About us

Aaqib. Artist & Designer

I make work that remembers architecture translated into objects and prints that carry the weight of heritage.

Archist Atelier is a Leicester based art and design studio specialising in multi-layered architectural and Islamic geometric work. Every piece begins with a deep engagement with built heritage, its proportions, its geometry, its cultural memory and ends as something you can live with.

The Practice

Archist Atelier began with a single question: what does architecture feel like when it becomes an object? Not a photograph of a building, not a plan, but something that holds the same geometric intelligence the same sense of order and depth in the palm of your hand or on the wall of a room.

My practice sits at the intersection of Islamic geometric tradition and contemporary design. The vocabulary I draw from is ancient interlocking forms, recursive pattern, the play of light across layered surfaces but the work itself is firmly rooted in the present.

Over the years that practice has taken many forms: public light installations at Lumière Durham and Leicester Light Festival, private commissions for collectors in Qatar, the United States, France, and Switzerland, a Saatchi Art commission for the Silver Nova cruise ship, and a solo exhibition Arabesque at LCB Depot Leicester in 2023.

"Each piece is a study in permanence the attempt to make something that carries time rather than merely marks it."

Archist Atelier is not a large studio. It is one maker, one practice, one clear point of view. Every commission is handled personally, from the first conversation to the final installation.

If you are considering a commission whether for a private home, a public space, a corporate interior, or a gift of genuine significance I would be glad to hear from you.