Desert After Party - When designs speak in whispers

Some designs are simply beautiful; others tell a story. The Desert After Party is part of the latter—born from an electric night in Abu Dhabi, where music pulsed through the dunes and whispers of something more lingered in the air. But then again, isn’t that the beauty of a desert party? Nothing is as it seems; mirages appear and fade, memories blur with the rhythm of bass lines, and the shadows stretch just a little bit longer than they should.

I’ve always believed that designs should do more than just sit pretty—they should capture moments, encapsulate a whisper of what once was. And for Desert After Party, it’s all there in the architectural symmetry of the speakers, the kaleidoscopic twists of light and shadow, and the ethereal quality that suggests you’ve stepped into a memory… or perhaps a dream. Inspired by the festival posters that seem to promise so much more than music, I couldn’t resist weaving that same sense of expectation into the design. After all, isn’t that what a festival is? A place where possibilities hang in the air, thick with dust and anticipation.

Of course, there were the posters—those bold, defiant declarations that something extraordinary was about to happen. It’s almost a cliché, the towering speakers and vast expanses of desert, promising unspoken things. But I couldn’t help myself; I wanted that promise to live on in the design. Recently, I saw a similar motif—one of those old ’90s bands advertising their comeback tour with the same kind of towering speakers, emerging from a haze of smoke. Not quite the desert, more of a misty, dreamlike haze—but still, the image lingered. It seems some things never change.

So, Desert After Party is more than fabric—it’s a moment captured, a secret held, a night that may or may not have happened exactly as remembered.

Or perhaps it’s just a beautiful pattern, influenced by music and poster art, and nothing more. I suppose it depends on who’s asking.

You can watch the reel of Desert After Party here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJZc4Q1KROy/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Take a look, and maybe you’ll see the whispers too.