Desert Cast

Hybridising motifs of Kuwait’s past and present, the series titled Desert Cast contributes to the development of local design identity through its re-application of regional and borrowed elements. Desert Cast borrows the profiles used for extruded gypsum cornices and friezes, morphing them by overlapping the designs with two other locally embellished processes, sand-casting, and foam-cutting. Synthesising local craft and design technology establishes a new Kuwaiti identity that is rooted in its migrant history, yet embraces its contemporary image. Desert Cast is a collaboration between designers Kawther Alsaffar, Jassim Alnashmi, and Ricardas Blazukas.