The Guardian Palms marks the inaugural piece in Gifts of Legacy, Iwan Maktabi’s new gifting series dedicated to cultural reverence and design excellence. The Guardian Palms is a sculptural, hand-knotted wall piece by Saudi designer Sumaya Shelbi, an homage to Al-Diriyah and Saudi Arabia’s Founding Day. Framed by two palm trees, symbols of resilience and unity since 1727, the composition unfolds in two color variations, sand or white color, evoking the texture and rhythm of Najdi mudbrick architecture through subtle reliefs and abstract geometry.