ATHAR 

Surge For Water Competition
Mother Nature
Designed by RAW
Award: Cause Centred
2021

It's an outdoor-friendly bench that has an intimate connection with landscape and history. It's means print marks win Arabic; these marks are found in the bench traces our culture and history through time and resemble what each piece went through. They were collected from our local farms in Liwa. 
The bench expresses our culture through the selection of locally sourced materials. It's inspired by the curves around us in the UAE; the dome of the mosques, dunes and calligraphy. "Athar" focuses on providing a sustainable design made of recycled dead palm fronds and stain steel which can be easily found in our environment. The stain-steel (mirror effect) on the bench reflect the natural surrounding and it hold the palm fronds all in one. It was added as mean to hold our culture and identity and past it to the next generation. Both materials have low environmental footprints while also having aesthetic appeal and the potential to better connect materials with nature. Our aim is to raise an awareness and to make a contribution to our community. "Athar" encourages humanity to respect, protect and celebrate our connection to mother nature.