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Category Archives: Design
Coming soon…
New posts are on the way about my trip in October to Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif, and about my upcoming trip later this month – just waiting for proper permissions from the organisation I’m working with. I know it’s a bit … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Arts, Culture, design, Islamic pattern, Kabul, Mazar-i-Sharif, Travel
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Autumn in Kabul 2012
I am very excited to be returning to Kabul later this month. The reason for my return is that for the past two years, since my first visit to Kabul, I have been involved in developing a project to take … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Craftsmanship, design, Education, Gem-cutting, gemstones, jewellery, Kabul
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Salam Melanie jan! Chetor Astid?…
(Literally translated as “Peace Melanie my soul. How are you?”. However a more accurate English equivalent would be “Hello Melanie dear, how are you?”. This is always followed by questions further enquiring into your health and wellbeing, the health and … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Architecture, Arts, Conservation, Craftsmanship, Culture, design, Education, Infrastructure, Kabul, Murad Khane, peacocks, Regeneration, Restoration, Tradition, Travel
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Gem-cutting design workshop – Lapis Lazuli
Gem-cutting at the Institute here at Turquoise Mountain is carried out using both modern and traditional equipment. It’s difficult to know where to start with the gem-cutting students because they truly blow me away whenever I visit them. I haven’t gotten to … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Arts, Craftsmanship, Culture, design, Gem-cutting, gemstones, jewellery, Kabul, lapis lazuli, Travel
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Design workshop – Looking to the Turkmen style
I have had a great time carrying out some design workshops and technical exercises with the students. I’ll be posting some of the highlights of these over the next few days. The students had asked me to design something … Continue reading
Technical Difficulties
Sorry for my delay in having new posts up about my time here. On top of a very hectic schedule I have unfortunately been experiencing some technical difficulties. Namely that my computer, after a few intense days and evenings of … Continue reading
Murad Khane
Before I even arrived in Afghanistan I had read about Turquoise Mountain’s regeneration project in Murad Khane, which is in the heart of Kabul’s old city, a historic quarter of Kabul on the banks of the Kabul River. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Architecture, Arts, Conservation, Craftsmanship, Culture, design, Education, Health, Infrastructure, Kabul, Murad Khane, Regeneration, Restoration, Tradition, Travel
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Islamic Pattern 101
I decided to spend most of my first week familiarizing myself with the other disciplines here besides jewellery: gem-cutting, woodworking, calligraphy, and to some extent ceramics as I have been asked to provide supplementary lectures on research methodology across the … Continue reading
Welcome to Afghanistan!
As I stepped onto the landing of the stairs to disembark I realized it was raining! That was honestly the last thing I was expecting, figuring to leave the rain back in London! (Seriously, the average wet days for autumn … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Airports, Culture, Immigration, Kabul, Traffic, Travel
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Flying into Kabul
Set off from Dubai on Safi Airways; the International Airline of Afghanistan. Excellent view was afforded from my window seat above the right wing. In fact this seat turned out to be especially advantageous as it seemed the plane banked … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bermuda, Culture, Dubai, Kabul, Landscape, Mountains, Planes, Turbulance
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Afghan Arts Adventure 