The National - TN Magazine
Feels at home
Arab designers to support Jewellery looks to the past Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi on art A Palestinian artist’s Oslo monument Cardboard furniture goes high-end
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CREATIVE COURAGE
Marie Geneviève Cyr, director of education at Istituto Marangoni Dubai, is building more than a fashion programme – she is designing an ecosystem rooted in regional identity
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Yasmina El Abd breaks through
Beirut’s Le Gray hotel returns to life Natural History The business of ageing brand-new guitars Jewellery goes bulky
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THE WRITE STUFF
Once dismissed as a relic, the fountain pen has returned to the fore as a symbol of taste, craft and contemplation
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ON ART ART IN TRANSITION
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi looks at the role of reading in contemporary life through the lens of an Osman Hamdi Bey painting We look ahead at what to expect from this year’s Abu Dhabi Art – which promises to be a celebration of 17 years of cultural impact
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