Even though it’s still just a concept created by Russian-based designer Natalia Ponomareva, we’re loving this new twist to your average run of the mill tea-bags. These tea bags actually expand and turn their shape into origami animals when put in hot water to give you a cup of artistic tea.
It’s definitely going to be a conversation starter and a nice addition to any tea party.
Source: Lost at E Minor
We were very flattered and intrigued when Ali Al-Najjar from Bahrain first approached us and asked to use our name for his university interior design project. Ali was inspired by the meaning behind Khaleejesque and wanted to base his interior design project, a cinema complex that houses Khaleeji talent, around the same concept as our magazine. Little did we know that Ali went all out on the interior design project and we were in awe when he sent us the final outcome. We really hope that someday this cinema complex comes to life because it is absolutely stunning! Here’s what Ali had to say about his project:
“The inspiration behind my project was to have a cinema complex unlike any other, where we get to utilize and harness Khaleeji talent where all the movies will created by GCC directors, cinematographers, and actors. Also including exhibition spaces for designers, artists as well as a restaurant and cafe. Why look out towards other countries for talent when our own 6 countries have enough talent that can set a trend and era of its own.
The space itself reflects a modern spin off of Khaleeji and Arabic design. Abstract calligraphy are found on all the horizontal and vertical structures that are utilized as designs, shapes as well as functions such as in the exhibition area to exhibit photography work and at the sitting area where the elevated chairs all hang from these structures. Main colors are of the traditional Arabic colors of tiffany/turquoise, blue and yellow with the mix of neutral natural materials and colors.
Main functions found within the space include a ticket booth for cinema tickets, an exhibition space which is considered to be the heart of the complex within the design, where all the structural elements are concentrated in and shoot out off towards different parts of the comple. A restaurant, a modern spin off of the famous Bahraini shop “Halaweyat Shwater – حلويات شويطر” with a small Arabic bread fire place, a bidding area that displays clothings and accessories from the Khaleeji movies that can be sold to bidders, two workshop classrooms; for photography, filming and editing lessons as well as for acting classes for the public, offices for the administration of the cinema and finally the theaters themselves.”
Cinema Lobby Area
Theater Model
Exhibition Area
Restaurant
Photography & Acting Workshop
Sitting Area
Images courtesy of Ali Al-Najjar
Shakespeare 4 Kidz (S4K) is bringing one of Shakespeare’s most popular stories to Doha, Qatar. Romeo and Juliet, the musical show is scheduled to debut on February 15th at Katara, the Cultural Village.
The UK based S4K presents a unique, easy to understand musical adaptation of classical Shakespeare plays in order for children to understand and appreciate Shakespeare’s works.
Formed 15 years ago, S4K consists of 20 professional actors who will perform the musical adaption of Romeo and Juliet in Doha. The group has toured the globe, introducing millions of young people to the world of Shakespeare and have recently performed in Bahrain and Dubai.
S4K has performed musical adaptations of many of Shakespeare’s works including A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Twelfth Night and The Tempest.
The shows will be open to schools on 15th February at 8:45am and 11:30am; and 16th February at 10:00am. The public can attend the show on 16th February at 6:00 pm at the Drama Theatre, Katara.
To book school tickets, contact Maha Moussa, Marketing Specialist, at m.moussa@katara.net
Tickets are available at Virgin Mega Stores.
Never before has the moon become an active element in a picture before; those pictures which were shot by Artist Laurent Laveder take moon gazing to the next level.
It’s like the moon is not only part of the background, it’s actually taking central stage in the photograph and has an active element; it just doesn’t hang in the sky it’s part of the action on the picture.
We love when creative artists and photographers make us take a double take and wonder…
We wish the moon was this accessible.
Source: The Huffington Post
Natalie Massenet and Karl Lagerfeld at the launch of KARL in Paris
To celebrate the launch of KARL at NET-A-PORTER.COM, five Pop-up Window Shops were unveiled around the globe in Paris, New York, London, Berlin and Sydney.
In Place Saint-Germain-des-Pres, Paris a mysterious cube that appeared on Friday January 20 was officially opened by Karl Lagerfeld at 4.30pm on Wednesday January 25. The celebrations included Natalie Massenet, founder of Net-a-Porter, as well as fashion industry favorites like British Vogue Editor-in-Chief Alexandra Shulman, Business of Fashion founder Imran Ahmed and many others.
At the Window Shops, visitors used the NET-A-PORTER KARL app, to scan, shop and win pieces from the collection. Not only that but visitors also received KARL goodie bags and t-shirts. The first fifty visitors received a pair of KARL leather gloves or a collar from the collection.
A shopper scanning using the KARL App
The models at the KARL launch
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