Dear Media Members, 

The Years of Culture (YoC) initiative and Indonesian Contemporary Art & Design (ICAD) cordially invites you to attend two Instagram live sessions with designers participating in YoC’s CULTUKAR Residency Program.
  
Embracing process and collaboration in object design with Hendro Hadinata and Noora Al-Melhim
 
Date: Friday, June 16th, 2023
Time: 3-4PM
 
About the Designers
 
Fahad Al Buainan is the founder of Swayra Jewellery, a fine jewelry brand based in Doha. Swayra works with local talent, artists, and craftspeople to tap into the country’s unexplored wealth of talent. Every piece of jewelry is crafted to complement the greatest accessory - confidence.
 
Dian Suri, founder and designer of Kunang Jewelry Studio, is an independent jewelry designer on a mission to bridge people and the environment in a way that positively impacts society today. The brand’s unique designs are inspired by the modern woman and often adopt geometrical elements.
 
Noora Al-Melhim is an interdisciplinary designer based in Qatar. Her research involves making and prototyping using various media, including both analog and digital. Her design work explores regional crafts and cultural experiences that are applied using a multidisciplinary approach for creating innovative and sustainable interventions to current issues.
 
Hendro Hadinata founder of Studio Hendro Hadinata, a creative studio that unites cultural heritage with innovative practices by working closely with local craftspeople. By ingraining contextual narratives into objects, the studio believes that cultural heritage and skills from the past are the keys to shaping a culturally informed future.

About CULTUKAR
 
The CULTUKAR collaborative residency program offers Qatari and Indonesian product (Sumba) and fashion (Tasikmalaya) designers a chance to discover traditional know-how and expertise from local craft masters in Indonesia. 
 
Kindly RSVP to Salma Sadek, ssadek@qm.org.qa +974 7021 8268