50U, 50 Years United Arab Emirates Calendar Published in 2019

Published in 2019

Translated from French to English by Isabelle Lavigne

and a conversation between Marcella Beccaria and the artist

Her recipes are both instructional and poignant: they evoke a culture of sharing and display a complex knowledge of the materials at hand

50U, 50 Years United Arab Emirates Calendar Published in 2019Designed by Irma Boom, the book paints an intimate picture of life in the Emirates through the memories, hopes, and ambitions of its inhabitants. Over a period of just half a century, they have witnessed the transformation of a partly nomadic, partly urbanised community into a metropolitan and globally active society, from open desert to high rise buildings. Numerous interviews with people from all walks of life give a first hand impression of what it