Debuting for the first time outside of the United Arab Emirates is the Tirhal Collection, conceptualized by Lithuanian-born textile designer Loreta Bilinskaite-Monie for Al Ghadeer Emirati Crafts. Tirhal’s (meaning ‘journey’) launch marks a contemporary revival of, and tribute to, traditional Emirati design, carrying us through from ancient tribal roots to modern day society.

Both based in the UAE, nonprofit organization Al Ghadeer Emirati Crafts and artist Loreta Bilinskaite-Monie joined forces to envision Tirhal, a collection of hand-woven pieces that marry traditional skills of the UAE with a future forward creative approach

The independent artist and textile designer on her design process and love of woven storytelling

Lithuanian-born textile designer Loreta Bilinskaite-Monie creates the new Tirhal collection for Al Ghadeer Emirati Crafts. The collection is launching for the first time beyond the United Arab Emirates and delivers a modern iteration of traditional Emirati design. The word ‘Tirhal’ means ‘journey’ and it is meant to take those through a celebration of its ancient tribal roots to today’s society.

Four years on and the UAE has managed not just to inaugurate, then nurture and develop a fine annual Dubai Design Week, by international standards, but to encapsulate under one giant emotional umbrella all that is of cultural significance in the contemporary Arab world.

Director of Al Ghadeer UAE Crafts, Mariam Al Kindi, and Lithuanian artist, Loreta Bilinskaite-Monie, sharing the story behind the Sadu Performance that was launched at the Louvre Abu Dhabi.

Loreta Bilinskaite – Monie x Al Ghadeer UAE Crafts
Al Ghadeer craftswomen and the designer behind the Tarabeech, Loreta Bilinskaite-Monie, created an interactive collaborative installation experience at Dubai Design Week.

Delivered as part of Louvre Abu Dhabi’s 2019 National Day celebrations, this contemporary performance piece was inspired by Al Sadu, a traditional form of weaving practised by Bedouin women in rural communities of the United Arab Emirates to produce soft furnishings and decorative accessories for camels and horses from the hair of camels and goats.

Loreta Bilinskaite-Monie was born in Lithuania and studied at Central Saint Martins School – University of the Arts London. She moved to Dubai in 2003 and is constantly inspired by the traditions and cultures of the Middle East and has participated in several exhibitions and initiatives, including solo presentations ‘Madafati (Home Away from Home)’ (The Third Line, 2010) and Downtown Design Dubai 2018.

Lithuanian artist Loreta Bilinskaite-Monie, who lives in Dubai, is exhibiting a self-­portrait photograph in which she is dressed in traditional clothing from her home country. The playfulness of this image comes from the fact that all the clothes and accessories the artist is wearing were sourced and made ­entirely in the city’s Satwa district. Bilinskaite-Monie wears vivid coloured fabrics, a headscarf and a floral hair piece to create a look that is typically Lithuanian, and yet embraces many aspects of Emirati life.

From children’s games to artists toying with form and technique, Anna Seaman takes a serious look at the
works on display at the Play show at Tashkeel.

Madafati is the Arabic word for a place that is a home away from home. Loreta Bilinskaite-Monie has chosen this as the title of her first exhibition in Dubai because it perfectly describes how she feels about the city and the UAE.

Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Humanitarian and Charity Foundation bagged `Dubai Dream’ by Loretta Bilinskaite-Burke and Jenjira Prasertsin, which was auctioned for Dh350,000.

Nacida en Lituania —cuando el país todavía formaba parte de la Unión Soviética—, Loreta Bilinskaite soñaba con ver el mundo. A principios de los años 90 emigró a Londres, donde trabajó como modelo para grandes nombres de la moda como Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, Betty Jackson y Amanda Wakeley. En 2000 decidió dar un giro a su trayectoria profesional, y estudió Bellas Artes en la prestigiosa St. Martins School of Arts & Design.

By merging fine art with interior design, Loreta Bilinskaite-Monie has been transforming residential properties for many Emiratis over the past ten years. Zoey Coombe discovers what inspires the Lithuanian creative and the secrets to her ongoing success in the region

Loreta Bilinskaitė-Monie. „Yves Saint Laurent rankinė ir cha“. 2008 m

I’m glad (and honored) to say I’m one of the commissioned artists (I have a set of limited edition of postcard books on sale), along with with the following artists and designers: Alia Al Shamsi, Lamya Gargash, Diana Hawatmeh, Raad Haider, Maisoon Al Saleh, The Khatt Foundation, Fadi Sareddine & LOCAL, Khalid Mezaina, Aljoud Lootah, Manabu Ozawa, FN, Loreta Bilinskaite-Monie, OTT, Dinz, Khawla Darwish, Tima Ouzden, Leena Saoub, Rami Farook and Essa.

Künstler/innen:
Akvile Anglickaite, Loreta Bilinskaite, Zilvinas Landzbergas,
Egle Rakauskaite, Laura Stasiulyte, Vilma Sileikiene

Tęsiant Baltijos kultūros metus Vokietijoje, lapkričio 7 d. Berlyne, galerijoje „Im Körnerpark“ atidaroma šešių Lietuvos menininkų – A. Anglickaitės, L. Bilinskaitės, Ž. Landsbergo, E. Rakauskaitės, L. Stasiulytės ir V. Šileikienės – paroda „Placebo“.

“Darling, I’ve bought you some crack,” purrs Loreta, striding in my front door. “From Satwa.” The crack in question is actually Krack, an antiseptic cream for sore heels, purchased from an area of Dubai known for its bargain basement outlets full of Burberry and Tods, besides the odd illegal substance. To our next meeting, the six-foot-something artist and sometime catwalk model brought a box of Forever Rosemary, the well known “ambassador’s chocolates.”

The ‘Lithuanian Art’ exhibition cycle has been staged at the Contemporary Art Centre since 1995. Arranged every second year on a regular basis, these synoptic exhibitions started as an alternative to the pattern of republican exhibitions that existed till then and was nurtured by Lithuanian Artists’ Association for Visual and Applied Arts.

“Lietuvos dailės” bienalė Šiuolaikinio meno centre (ŠMC) Vilniuje šiais metais pristato ne tik jauniausią Lietuvos menininkų kartą, bet ir jų bendraamžius Latvijos menininkus, taip apibendrindama svarbiausias dviejų šalių naujosios dailės charakeristikas.

Skaitykite daugiau: https://www.delfi.lt/kultura/naujienos/siuolaikinio-meno-centre-jaunoji-lietuvos-ir-latvijos-daile-3189647

The 49-square foot panel shows the England captain in a saintly pose -mirroring the typical religious iconography of the artist’s home country, Lithuania.

Projektas „Paralelinės progresijos 3: ir t.t.” buvo sumanytas kaip dinamiška ir daugialypė raiškos ir bendravimo erdvė jauniems menininkams. Jis startavo 2002 metų gruodžio 11 dieną ŠMC rūsyje, kuris pusei metų tapo neprognozuojama erdve. Čia be jokio tvarkaraščio atsirado, nyko, judėjo, keitėsi ir vieni kitus keitė jauniausių arba mažiausiai pažintų menininkų ir jau žinomų kūrėjų nebūdingi darbai. Buvo siekiama vardų, kūrinių, žanrų, eksponavimo variantų ir idėjų įvairovės, dinamiškos kaitos ir daugiaplanės diskusijos.

Lietuvos kultūros gyvenime priimta daugelį atsitiktinių įvykių konceptualizuoti atgaline data. Idėjiniai sprendimų motyvai meistriškai pridengiami didingais siekiais arba nutylimi pasiteisinus visuotine anemija.