Alhamdulillah — Sculptural Arabic Calligraphy in Acrylic

One phrase, drawn as one movement. Alhamdulillah — all praise is due to Allah — is cut here as a single flowing line, the loops and the long closing stroke carrying it from the first letter to the last. The form is sculptural enough to hold a wall on its own; the words are what it is there for. It settles as easily above a console in a modern apartment as it does in the majlis.

Each piece is cut from cast acrylic (3 mm in gloss black, 2 mm in mirror gold and silver) on the CO2 laser in our own Dubai workshop. Gloss piano black holds the shape in clean silhouette; mirror gold and mirror chrome catch the light in the room and shift with it through the day. Float mounting lifts the letterform clear of the wall, so a soft shadow follows the curve of the stroke.

• Material: cast acrylic (3 mm in gloss black, 2 mm in mirror gold and silver), laser-cut
• Finishes: gloss piano black, mirror gold, mirror chrome silver
• Sizes: 30 × 28, 45 × 42, 55 × 51, 65 × 60, 90 × 83 and 97 × 90 cm (length × breadth; the length runs top to bottom).
• Mounting: float-mounted, so the piece stands off the wall
• Origin: designed and made in our Dubai workshop
• Gifting: a considered choice for Ramadan and Eid, a new home, or a quiet corner of a family living room