Pocket Squares

The Annada Mini Scarf brings further flexibility and creativity into styling for a small silk piece. From the classic neckerchief, it evolves into bag wraps, bracelets, head and hat bands or even a camera strap. Featuring artwork Open Sesame, by artist Ghassan Mohsin, this art piece also makes the ideal pocket squares for the dapper man who wants to make a statement.

THE ARTIST

Ghassan Mohsin, Bahrain

THE STORY

Once upon a time,
a humble woodcutter lived.

“Ali Baba”, his name,
He heard a phrase.
“Open Sesame”
and there opens a cave.

Filled with most precious of all,
gems and jewels and lots of gold.
With all the treasures in his reach,
he looks past it all, no room to greed.
He picks a single bag and leaves.

- Ali Baba, a fictional character from “Ali Baba and The Forty Thieves” folktale of “One Thousand and One Nights” story collection.

THE DETAILS

Fabric: 100% Silk Twill 
Size: 45 x 45 cm  / 17.7 x 17.7 in 

The Annada Mini Scarf brings further flexibility and creativity into styling for a small silk piece. From the classic neckerchief, it evolves into bag wraps, bracelets, head and hat bands or even a camera strap. Featuring artwork Tales of People, by artist Ahmed Anan, this art piece also makes the ideal pocket squares for the dapper man who wants to make a statement.

THE ARTIST

Ahmed Anan, Bahrain

THE STORY

Tales of people
from here and there,
fill the hearts
with laughter and grace.

From all around, far and beyond,
stories are told of every kind.
Words travel, with you and I,
but most of all, our hearts collide.

- Derived from the Arabic opening titles song of the dubbed Japanese anime “Hikayat Alamiya”; performed by: Assala Nasri. Originally airing in Japan 1976 as “Manga Sekai Mukashi Banashi” or “Manga Fairy Tales of The World”, the anime series features adaptation of fairytales, legends, and literature classics from around the world. It has been dubbed to many languages including Arabic which aired in 1983.

THE DETAILS

Fabric: 100% Silk Twill 
Size: 45 x 45 cm  / 17.7 x 17.7 in

The Annada Mini Scarf brings further flexibility and creativity into styling for a small silk piece. From the classic neckerchief, it evolves into bag wraps, bracelets, head and hat bands or even a camera strap. Featuring artwork Standing By Your Door, by artist Abbas Almosawi, this art piece also makes the ideal pocket squares for the dapper man who wants to make a statement.

THE ARTIST

Abbas Almosawi, Kingdom of Bahrain

THE STORY

Standing by your door
my humble heart in hand.
Asking for my beloved.
Two days like years have passed.

My longing, immense. My tears, streams.
Marking their path on my cheeks.
The secret is out, no longer concealed.
I'm in love and all people can see.

- Derived from the Arabic song “Wagif Ala Babkum”; Written by: Sh. Isa Bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Performed by: Faraj Abdul Kareem.

THE DETAILS

Fabric: 100% Silk Twill 
Size: 45 x 45 cm  / 17.7 x 17.7 in

The Annada Mini Scarf brings further flexibility and creativity into styling for a small silk piece. From the classic neckerchief, it evolves into bag wraps, bracelets, head and hat bands or even a camera strap. Featuring artwork The Way You Sway, by artist Abbas Almosawi, this art piece also makes the ideal pocket squares for the dapper man who wants to make a statement.

The Artist

Abbas Almosawi, Kingdom of Bahrain

The Story

Oh the way you sway..
Won’t you dance with me..
Like a flower at bay..
In the breeze, swing with ease..
Take me away.. In the way you sway..
Stay with me.. Dance with me..
Sway me more..
There is no one but you..
My love.. The one I adore..

- Derived from a famous traditional Arabic Andalusian Muwashah (A school of poetry) belonging to the poetic style of “Nahawand”. It was considered by some critics as the most famous Muwashah, for its revolutionary role against the traditional structure and artistic style of Arabic poetry

The Details

Fabric: 100% Silk Twill
Size: 45 x 45 cm  / 17.7 x 17.7 in

The Annada Mini Scarf brings further flexibility and creativity into styling for a small silk piece. From the classic neckerchief, it evolves into bag wraps, bracelets, head and hat bands or even a camera strap. Featuring artwork Bahrain (Two Seas), by artist Elisabeth Bolza, this art piece also makes the ideal pocket squares for the dapper man who wants to make a statement.

The Artist

Elisabeth Bolza, Austria

The Story

The sweet dew... Of times gone by...
The silent promises... Of day and night...
And still tomorrow has the brightest sky...
In every passing wish... In every flicker of light...

Oh Bahrain...
The rhythm of heartbeats... Making us complete...
Weaved in the gulf... A path... A luminous sight...
Where the sun rises, and the souls dive...
Catching waves of pearly tunes,
swaying shores and joyful twilights...

Oh can you see... The apple of my eye...
My Bahrain...

- Derived from a poem written by Dr. Zuhair Othman

The Details

Fabric: 100% Silk Twill 
Size: 45 x 45 cm  / 17.7 x 17.7 in

The Annada Mini Scarf brings further flexibility and creativity into styling for a small silk piece. From the classic neckerchief, it evolves into bag wraps, bracelets, head and hat bands or even a camera strap. Featuring artwork Zahra, by artist Areej Rajab, this art piece also makes the ideal pocket squares for the dapper man who wants to make a statement.

The Artist

Areej Rajab, Kingdom of Bahrain

The Story

In the good times and the bad I see,
a flower in red delightfully speaks.
The dancing petals gracefully bloom,
under the bright sun and the luminous moon.
An endless symphony
of what life has to share.
What we have for each other is
more than a flower affair.

- Derived from a song written by Ali Alsharqawi and Fathiya Ajlan.

The Details

Fabric: 100% Silk Twill
Size: 45 x 45 cm  / 17.7 x 17.7 in

The Annada Mini Scarf brings further flexibility and creativity into styling for a small silk piece. From the classic neckerchief, it evolves into bag wraps, bracelets, head and hat bands or even a camera strap. Featuring artwork Weaves of Hope, by artist Faika Al Hassan, this art piece also makes the ideal pocket squares for the dapper man who wants to make a statement.

The Artist

Faika Al Hassan, Kingdom of Bahrain

The Story

New faces, different places,
is all I see in the midst of this mist...
Bits and pieces wipe the traces of my footprints
on the remains of sand and fog...
Slowly but surely shines a ray of hope...
Making threads of unity
to weave my enchantment cloak...
I am positive, I am strong,
I am the future of what my past has evoked

- Annada

The Details

Fabric: 100% Silk Twill
Size: 45 x 45 cm  / 17.7 x 17.7 in

The Annada Mini Scarf brings further flexibility and creativity into styling for a small silk piece. From the classic neckerchief, it evolves into bag wraps, bracelets, head and hat bands or even a camera strap. Featuring artwork The (I) In Me, by artist Maryam Nass, this art piece also makes the ideal pocket squares for the dapper man who wants to make a statement.

The Artist

Maryam Nass, Kingdom of Bahrain

The Story

My friend, I am not what I seem. Seeming is but a garment I wear - a care-woven garment that protects me from thy questionings and thee from my negligence. The “I” in me, my friend, dwells in the house of silence, and therein it shall remain forevermore, unperceived, unapproachable.

- Gibran Khalil Gibran

The Details

Fabric: 100% Silk Twill
Size: 45 x 45 cm  / 17.7 x 17.7 in

The Annada Mini Scarf brings further flexibility and creativity into styling for a small silk piece. From the classic neckerchief, it evolves into bag wraps, bracelets, head and hat bands or even a camera strap. Featuring artwork Her Story, by artist Amira Behbehani, this art piece also makes the ideal pocket squares for the dapper man who wants to make a statement.

The Artist

Amira Behbehani, Kuwait

The Story

Someone’s daughter, sister, wife or mother.
Her story, she whispers “is like no other”.
From hopes, dreams, joy and wonder,
she blooms to be an artist of colors.
A doctor, a nurse, a mentor, a teacher,
A queen in heart, a star and a leader.
She’ll rise and shine with a love much deeper,
in a world were all, in her, a believer.

- Annada

The Details

Fabric: 100% Silk Twill
Size: 45 x 45 cm  / 17.7 x 17.7 in

The Annada Mini Scarf brings further flexibility and creativity into styling for a small silk piece. From the classic neckerchief, it evolves into bag wraps, bracelets, head and hat bands or even a camera strap. Featuring artwork Be My Friend, by artist Mayasa Al Sowaidi, this art piece also makes the ideal pocket squares for the dapper man who wants to make a statement.

The Artist

Mayasa Al Sowaidi, Kingdom of Bahrain

The Story

How wonderful it is to have a friend.
A hand to hold every now and then.
A haven to find quiet and peace,
A harbor to keep my heart at ease.
See my thoughts, not my face,
Hear my voice whenever I speak.
Stand by me, not in my place,
be my friend in my time of need.

- Derived from “Snippets of A Woman”, Sh. Souad Al-Sabah - 1986.

The Details

Fabric: 100% Silk Twill
Size: 45 x 45 cm  / 17.7 x 17.7 in

The Annada Mini Scarf brings further flexibility and creativity into styling for a small silk piece. From the classic neckerchief, it evolves into bag wraps, bracelets, head and hat bands or even a camera strap. Featuring artwork Studies of A Horse and Rider, by artist Rosa Bonheur, this art piece also makes the ideal pocket squares for the dapper man who wants to make a statement.

The Artist

Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822 - 1899)

The Story

Rosa Bonheur was one of the most famous animal painters of the 19th century. In an era when pursuing a serious career as an artist was very difficult for women, she achieved international fame, won the highest artistic and government awards, and was the first woman to be made Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1865. Animals were her passion. She carefully observed nature, often visiting horse fairs and slaughterhouses— dressed in men’s clothing for comfort, a habit she continued for the rest of her life, and created numerous studies before executing finished paintings. Bonheur’s Studies of a Horse and Rider demonstrates her accurate rendering of the horses’ powerful musculature and may be related to her famous Horse Fair (1883).

The Details

Original Artwork: Graphite on white wove paper, 29.8 x 45.1 cm, 11 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. Stamped signature lower right: Rosa Bonheur.
Fabric: 100% Silk Twill
Size: 45 x 45 cm  / 17.7 x 17.7 in

The Annada Mini Scarf brings further flexibility and creativity into styling for a small silk piece. From the classic neckerchief, it evolves into bag wraps, bracelets, head and hat bands or even a camera strap. Featuring artwork Blossoms Are Blooming, by artist Lynn Spoor, this art piece also makes the ideal pocket squares for the dapper man who wants to make a statement.

The Artist

Lynn Spoor, Kingdom of The Netherlands

The Story

Blossoms are blooming and so am I.
I can’t hide the way I feel even if I try.
I look at you and all I see is love,
So strong from a power high above.

As summer and autumn seasons pass,
this feeling blossoms from winter to spring so fast.
Now I know, in the midst of the blast
was you, and you are mine at last.

- Annada

The Details

Fabric: 100% Silk Twill
Size: 45 x 45 cm  / 17.7 x 17.7 in