the tallest residential building, and even the longest handmade gold chain. Once complete, Obaid’s boat will just about beat an 83.7 meter-long dhow built in Kuwait that currently holds the title.

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. A test boat made of flip-flops in Lamu. [Photo: Courtesy] There is a certain easiness to ...

The Flipflopi project team had to pioneer new techniques to craft the various components of the boat. The plastic waste was melted, shaped and carved by a team of traditional dhow boat builders ...

It is a special year for us, because we have built a baghlah dhow for the Qatari government using vintage technology. It showcases our boat-building ... The technique predates the era of metal ...

Written by Maria-Cristina Florian Published on June 04, 2024 A man works on a large wooden boat (dhow) at a shipyard ... reinterprets heritage techniques of boat building, resulting in a wooden ...

THE ART OF DHOW-BUILDING IN KUWAIT-BOOK LONDON ... AMONG THEM "THE VOYAGE OF AL-GHAZEER" (A BOAT) AND "OLD KUWAIT: MEMORIES IN PHOTOGRAPHS". (END) HE.MM.

There is a certain easiness to life that Lamu people have around them. First, it seems like they are in control of time, and ticking clocks do not do enough to make them rush around performing a ...

The design of the pavilion reinterprets heritage techniques of boat building, resulting in a wooden structure with an outer layer made of aluminum. The design was created to be easily disassembled ...