Archiware is a young UAE-based brand that actively mines the intersection between architecture and fashion. Bringing these two disciplines together is architect-turned-designer Mulham Jazmati, a man who spends his days working on building sketches and his nights sourcing suppliers for his clothing brand.
“We’re starting with T-shirts, but we’re planning on expanding to all forms of fashion and product design,” he told Tempo.
Each Archiware design features a distinctive building plucked from the UAE’s skyline, from the rising platforms of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai to the prickly façade of the Al Bahr towers in Abu Dhabi.
Jazmati’s creative process is simple: he photographs a subject, manipulates it digitally, and experiments with placement—eventually adding image to cloth. The result? Sturdy crew and v-neck t-shirts that are simple, stylish, and as iconic as the skyscapers that are screenprinted on them.
Like a more stylish version of the “I heart Dubai” shirts that you find in tourist shops, Archiware is a like a love letter to the country that Jazmati calls home. “If you love the Emirates, why don’t you wear it with pride, and show the whole world the beauty of your country?”
By Christopher Joshua Benton | Instagram: @maxfirepower
