Dalston-Dubai

Forever searching for contrasts with Dubai and Dalston I stumbled across this beautiful short film about Arabic Calligraphy by Taha Al-Hiti, who lives and works as an architect in London. He explains that the forms of the letters are based on the human form. I've been learning Arabic recently and the written script has been difficult for me to grasp (but easier than the spoken word I have to admit) Now I see these letters all around me and its all starting to make a bit more sense and will be essential for my work as a designer here. I feel that perhaps the Dalston designer is starting to find her place in Dubai.

Wanting to learn more about this inspirational artist, I went through to his website to read more. Its just a shame that the people at Du think his portfolio of Arabic calligraphy should not be viewed in the UAE... and again I'm reminded of the contrast!