Nicolas Aubagnac Paris 01. Credit: Nicolas Aubagnac

'Nur' or 'Light' Lamps

Square Kufic calligraphy in marquetry

White ebony wood, black dyed walnut wood

2015

Nour lampe detail. Credit: Nicolas Aubagnac

'Nur' Lamp detail

White ebony wood, black dyed walnut wood

Nicolas Aubagnac Paris 02. Credit: Nicolas Aubagnac

Cabinet

This private cabinet was commissioned for a special couple in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with their names in Square Kufic calligraphy in marquetry.

White ebony wood, black dyed walnut wood

2015

Nicolas Aubagnac Paris 03. Credit: Nicolas Aubagnac

Cabinet door

Nicolas Aubagnac Paris 04. Credit: Nicolas Aubagnac

White ebony wood, black dyed walnut wood

Hand woven in France this tapestry has an 8th century Arabic poem woven into it. Credit: Nicolas Aubagnac

Tapestry

Hand-woven tapestry of an 8th-century Arabic poem in Jali Diwani script, made in France.

Silk and wool threads

2018

Original pen and ink composition. Credit:

Original pen and ink composition on which the tapestry was based

The colours were carefully selected to match the interior of the bedroom the tapestry was to hang in.

Ink and shell gold on ahar-sized papers

Original calligraphy 48.3 x 27.5 cm

Nicolas Aubagnac Paris 05. Credit:

Tapestry 193 x 110 cm

2018