An Island of Light1- 30 September 2026
Ahmed Alfawzan Bab Ad-Diriyah©Wrth - The Royal Institute of Traditional Arts

Bab Ad-Diriyah

These two Najdi doors are adorned using grape clusters and sunflower motifs, a style historically associated with the Diriyah Governorate in the Riyadh Region, rendered in red and black pigments. The left door one employs nab'a wood, extracted from palm trunks, while the right one is made from tamarisk wood, inlaid with metal brackets

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Ahmed Alfawzan

Ahmed hand carves and paints traditional Najdi architectural features