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LUULWA

The craft atlas

A Reference Library of MENA Craft

The crafts, motifs, and materials of the Middle East and North Africa — documented entry by entry: where each comes from, what it means, and how LUULWA translates it into contemporary leather goods.

Hand-woven Sadu panel in red, indigo, and cream wool

Entry No. 01 · Arabian Peninsula

Sadu Weaving

The geometric wool weaving of the Bedouin — diamonds and bands worked on a ground loom, inscribed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage.

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Being researched

  • Zellige — Morocco
  • Tatreez — the Levant
  • Amazigh symbols — North Africa
  • Islamic geometry — Andalusia and beyond

Entries are published one at a time, researched and written before they ship — no filler pages.