Heya is a stool that integrates typography and semantic meaning in its form. It uses the form of the The Feminine Taa’ from the Arabic language, which is added to the end of virtually any masculine word to make it feminine.
Heya even changes the way the normative stool functions, in that the way the user engages with it is not by sitting on it but by leaning up against it.
Heya was created for a competition to design a stool that was both regionally relevant and functional. It was exhibited at Dubai Design Days 2014, and sold at Bloomingdales Home in Dubai.
She was created in collaboration with graphic designers Sarah Alagroobi and Rasha Dakkak.
