MoreCult Summer 09 Collection. Arabic Kufi Patterns in Fashion.
September 4, 2008
MoreCult is a new Dutch based fashion design firm working on creating cross cultural designs for casual youth clothing. Arabic Type and Calligraphy are integrated into their modern clothing designs. For the summer Collection 2009, I was asked to design for them some square Kufi patterns that will be used in the collection.
The Kufi Patterns were created from the English words “More Cult”
and the Arabic translation of it “أكثر ثقافة”.
Entry Filed under: Arabic Calligraphy, Arabic Type, Arabic Typography, Kufi, Lebanon, Pascal Zoghbi, Type, Type Pics, Type in Fashion, experimental type. .
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Youhanna hojeily | September 4, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Kufi in fashion! It proves the kufi’s limitless application, who knows maybe one day a rocket might be sent to Mars having Kufi writings on it…. a message for outer space creature in Kufi.
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Pascal Zoghbi | September 4, 2008 at 8:03 pm
hehehe
Kufi script rules
well actually it is interesting to see the kufi arabic calligraphic style become the most modern and contemporary arabic style nowadays, knowing that Kufi is the oldest and earliest Arabic calligraphic styles.
3. Global Voices Online &raq&hellip | September 5, 2008 at 1:38 am
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Vaseem Mohammed | September 5, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Very impressive work!
Vaseem
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Vaseem Mohammed | September 5, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Very impressive work
Thanks
Vaseem
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Roel | October 17, 2008 at 1:57 pm
I live in the netherlands, where can I buy this ? :D
its really cool
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Tarek | November 2, 2008 at 3:48 am
This is amazing, I live in Toronto, Canada. How can I order this??
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Pascal Zoghbi | November 6, 2008 at 10:22 pm
you have to contact MoreCult for ordering.
check their website for update on how you can order.
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Thomas van Gelder | November 9, 2008 at 2:42 pm
To Roel and Tarek, design and fabrication of this collection is still in progress. We are busy at the moment finding ways to finance production and to built a webshop. Sorry for now, we will let everyone who’s interessted know when it will be launched.
Thanks for your positive comments, we are glad to hear from people that like our stuff!!
Peace
Thomas
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Muiz | February 16, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Colours are a bit 80s :P but the design is interesting in application :D
Arabic is so known for its graceful contours and rhythmic nature – so it seems apt that Kufic is now the dominant, contemporary Arabic script as it has everything a graphic artists / designers needs, angles and edges, dimension and versatility without seeming too traditional.
So ironic as you said Pascal, that it is like the oldest calligraphic style, and centuries later it still stands up so well.
أنا أحبّ العربية
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Michael Tim | February 28, 2009 at 6:47 pm
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Chris | March 24, 2009 at 12:04 am
This post makes allot of since.
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i love it | May 22, 2009 at 2:47 pm
what an amazing that !!
this kufi calligraphic is great ,
an Islamic Power, an Arabic Power !
I LOVE THIS , i’ll learn it i’ll learn Arabic sooooon
PEACE <3 <3