Möbius Design Studio

For the Qasr Al Hosn retail collection, we looked to the fort itself, drawing inspiration from both its fortified exterior and the intricate architectural details hidden within. These motifs were translated into a collection of coffee cups, tumblers, hassar, tote bags, hand fans, enamel pins, toys, and printed matter, creating a visual language that carries across every piece.

Stay tuned as we share more of the collection and the stories behind the inspiration in the coming posts.

For ABRA, a contemporary Emirati restaurant by Chef Sahar Parham Al Awadhi, we developed an identity inspired by the dual meanings of its name. The visual language imagines the journey of the abra through water, carried by the current and moving through time, while drawing on the magical associations of abracadabra. Water, celestial movement and Arabic letterforms became recurring motifs, carried throughout the identity from the logotype to its patterns, objects and motion.

Arabic lettering developed in collaboration with

Poetry and visual poems by: Shamma Al Bastaki
Cover and glossary design by: Mobius Design Studio

For House to House: بيت لبيت by Shamma Faisal Al Bastaki, we treated the book as an extension of its oral, material, and archival qualities. Rooted in oral histories surrounding Dubai Creek, the publication draws from recollection, refracted and passed between generations.

The cover’s visual language emerged through carving, stamping, tracing, and layering. Linocut textures, fragmented marks, and hand-worked surfaces were used as structural gestures tied to the book’s themes of memory, transmission, and lived routine. Throughout the publication, the Creek functions as a continuous thread, carrying the rhythms of everyday life across households, neighborhoods, and time. The title incorporates scanned lettering by Shamma’s grandfather.

Designed by Möbius Design Studio for Shamma Faisal Al Bastaki’s debut poetry collection House to House: بيت لبيت, published by ELF Publishing.

For House to House by Shamma Faisal Al Bastaki, we treated the book as an extension of its oral, material, and archival qualities. Rooted in oral histories surrounding Dubai Creek, the publication draws from recollection, fragmented and passed between generations.

Its visual language emerged through carving, stamping, tracing, and layering. Linocut textures, fragmented marks, and hand-worked surfaces were used as structural gestures tied to the book’s themes of memory, transmission, and lived routine. Throughout the publication, the Creek functions as a continuous thread, carrying the rhythms of everyday life across households, neighborhoods, and time.

The book incorporates scanned lettering and sketches by Shamma’s grandfather, allowing fragments of family archive and gesture to quietly move through the book alongside the poems themselves.

Designed by Möbius Design Studio for Shamma Faisal Al Bastaki’s debut poetry collection House to House, published by ELF Publishing.

For _House to House_ by Shamma Faisal Al Bastaki, we treated the book as an extension of its oral, material, and archival qualities. Rooted in oral histories surrounding Dubai Creek, the publication draws from recollection, fragmented and passed between generations.

Its visual language emerged through carving, stamping, tracing, and layering. Linocut textures, fragmented marks, and hand-worked surfaces were used as structural gestures tied to the book’s themes of memory, transmission, and lived routine. Throughout the publication, the Creek functions as a continuous thread, carrying the rhythms of everyday life across households, neighborhoods, and time.

The book incorporates scanned lettering and sketches by Shamma’s grandfather, allowing fragments of family archive and gesture to quietly move through the book alongside the poems themselves.

Designed by Möbius Design Studio for Shamma Faisal Al Bastaki’s debut poetry collection _House to House_, published by ELF Publishing.

Post long overdue! So happy we got to be part of No Stitch Between Us, curated by Zawraq Collective at Contemporary Art Miracles in Qurum Commercial Area, Sultanate of Oman.

We showed a new edition of Crystal No. 6. The title references the smallest bead size, which demands the most labor. Rooted in Freej Al Murar in Dubai, the project reflects on how artisans often disappear behind ornament. Through embroidery, film, and text, it brings the makers back to the center of the story.

Photo courtesy of .collective