The Last Dance

Copper enameling is the ancient technique of meenakari,  (Persian: میناکاری). This is the process of painting and colouring the surfaces of metals and ceramic tiles through enameling, originating in Safavid Iran. 

The EkiBeki team upskills the Meenakari artisans we work with, to use the traditional processes to create designs that are relevant and suitable to our modern lifestyles. 

This series pays tribute to some of the greatest to grace the game, who played their last FIFA World Cup in Qatar. As the Greatest Era of Football slowly comes to an end, we hope to see them bathe in glory by lifting the trophy that turns them into gold.

Conceptualized by our young volunteer Arjun Gupta this is a series of six decorative plates in three different crafts