as a material...
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Khatt Books
Printing Plant Art Book Fair (2nd edition)
22Nov 2019Part of Amsterdam Art Weekend 201924Nov 2019Printing Plant Art Book Fair is initiated by Looiersgracht 60's founders and directors Soraya Notoadikusumo and Nadine Snijders, as a a platform to support the art book of the present, and to foster...
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Talk
The Politics of Design Publishing: Alternative…
Part of Printing Plant Art Book Fair programme23Nov 2019Seven titles have been published so far including designers from Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. The series covers the work of some of the Arab World's design pioneers who were...
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Workshop
Khatt Foundation: Arabic Lettering
15Nov 201916Nov 2019The workshop will involve hands-on drawing and experimentation with various styles and writing techniques. It will introduce the participants to the expressive possibilities of lettering using the...
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Art Book Fair
FOCAL POINT 2019 (2nd edition)
14Nov 2019Art book fair presenting printed matter by artists and publishers from the region and across the world.16Nov 2019Sharjah Art Foundation’s annual art book fair, FOCAL POINT, returns for its second edition with a wide range of printed matter and a larger representation of independent publishers. The platform...
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Exhibition
MADAR: design research exhibition
12Nov 2019Featuring the Khatt Chronicles podcast & Nomadic Traces project15Nov 2019Sitting within Downtown Editions, the educational exhibition will feature the works of designers and experts based in the Middle-East, offering insights on the different components and stakeholders...
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Workshop
Arabic Typeface Design for Beginners 2019
2Nov 2019A Khatt Foundation Workshop7Nov 2019The Beginners Arabic Typeface Design Workshop will consist of presentations and practical exercises on Arabic typeface design. It will introduce the participants to the basics of the Glyphs font...
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Workshop
Advanced Arabic Typeface Design 2019
2Nov 2019A Khatt Foundation Workshop7Nov 2019The Advanced Arabic Typeface Design Workshop will concentrate on advanced instruction and is designed for those who have already taken previous Khatt Foundation Type Design workshops at Tashkeel, or...
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Exhibition
Jordan Script Routes
4Oct 2019Exhibition at Amman Design Week 201912Oct 2019Human civilizations are defined by the legacy left behind by their respective ancestors. Identity politics are a major concern to people around the globe today. In this context, we need to look back...
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Talk Amman Design Week Stage, Al Hussein Cultural Center, Ras El Ain, Amman, Jordan
Jordan Script Routes: Connecting Archeology to…
Talk & Panel Discussion at Amman Design Week 20196Oct 2019The Middle East has been a cradle of several civilizations (religions, languages, and traditions), and a site of crossing trade routes that transcended modern national borders and identities. Not...
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Exhibition Warehouse421
Nomadic Traces: Journeys of Arabian Scripts
16Mar 201928Jul 2019Opening of Nomadic Traces exhibition : 16 March 2019 The exhibition highlights the development of some of the key alphabets of the Middle East. It poetically links the past with the present
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Talk & Workshop
Nomadic Traces Creative Weekend
Talks & Workshops at Wraehouse421, Abu DHabi
Nomadic Traces Creative Weekend provides new insights into the extensive research and production process that went into the making of the Nomadic Traces: Journeys of Arabian Scripts exhibition [still...
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Workshop Warehouse421
The Art of Lettering with Ancient Arabian Scripts
Workshop : Nomadic Traces Creative Weekend22Jun 2019 -
Exhibition 1971 – Design Space
RASM: Contemporary Arabic TypoGraphic Posters…
9Nov 2018Curated by Dr Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares26Jan 2019The posters were carefully selected to represent a wide array of Arab nationalities and styles and reveal the experimental typographic explorations of designers in the region. It presents the best...
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Talk
Arabic Typography for the Next Generation
Talk by Khatt Foundation Founder at Design+Making UAE13Nov 2018Since 2008, Tashkeel has been nurturing UAE design practice through the Tanween Design Programme, Tanween Collection, Make Works UAE, the Van Cleef & Arpels Middle East Emergent Designer Prize and...
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Workshop Dubai Design District (d3)
Arabic Poster Design 2018
A Khatt Foundation Workshop17Nov 2018The workshop ends with an informal small exhibition and celebration of the posters within the space. Instruction will include for the advanced level the following: - Historical presentation on the...
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Talk & Panel Discussion
Bilingual Design
Matchmaking Arabic & Latin Fonts12Nov 2019With the rise of global markets, now more than ever before, visual communication often has to operate across cultural borders. This includes mixing script on a single page or design, scripts such as...
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Mashrebiya Font Competition Jury Report 2017
Reporting on the selected final submission of Thierry Fétiveau's font Azmar.
The jury was impressed by the apparent level of motivation of Theirry Fétiveau to deliver a very complete multi-script font. His font includes both a complete character set for the Latin as well as...
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Event: The World
The Mashrebiya Font Competition
2Apr 2017Call For Submission: Fonts for modern architectural screens.30Nov 2017 -
Mashrebiya Font Competition: Phase I
The Jury's Report
Underneath the list of the applicants and the name of their fonts. 1. Shahab Siavash: KayKhosrow Typeface 2. Abdelrahman Farhat: Mashrabiya Typeface Arman Khorramak: Ebtekar Font Family Aaqifa Altaf...
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Workshop Tashkeel
Arabic Type Design for Beginners 2017
18Nov 2017A Khatt Foundation Workshop23Nov 2017 -
Workshop Tashkeel
Advanced Arabic Type Design 2017
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Event: Tashkeel
Khatt Foundation Experimental Arabic Type Design…
25Feb 2017An intensive type workshop, Dubai 201728Feb 2017The Khatt Foundation Experimental Arabic Type Design Workshop will consist of an intensive 4-day workshop that focuses on the experimental potential of Arabic typeface design and will pave the ground...
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Talk & Workshop Ras El Ain Gallery
Nomadic Traces: The Craft of Type Design Research
8Oct 2017Talk & Workshop at Amman Design Week 20179Oct 2017Huda Abifares speaks about the relevance of type design research for creating culturally relevant communication, sustaining heritage and urban environments, and developing culturally-sensitive...
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Talks & Workshops Fondation Dar Bellarj
Nomadic Traces Program // Tracés Nomades Programme
16Dec 2016Events Program16Sep 2017The Khatt Foundation and Dar Bellarj propose performances, concerts, debates, meetings for young and old, novices or initiates, local and international, that will punctuate the season and offer...
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Event: Fondation Dar Bellarj
Nomadic Traces // Tracés Nomades
16Dec 2016Typographic Journeys // Voyages à travers les écritures16Sep 2017An exhibition by Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès, Khatt Foundation, Amsterdam. Opening/vernissage: 16 Decembre starting at 18.00 hr Curator/commissaire: Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès, Khatt Foundation...
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Nomadic Traces Exhibition (16 Dec 2016 —16 Sep…
Documentary Film: The Making Of
https://player.vimeo.com/video/198490428 Nomadic Traces: Typographic Journeys exhibition At Dar Bellarj, Marrakech 16 December 2016—16 September 2017 Curator: Huda Smitshuijzen-AbiFares? Film and...
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Talk Teatro Lethes
8th Typography Meeting: Multicultural
3Nov 2017A Khatt Foundation presentation, film screening and book presentation4Nov 2017 -
Typographic Matchmaking in the Maghrib
https://player.vimeo.com/video/241743698 Filmed, directed and edited by Jan de Bruin Producer: Khatt Foundation, Jan de Bruin Project Curator: Huda Smitshuijzen-AbiFares The Typographic Matchmaking...
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Talk Aula of the Universiteit van Amsterdam
Multiscript Typography for a Global Citizenship
The 3rd Wim Crouwel Lecture 2016, to be delivered by Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès16Nov 2016Lecture, 16.00, at Aula of the Universiteit van Amsterdam, Singel 411, Amsterdam. Drinks at Bijzondere Collecties, Oude Turfmarkt 129, Amsterdam. Lecture will be delivered in English.
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Workshop Beirut Digital District
Expressive Arabic Letters
A Khatt Foundation Workshop at Beirut Design Week 201725May 2017Exploring Hilmi al-Tuni and other Arab illustrators and designers, this workshop revives the tradition of customized lettering by developing hand lettering techniques. Each participant chooses a...
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Event: The Saudi Art Council
Saudi Experimental Type Workshop
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Event: 7CIT-Congreso Internacional di Typografía
Multiscript Typography for Cultural Diplomacy
1Jul 20163Jul 2016Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès will be presenting the project, Typographic Matchmaking in the Maghrib, at the 7th International Conference on Typography in Valencia, Spain. The project is presented...
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Talk, Panel Discussion
Archives of design and designing the archive
Second session in the series "Histories and Archives of Arabic Publishing"11May 2021Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès , Founding Director of the Khatt Foundation and Khatt Books publishers, will speak on The Arabic Design Library: Alternative Narratives from the Arab World. She will...
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Event: DOWNTOWN DESIGN
Experimental Arabic Typography as Architectural…
Khatt Foundation Experimental Type Workshop at DDD201716Mar 2017The workshop focuses on the potential of Arabic typeface design as material for creating ornamental surfaces. Workshop Leader: Dr. Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès Location: The Studio Admission: Free...
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Event: ESAV Marrakech
Typographic Matchmaking in the Maghrib at the…
Talk and photographic exhibition / Conférence et exposition27Feb 2016Symposium venue / lieu: ESAV Marrakech auditorium Date Symposium: Saturday 27 February/Février 2016, 10:00—12:00 Date Exhibition/exposition: 24 February/Février —8 May/Mai, 2016 —— Presentation by...
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Event: Casa Árabe Córdoba
The great Arabic calligraphic legacy of al-Andalus
Typographic Matchmaking the Maghrib: Workshop II closing event2Dec 2015Casa Àrabe in collaboration with the Khatt Foundation, will host the closing event of the second workshop of the Typographic Matchmaking in the Maghrib project. Moderated by Huda Smitshuijzen...
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Event: ESAV Marrakech
Multilingual Type Design in the Maghrib
Symposium and launch of the Typographic Matchmaking in the Maghrib project14Sep 2015The Khatt Foundation is launching its third edition of the Typographic Matchmaking design research project, entitled “Typographic Matchmaking in the Magrhib” at the l’École Supérieure des Arts...
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Event: The Archive: Safa Park
Abstracting Arabic Letterforms
Khatt Foundation Workshop_ Part of May Design Month3May 2013Workshop leader: Lara Assouad Khoury This workshop is an invitation to explore the icon/symbol potential of individual Arabic letterforms through abstraction.
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Event: Haus der Kunst
Letters Off the Page @ Haus der Kunst, Munich
17Sep 2010A Khatt Foundation installation at Future of Tradition – Tradition of Future exhibition9Jan 2011The Khatt Foundation's design installation (curated by Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares) at the Haus der Kunst in Munich, Germany, was part of the larger exhibition Future of Tradition – Tradition of...
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Khatt in the Press
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Event: Tashkeel
Khatt Foundation Arabic Type Design Workshop…
6Nov 201215-Day workshop series by renowned Arab designers and calligraphers24Nov 2012Registration is open at: http://www.tashkeel.org/En/Current_Workshops.aspx For this second Khatt Foundation Type Design workshop at Tashkeel the proposed program will cover the complex process of...
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Event: Tashkeel, Pavillion Downtown Dubai
Khatt Foundation Type Design Workshop
21Oct 2011Dubai Workshop and Lecture Series 201125Oct 20115-Day workshop || 3-Day Lecture Series by several renowned Arab designers Workshop leaders: Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares, Lara Assouad Khoury, Pascal Zoghbi Guest speakers: Wissam Shawkat, Sheikha Bin...
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Tashkeel, Pavillion Downtown Dubai Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès
Reminder: Khatt Foundation Type Design Workshop
Dubai Workshop and Lecture Series 2011
5-Day workshop || 3-Day Lecture Series by several renowned Arab designers Workshop leaders: Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares, Lara Assouad Khoury, Pascal Zoghbi Guest speakers: Wissam Shawkat, Sheikha Bin...
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Event: Tashkeel
Khabsa: Work in Progress Exhibition
25Oct 2011Informal exhibition of the Khat Foundation Type Design Workshop3Nov 2011Opening reception 6:30pm, Tuesday 25th of October 2011, at the Small Gallery, Tashkeel, Nad Al Sheba Exhibition runs from 25th October to 3rd November 2011 Location: Intersection street 5 and...
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Tashkeel Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès
Khabsa! Work in Progress Exhibition
Informal exhibition of the Khat Foundation Type Design Workshop
Opening reception 6:30pm, Tuesday 25th of October 2011, at the Small Gallery, Tashkeel, Nad Al Sheba Exhibition runs from 25th October to 3rd November 2011 Location: Intersection street 5 and...
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Event: DOWNTOWN DESIGN
Khatt Foundation on ADAM
Interview with Pink tank & Fikra about Khatt Foundation17Mar 2012Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares was interviewed by the ADAM Design Collective (Pink Tank Mitra Khoubrou, & Frikra's Salem al-Qasimi) about design in the region and the Khatt Foundation's role in these new...
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Event: DOWNTOWN DESIGN
Arabic Lettering & Arabesque in Product Design
The Khatt Foundation Workshop @ Design Days Dubai 201218Mar 2012A public workshop on the role of Arabic lettering in bringing an Arab/Middle Eastern look and identity to product design. Led by Huda Smitshuijzen-AbiFarès & Lara Assouad-Khoury Morning session:...
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Event: Katara Art Center
Arabic Lettering & Arabesque in Product Design
The Khatt Foundation Workshop at Katara Art Center31Mar 2012The workshop will address the role that Arabic lettering plays in bringing an Arab/Middle Eastern look and identity to product design, made by and/or for the region. It will show key case studies of...
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Arabic Lettering & Arabesque in Product Design
The Khatt Foundation Workshop at Katara Art Center, Doha
Saturday March 31, 2012 The workshop will address the role that Arabic lettering plays in bringing an Arab/Middle Eastern look and identity to product design, made by and/or for the region. It will...
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Workshop: Arabic Lettering & Arabesque in Product…
The Khatt Foundation Workshop @ Design Days Dubai 2012
A public workshop on the role of Arabic lettering in bringing an Arab/Middle Eastern look and identity to product design. Led by Huda Smitshuijzen-AbiFarès & Lara Assouad-Khoury Date: 18 March 2012...
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Event: Sharjah Art Foundation
The Responsibility of Public Art Panel
The Khatt Foundation at March Meeting 519Mar 2012Speakers: Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares (Founding Director, Khatt Foundation, The Netherlands) Noura Al- Sayeh (Architect and Curator, Ministry of Culture, Bahrain) Yazid Anani (Architect, Birzeit...
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Event: Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
Contemporary Arabic Book Design
Khatt Foundation Panel at ADIBF 201229Mar 2012Venue: Capital Suite 19, first floor of the exhibition centre Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2012. Within the framework of the Professional Programme of ADIBF 2012, the Khatt foundation is...
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Event: DOWNTOWN DESIGN
Arabic Type Design for Beginners, an Illustrated…
Book Launch At Design Days Dubai 201318Mar 2013Presentation and book launch at Studio, Design Days Dubai Edited by Huda Smitshuijzen-AbiFarès Authors: Huda Smitshuijzen-AbiFarès, Khajag Apelian, Lara Assouad-Khoury, Majid Al-Yousef, Yara Khoury
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Event: Al-Mohtaraf
Arabic Type Design for Beginners, an Illustrated…
Book Presentation and Launch in Beirut13Apr 2013Join us if you are in Beirut for the presentation of the new book Arabic Type Design for Beginners at Al-Mohtaraf studio in Sanayeh, Ras Beirut. Admission is free but you need to RSVP before 6 April...
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Event: DOWNTOWN DESIGN
Arabic Lettering & Ornament
A Khatt Foundation Workshop21Mar 2013Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès and Lara Assouad Khoury will bring a present-day approach to the ancient Arabic tradition of Arabic Lettering and Ornament. The workshop will discuss the principles of...
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Event: Katara Art Center
3D Arabic Lettering & Ornament
21Oct 2013A Khatt Foundation Workshop in Doha, Qatar23Oct 2013The workshop addresses present-day approaches to the ancient Arabic tradition of Arabesque ornamentation. The principles of Arabesque pattern-making, in relation to lettering and to the structure of...
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Event: Sharjah Art Foundation
Open Studio: 3D Arabic Lettering and Ornament
Open Studio and Book Presentation31Mar 2015Come meet the designers and experience the results of the 3D Arabic Lettering and Ornament Workshop at the Collections building, (first floor), at the Sharjah Art Foundation. The event will kick off...
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Event: Sharjah Art Foundation
Copy: 3D Arabic Lettering and Ornament
25Mar 2015Adult Education Workshop31Mar 2015Last day for registration: 27 February 2015 In collaboration with the Khatt Foundation, Sharjah Art Foundation is co-organising an Arabic Lettering and Ornament workshop led by Huda Smitshuijzen
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21 Mar 2013: Today in Dubai II
Design Talks and Workshops at Art and Design week
Arabic Lettering & Ornament A Khatt Foundation Workshop 4 – 6pm , at Design Days Dubai, Downtown Dubai http://www.khtt.net/page/37258/en
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Open Studio & Book Presentation
3D Arabic Lettering and Ornament
At the Collections Building, Sharjah Art Foundation, UAE Tuesday, 31 March 2015, 7–8.30pm Come meet the designers and experience the results of the 3D Arabic Lettering and Ornament Workshop . The...
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News Archive 2013
News related to the interests of the Khatt design community posted in 2013
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Event: Sharjah Art Foundation
3D Arabic Lettering and Ornament
25Mar 2015Adult Education Workshop31Mar 2015Last day for registration: 27 February 2015 In collaboration with the Khatt Foundation, Sharjah Art Foundation is co-organising an Arabic Lettering and Ornament workshop led by Huda Smitshuijzen
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Event: Magazzino del Sale, Dorsoduro 262 (Fondamenta delle Zattere)
RHIZOMA | Generation in Waiting
30May 2013Exhibition for the 55th International Art Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia24Sep 2013Curated by Sara Raza and Ashraf Fayadh Opening 29 May 2013, at 18:00 The exhibitions draws its inspiration from a younger generation of Saudi artists, and embraces visual art alongside technology
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Event: Tashkeel
Khatt Foundation Arabic Type Design Workshop…
25Oct 20139-Day workshop with renowned Arab designers and calligrapher2Nov 2013Registration is open at: http://www.tashkeel.org The programme for the third Khatt Foundation Type Design Workshop at Tashkeel will cover the complex process of Arabic typeface design: from the...
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Event: Tashkeel
Advanced Arabic Type Design 2015
12Nov 2015A Khatt Foundation workshop18Nov 2015A 7-day intensive Arabic Type Design workshop with Huda Smitshuijzen Abifares , Georg Seifert , Lara Assouad , and Khajag Apelian . Registration is open at: http://www.tashkeel.org Curator and...
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Khatt Newsletter: Oct/Nov 2015
October and November are teaming with design events in Europe, the US and the Middle East. Below are some highlight, you may want to visit the nearest to you.
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Khatt Events Summer 2015
Symposium, exhibition and workshops
A brief note before your summer starts in full swing; there are a few events that we would like to bring to your attention.
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Event: Tashkeel
Arabic Type Design for Beginners 2015
12Nov 2015A Khatt Foundation workshop18Nov 2015A 7-day intensive Arabic Type Design workshop with Huda Smitshuijzen Abifares, Georg Seifert, Lara Assouad, and Khajag Apelian. Registration is open at: http://www.tashkeel.org Curator and...
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