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 Sliman al ali

Date of birth : Damascus1957-

-Bachelor degree in fine arts from university of Damascus

-Diploma-painting department

-Member of  fine arts union of

Hand made

glass -cups-lamps -cutleries

Laurel soap

with

olive oil

natural 100%

Hand made gilded and silvered Nargiles 

Oriental perfume

 with special vessels for

Traditional

hand made brass lamps

Fabric -textile Damascene

natural silk

Table cloth

 (hand made embroidery)

Furnitures

mother- of- pearl inlay

and mosaic

perfume oils

kashani

Syrian hand made notorious pottery

Urban handicrafts

In the years since 1980, especially in Damascus,I witnessed a diverse and at times even contradictory development. Crafts which arc regarded as typically Syrian have increased in importance. These include the production of  inlaid furniture, small boxes and board games, brass and bronze objects inlaid with silver and copper, and also sword blades inlaid with gold or the application of inlay to old blades.

 The craftsman uses antique pieces in the museums as a model, besides making use of old catalogues  of work produced for the Paris World Exhibition in 1897 (these catalogues are treasured by the proprietors of the firms and jealously guarded) and postcards dating from the turn of the century. read more