“Vaughan-Richards’ drawing office and living room are reinterpreted through the medium of textiles, printed canvas, and indigo-dyed cotton, in part connecting to his wife — prominent socialite Ayo Vaughan-Richards — and her love of fashion.”

“The project demonstrates the versatility and infinite potential of embracing material constraints, building a form of design laboratory that questions the intrinsic value of unwanted objects.”

“This project is the arrival of the sacred architecture of Lalibela into Sharjah under a new guise as it mutates from stone to salt, carrying with it its attendant myths from across the Red Sea and through the Arabian Peninsula.”