AL SADU SOCIETY

Beit Al Sadu was built in 1936 by the late Yousef Al Marzouq in the traditional Kuwaiti style, influenced by decorative artistic elements from India. It contains four open courtyards, and its most distinctive features are its doors, windows, and wooden cabinets with beautiful artistic carvings, as well as the bakdeer openings distributed on its various sides.
The construction of the house was supervised by the famous Kuwaiti engineer Rashid Al Bannai.

The house was built of stone using concrete to reinforce its structure. It was the first house of its kind in Kuwait and aroused great interest among Kuwaitis.

In 1938, the house came under the ownership of Shirin Behbehani, who added a new floor and European-style fireplaces to the diwaniya rooms.

The house was acquired by the state in the early 1970s and became affiliated with the Ministry of Information and then the National Council for Culture, Arts, and Letters. In 1980, this traditional building hosted the Sadu Project to preserve the weaving heritage and became known as Beit Al Sadu; the House of Traditional Weaving Heritage.

In 2006, the building was restored to continue its cultural role in preserving and promoting the heritage of weaving, from the desert to the city. This role continues today, preserving and highlighting luminous aspects of Kuwait’s heritage and social history, continuing its efforts to preserve cultural identity and encourage contemporary creative artistic expression.

The Al Sadu Weaving Cooperative Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, documenting, and promoting Kuwait’s rich and diverse textile heritage. From the weaving of nomadic Bedouins in the desert to the urban fabric of the city, we celebrate the values ​​of productivity and creativity of past generations of nations, together weaving a cultural identity for both present and future generations.

The Society is dedicated to preserving Kuwait’s rich and diverse textile heritage, drawing inspiration from the values ​​of productivity and creativity of the nation’s past to weave a cultural identity for present and future generations.

Objectives:
To preserve and document the heritage of traditional weaving and weaving in Kuwait for future generations.

Promote traditional Sadu weaving at the local and international levels.
Provide training and enhance skills in the field of textiles and textile heritage.
Provide research, knowledge, and information to researchers, artists, and cultural organizations.
Develop and innovate the craft in its contemporary context.
Honor and raise awareness of Kuwaiti textile heritage and its community.
Collaborate with governmental and private educational institutions and institutes, as well as United Nations offices, through the “Training of Trainers” program.