Syria-based artists and designers collective working at the intersection of natural materials, agriculture, architecture, and community-led experimentation.
We design, test, and build practical low-cost, climate-responsive solutions for fragile and resource-limited contexts, grounded in community-led research, natural materials, and agricultural and rural infrastructure.
QASAB refers to river cane—one of our primary materials and a guiding metaphor.
Like cane, our work is locally rooted, flexible, and structurally intelligent. While we work with a wide range of natural and reclaimed materials, we represent an approach to design that grows with the community.
Our work takes place in real-world conditions, through hands-on experimentation and shared learning. We develop knowledge through practice in real contexts.
We collaborate with multidisciplinary researchers, academics, and practitioners to develop ideas, design, prototype, and test solutions through real-world use, shared learning, and open documentation.