Plaid, Koi, Vines

US$530.00

Designed by Haya Alnibari.

Plaid. The plaid pattern was a staple in our house. It was found in the bedrooms and dining rooms. It represents quiet, liminal spaces of comfort and simplicity. The morning feeling of waking up with these beddings made the day bed extra special. It was the place where we took naps before school. The focus in this piece is an object that embodies the state of rest. The object and the pattern highlight the domestic routine and the soft, vulnerable act of taking a nap. The plaid pattern is a backdrop for these private rituals, framing the chair as a vessel for stillness. It is an exploration of the comfort found in repetition and safety of our most personal and intimate actions.

Koi. Stripes and Koi fish played a big part in the TV Room. A space where family gathered and played video games and watched endless cartoons. The room was also a space of solitude of solo screen time that felt quiet and eerie. This piece centers on that repeating stripe and koi pattern, which represents the constant dynamism of that space. At the same time, the turquoise tones evoke the calmness of water, grounding the movement. The lamp was a focal point that contrasted the dynamic striped backdrop through the bamboo stand and umbrella shade. The visual echo between these elements creates a tension between stillness and dynamism, capturing the duality of a room that was both a vibrant center for our family and a quiet, isolated world.

Vines. The vine pattern and the wicker chair came from the Green Room, a sanctuary for play and Music. It's where we gathered at the billiards and experimented with melodies on the keyboard. We transformed the space into a theme park. The wicker chair wasn’t just a piece of furniture, it was a makeshift carnival ride, where one of us would rotate one another. That sensation of that ride placed in that room was the definition of feeling childhood. In this piece, the wicker chair is encased in a lush floral tapestry. The dense vines captures the intertwining characteristic of the wicker material that is placed in an overgrown garden.

Choose from Plaid, Koi, or Vines.

— Size (L x W x H): 10” × 10”
— Weights: 1 lb each
— Materials: Wood, Textile, Plastic

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Designed by Haya Alnibari.

Plaid. The plaid pattern was a staple in our house. It was found in the bedrooms and dining rooms. It represents quiet, liminal spaces of comfort and simplicity. The morning feeling of waking up with these beddings made the day bed extra special. It was the place where we took naps before school. The focus in this piece is an object that embodies the state of rest. The object and the pattern highlight the domestic routine and the soft, vulnerable act of taking a nap. The plaid pattern is a backdrop for these private rituals, framing the chair as a vessel for stillness. It is an exploration of the comfort found in repetition and safety of our most personal and intimate actions.

Koi. Stripes and Koi fish played a big part in the TV Room. A space where family gathered and played video games and watched endless cartoons. The room was also a space of solitude of solo screen time that felt quiet and eerie. This piece centers on that repeating stripe and koi pattern, which represents the constant dynamism of that space. At the same time, the turquoise tones evoke the calmness of water, grounding the movement. The lamp was a focal point that contrasted the dynamic striped backdrop through the bamboo stand and umbrella shade. The visual echo between these elements creates a tension between stillness and dynamism, capturing the duality of a room that was both a vibrant center for our family and a quiet, isolated world.

Vines. The vine pattern and the wicker chair came from the Green Room, a sanctuary for play and Music. It's where we gathered at the billiards and experimented with melodies on the keyboard. We transformed the space into a theme park. The wicker chair wasn’t just a piece of furniture, it was a makeshift carnival ride, where one of us would rotate one another. That sensation of that ride placed in that room was the definition of feeling childhood. In this piece, the wicker chair is encased in a lush floral tapestry. The dense vines captures the intertwining characteristic of the wicker material that is placed in an overgrown garden.

Choose from Plaid, Koi, or Vines.

— Size (L x W x H): 10” × 10”
— Weights: 1 lb each
— Materials: Wood, Textile, Plastic

How does your work evoke a sense of safety, comfort, belonging, or protection within the home?

This body of work explores three primary vignettes of architecture of safety through the lens of 90s-era domesticity in Kuwait. It focuses on patterns and textiles intersecting with domestic objects . Matching colors and patterns created a tactile map of objects that felt animated and opened a landscape of imagination. Each vignette features a soft cotton-sculptured pillow inset within a custom-painted wooden frame, both wrapped in a continuous printed textile to achieve a seamless continuity. This soft backdrop serves as a high-contrast stage for the hung floating 3D-printed object that represents the significant furniture associated in the space. The juxtaposition highlights the connection that domestic design has with safety and familiarity.
— Haya Alnibari