Open Book-Derzah: Darzah 200 Years of Sartorial Heritage in the land of Saudi Arabia by the Artist Safeya Binzagr

Darat Safeya Binzagr is a private gallery founded in 1995, showcasing Safiya Binzagr's paintings, permanent collection, studio, and private library.

Binzagr envisioned the Darat as a cultural platform to inspire young generations. She welcomed visitors and researchers, held art workshops for both adults and children, and hosted lectures on culture and art.

In January 2000, the gallery was officially opened under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Governor of Makkah Province.

Alem is a researcher and writer interweaving environmental and urban histories with mythology and fiction. In 2021, she co-founded Khunfus, an independent publishing house based in Jeddah, where she acts as general manager and editor-in-chief of Khunfus’s three upcoming titles. Outside of her work in publishing, Alem works at Art Jameel as Senior Manager of Learning and Research, where she oversees learning programs and spaces including Hayy Explorers and Jameel Library, including its collections, archives, and research programs. Before joining Art Jameel, Alem was the in-house researcher at Darat Safeya Binzagr, where she led on translating her recently launched book Darzah from Arabic to English. Alem's academic background sits at the intersection of Philosophy, Middle East Studies, Gender, Environmental Humanities, and Museology with a geographic focus on the port city of Jeddah and its wider entanglements.

Rosa Maria Falvo is a writer, editor, curator, and senior publishing consultant for Rizzoli International and Skira Editore in Milan, where she specializes in Asia-Pacific and Middle Eastern contemporary art. After earning a B.A. and Diploma of Education from Monash University in Melbourne, she taught briefly before traveling extensively and pursuing postgraduate studies in European "Avant-Garde" art at the University of Perugia. For over two decades she has partnered with artists, writers, galleries, architects, collectors, foundations, corporations, and cultural institutions to conceive, produce, and promote fine-art books, exhibition projects, and private collections.

Abdullatif holds a BA in Fashion Merchandising from Marymount University, Washington DC (1992), with a focus on textile science, marketing, visual merchandising, and consumer behavior. She trained at Harrods, London (1993), and Bon Genie, Geneva (1994), gaining expertise in luxury retail management and creative merchandising. She is the Art Director and Curator of the final project of the Artist Safeya Saed BinZagr called "Derzah: 200 Years of Sartorial Costumes in the Land of Saudi Arabia", where she was responsible for layout design, photography, research, fashion illustration, and overseeing publication and distribution.