textiles for sustainable development

plant fibers

plant fibers, mentions some specific to egypt

Regional Foundation Library

good place to start look for funding for this, and future, projects:

library link

Egypt Essay Contest

HANDS ALONG THE NILE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (HANDS)
is proud to sponsor
THE 2009 ESSAY CONTEST
Applicants are required to submit an essay (no more than 2,500 words) on the following topic:
How is community development in the Middle East important to the U.S.? Why is it particularly crucial to focus on Egypt?
AWARDS:
FIRST PRIZE $5,000
SECOND PRIZE: $2,500
THIRD PRIZE: $1,500
Two Honorable Mentions: $500 each
See www.handsalongthenile.org for complete eligibility and submission details!

in columbia...

hopefully something similar will happen with what we are working on

I'm just sayin'.

prince's school of traditional arts in cairo

cairo, the shopping city.. destructive tourism

an account of a papermaking center project in cairo in the 90s..dont know reliable the information is, but ape is mentioned.

the applique craft in egypt

basket making in egypt

a historical account on craft and service workers in egypt that seems very interesting

an article on poverty and mobilization on cairo and the agricultural villages.

a garden in cairo

im trying to find the whole episode

but here is an excerpt from an episode of e2, where turned a dump into a park..

just an interesting portrait of cairo today

here

homepage

basim magdy

the artist who lives and works in cairo that had a show here in austin at okay mountain some time ago.

exhibition in switzerland

okay mountain profile

a review on the show

OG-TRIPPLE-OGEE EGYPT

Artists and Designers from Egypt

Please add to this list:
Ghada Amer
Karim Rashid
Hani Rashid
Mouneer El Shaarani

The Dallas Museum of Art

"Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" just opened at The Dallas Museum of Art. Click here to visit the website.

Houston Museum of Natural Science

The Houston Museum of Natural Science has a permanent exhibit titled, "Searching For Eternity: Life and Death in Ancient Egypt."  link to website

9/29/08

TODAYS MEETING WE COVERED:

- Egypt Research
- Future Guest Lectures and Events
- Extra Carricular Design Activities



Our current project the DSA is working on is a collaboration with HANDS and APE to help them develop new designs for items produced from recycled materials in Egypt.
- http://www.handsalongthenile.org/
- http://www.ape-egypt.com/


Here are some websites you should check out if you are interested in the extra carricular aspect:
- http://www.thirdwardtx.com/bios.html
- http://artfromthestreets.com/








Keep checking the blog for more updates, we'll be collecting all of our research, resources, events and updates here!

Your loving VP, Sarah Hood

calender of events

WELCOME!!!

Hey yous guys, this is going to be where we post all of our research, updates, and list of events for the Design Student Association (DSA)!

reporting live from your DESL,

VP Sarah Hood