Author
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- Amira S. Abouelela
(Art Education Department, College of Education, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa P.O Box 31982, Saudi Arabia)
- Khaled Al-Saud
(Art Education Department, College of Education, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa P.O Box 31982, Saudi Arabia)
- Ismail Mahmoud
(Art Education Department, College of Education, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa P.O Box 31982, Saudi Arabia)
- Dalia Ali Abdel Moneim
(Art Education Department, College of Education, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa P.O Box 31982, Saudi Arabia)
- Rommel AlAli
(The National Research Center for Giftedness and Creativity, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia)
- May A. Malek Ali
(Interior Architecture Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University, El-Shatby 21526, Alexandria, Egypt)
Abstract
Sustainability is a modern design philosophy, and this concept prompted this study to focus on the possibility of achieving sustainability principles practically by using artificial intelligence techniques to create sustainable contemporary furniture elements inspired by the heritage and arts of Arabic calligraphy. Heritage-inspired design has cultural meaning and significance as a type of sustainable thinking. Arabic calligraphy has multiple forms and the possibility of adapting it, in addition to its role in enriching the cultural and creative stock. This study aimed to benefit from Arabic calligraphy as a source to enrich and sustain furniture design that is characterized by authenticity and modernity, and to preserve a heritage design product by reformulating it using artificial intelligence methods. In a way that enhances belonging and preserves the community’s heritage and values from extinction, this study followed the descriptive analytical approach in identifying the origins and characteristics of Arabic calligraphy, analyzing its vocabulary, reformulating it, and drawing inspiration from it to enrich furniture designs, in addition to the experimental approach in the applied study through the use of different techniques and materials. The results of this study concluded that there are various aesthetic values in the use of Arabic calligraphy that can be used to create contemporary furniture designs using artificial intelligence techniques to preserve its sustainability. In addition to opening up broad possibilities for creativity and innovation by integrating Arabic calligraphy into furniture design using artificial intelligence technology, this study recommended the need to pay attention to studying the sustainability of heritage and arts in general in appreciation of art and its preservation.
Suggested Citation
Amira S. Abouelela & Khaled Al-Saud & Ismail Mahmoud & Dalia Ali Abdel Moneim & Rommel AlAli & May A. Malek Ali, 2025.
"Towards a Sustainable Cultural Identity for Arabic Calligraphy in Furniture Design Through Artificial Intelligence Applications,"
Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(9), pages 1-26, April.
Handle:
RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:17:y:2025:i:9:p:4047-:d:1646607
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