It's that time of year, when the spotlight shines on memories. For years, Ahmed and Fadi Hammad in Dubai have made their way into people's homes by framing people's memorabilia, memories and moments. Hammad Co, the shop founded and run by the Jordanian father and son are a piece of nostalgia in Dubai's Karama district, and we captured their musings as part of this year-ender episode.

KarāmaSūtra

Amaeya Media

The Dubai Framer

DEC 17, 202023 MIN
KarāmaSūtra

The Dubai Framer

DEC 17, 202023 MIN

Description

Someone once joked that the national expat hobby of people in Dubai was framing. And in that famous hobby, Hammad Co plays an important role. For almost 4 decades, the shop has framed people’s memories and memorabilia; their frames sometimes becoming an important piece of the artwork.

In this year-ender episode, we connect with Fadi Hammad and his father, Ahmed, to hear about their story and their musings on the art of framing. We also dialled into Toronto to speak to an old customer of theirs–Canadian-Indian artist Mazarine Memon, who lived in Dubai, where she discovered her calling as an artist and framing as an art.

Credits
Special thanks to Fadi Hammad, Ahmed Hammad and Mazarine Memon.
Hosted & Produced by Vinita Bharadwaj and Chirag Desai.
Supported by Abhishek Venkatasubramanian and Zaina Ujjaini.

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