Making Mangour

One of a series of films demonstrating how to work with geometry, as taught at the Jameel House of Traditional Arts / Jeddah on a programme delivered by the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts in partnership with the Saudi Arabian Society for Arts and Culture. The Jameel House of Traditional Arts / Jeddah is a centre for artisanship, architectural discourse, and heritage preservation. An intensive one-year programme – a partnership between Art Jameel, the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts and the Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts – introduces participants to Islamic geometry, patterns and design, nabati ornaments, colour harmony and decorative techniques, woodwork, gypsum-carving and other traditional crafts, within the rich architectural heritage of Jeddah’s Old Town.