Imagining Utopia
Collection pieces
Wahaaj Tables
Imagining Utopia
The Carrom Table
IMAGINING UTOPIA
Nur Lamp
Imagining Utopia
The Sadu Chair
imagining Utopia
Shaikha Al-Sulaiti is a multidisciplinary designer whose practice engages with cultural identity, material storytelling, and speculative design. Through her work, she investigates how objects can act as narrative tools — preserving memory while imagining future possibilities.
Her practice operates across independent works and curated collaborations, unified by the conceptual framework of Imagining Utopia.
Imagining Utopia
IMAGINING UTOPIA
Imagining Utopia
imagining Utopia
Shaikha Al-Sulaiti’s work is driven by research, material exploration, and cultural narrative. Through an evolving body of independent works and curated collaborations, her practice investigates how design can function as both object and inquiry — bridging heritage, experimentation, and speculative futures.
Every project begins with inquiry. Historical references, cultural context, and conceptual frameworks inform each body of work, shaping outcomes that are intentional rather than decorative.
Material exploration is central to the practice. Through experimentation and collaboration with skilled makers, materials are used not only for form, but as carriers of meaning and narrative.
Each partnership is developed through shared values and mutual exploration, resulting in work that expands the Imagining Utopia universe while maintaining clear authorship.
This prayer mat is a tapestry of unity, weaving patterns from the capsule into a design rich with meaning. Its asymmetry reflects the beauty of imperfection, reminding us of human flaws and divine grace.
Open from either side, it embodies jama’a—connection, congregation, and the completeness we find in one another through faith. The crescent marks belief, while the spiral recalls life’s journey and the interwoven nature of existence.
In a collaboration that bridges Egyptian craftsmanship and Qatari design, Kahhal 1871 and Shaikha Al Sulaiti present The Divine Collection, a series of handcrafted rugs and prayer pieces to be unveiled at a private viewing at Studio 7, Doha, on 11 November.
In a quiet corner of Studio 7 in Doha, rugs are not simply laid on the floor – they are arranged like conversations. Edges meet, motifs align, and what begins as a single gesture of devotion expands into a shared spatial experience.
Continuing its journey of cultural collaboration and contemporary craftsmanship, Kahhal 1871 announces the unveiling of The Divine Collection in partnership with Shaikha Al Sulaiti, to be revealed at an exclusive private viewing at Studio 7, Doha, on November 11th, 2025.
