Ideal for makers who need a more permanent workspace and ready to sell in the market and get more projects and grow their network and business.
Ideal for makers who need a temporary space to work on their projects and gain exposure to Zawiya community and the market.
Ideal for makers who are interested in collaborating with Zawiya 97 on workshops and events.
Our Current Crafts Residents
FOUNDER
A multidisciplinary creative and an educator of arts and crafts. Being from Mecca, Angawi is inspired by the rich diversity of the culture of Hejaz. His work revolves around the human condition while also paying homage to culture, heritage, and the environment. For Ahmad, his constant pursuit of equilibrium in both design and its application is an attempt to bring balance to the human state of mind.
WOODTURNER
The founder of Aromat Studio, a wood-turning workshop. He gained mastery in wood turning through self-education and experimentation. He creates bespoke products and trains those interested in creating their own projects. His interest in woodworking started at a young age. He purchased his first lathe in 2018, and he started learning about it through self-education through experiments and watching educational clips on the Internet. Once he reached a decent level of mastering work on it, he then decided in 2021 to take this craft as a profession
EMBROIDERY DESIGNER
Reem Abdulgani designs ageless, flattering pieces for modern women who are in search of unique and individualized fashion pieces that don't compromise either comfort or quality. Reem's work is about empowering women through design and teaching them skills they may not have had the opportunity to explore, and she enjoys passing knowledge and skills to others. She shares her embroidery techniques with the local community and especially women.
MACRAME ARTIST
ALCHEMIST
Ammar Jiman is an artist and art educator with a background in traditional arts and architecture. He was born in Jeddah to a Saudi family and was raised in Manchester, UK. Ammar graduated from Jameel House of Traditional Arts in Al-Balad and went on to work as a teaching assistant with The Prince's Foundation School of Traditional Arts in AlUla. He has a studio in Zawiya 97, Al-Balad, where he continues to serve the needs of the Art community by offering workshops such as "Making Colours from Nature" or "Mangour Geometry Classes".
SILK-SCREEN PRINTING ARTISTS
Our Previous Crafts Residents
