A Contemporary Vision of the Decorative units of the Sadu to Enrich the Handmade weaving in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

The decorative units of the traditional Sadu art in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are one of the most important sources of creativity and innovation, which can be employed in the production of contemporary textile work. It is an opening way to reach new designs through these decorative units of the Saudi Sadu, whether in terms of designing the color combinations and decorative shapes of the Sadu.  The problem of the research is to find a contemporary plastic vision for the decorative units of the Saudi Sadu in the production of contemporary textile art works. The research aims to benefit from Sadu motives and reformulate them into contemporary textile works in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. To achieve the goal, the research followed the descriptive approach and the experimental approach by preparing contemporary designs and then implementing them to achieve the authenticity and beauty of contemporary artistic textile work based on the heritage decorative units of Sadu.