Artisanal memory studio · Dubai

The Memory
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یادوں کا ڈاکیہ

We turn your quietest memories, favourite songs, and handwritten love notes into timeless 3D tangible art.

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A Dakiya 3D memory collage frame
Aeman sketching guests live at a Dubai event
Be a good memory to someone.
drawn live · in the room
A month of Dakiya happy mail laid out
Sketched notebooks and pens
sketched, one by one
Dakiya stamp
The real range · ہنر

Artisanal Mediums

Nothing here is boxed or mass-produced. Every piece begins with your photographs, a song, and a sentence you never said out loud.

Collage frame lettered “Be a good memory to someone”
Dosti frame
“Dosti” · for a favourite person
01 MADE TO COMMISSION

More Than a Frame. A Life, Curated.

Step away from the ordinary. Our conceptual 3D memory frames are deeply personalised, one-of-a-kind art pieces designed entirely around a person's story, personality and interests. You won't find these on Pinterest or in a store — every frame is brainstormed, conceptualised and built from scratch, exclusively for you. Each multi-layered shadow box works in mixed media: your photographs, a hand-drawn portrait, a soundtrack plaque, Urdu poetry lettered in gold leaf, torn vintage book pages, miniature clay figures and pressed botanicals.

  • —Options — table frames or wall-mounted displays
  • —Sizes — multiple custom dimensions to fit your space
  • —Pricing — tailored to the size and the design you choose
Begin a frame
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An envelope box packed with hand-poured rose and peony candles
crocheted, one stitch at a time
A crocheted Girl with a Pearl Earring keyring
02 SMALL BATCH · HAND-PAINTED

Handmade Gifts & Keepsakes

Candle flowers poured by hand and planted in mugs and envelope boxes. Crocheted art dolls, charms and bouquets — Van Gogh, the Girl with a Pearl Earring, a sunflower that never wilts. Clay bookmarks on paperclips, hand-painted ceramics, and hampers packed one at a time. Small batch, made to be kept.

Candle flowers & poured candles Crochet art dolls, charms & bouquets Clay bookmarks & hand-painted ceramics Hampers, wedding & event favours
Build a bundle
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Guests holding the portraits drawn for them
Live-doodled Dakiya cups in Dubai
live art, on anything
03 EVENTS · UAE WIDE

The Live Doodle & Sketch Booth

A live drawing station for weddings, brand launches and corporate evenings. Guests step up; Aeman draws them on the spot. They leave with a sketched portrait on a notebook, a cup or a card — and you keep a guestbook of the whole room.

  • —On-site live portraiture, 2 to 6 hours
  • —Sketched onto notebooks, cups, cards or your own merchandise
  • —Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah
Book the booth
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The shop · المتجر

Handmade Pieces, Ready to Order

Finished work from the studio — clay, paint and a steady hand. Some pieces are ready to ship this week; the custom ones are sculpted for you.

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The little red Dakiya postbox on a desk
Monthly · wax sealed

The Dakiya Mail Club

Delivering happy mail, straight to your doorstep — or your office.

Rediscover the magic of a physical letter. Every month, receive a curated envelope packed with hand-drawn art, thoughtful words and tiny custom surprises, for just 30 AED a month.

Who it's for
  • For yourself. The ultimate monthly act of self-care, and a much-needed break from bills.
  • For colleagues & friends. Brighten a friend's day, or surprise a desk partner with something meaningful.
  • For employees & teams. Boost workplace morale, celebrate milestones, and show your team true appreciation through custom mail.
Choose your pass
  • Single edition 1-month pass 30 AED A single envelope of happy mail, to try it out.
  • Most loved 3-month pass Three months of post 75 AED only 25 AED a month — save 15 AED Three months of uninterrupted monthly warmth and surprises.

Includes: a monthly happy mail envelope filled with exclusive art prints, mini keepsakes, and handcrafted warmth.

Join Dakiya Mail Club unwrap happiness every month
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For teams & brands · للشركات

Corporate Gifts & Live Art in Dubai

Skip generic corporate swag. Dakiya works with companies across the UAE on gifts people actually keep, live art that holds a room, and walls that make an office feel made rather than fitted out.

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    Live sketch & doodle booth for corporate events

    A drawing station on your event floor. Guests sit for two minutes and leave with a portrait on your branded notebook, cup or card — so your name goes home in their hands.

    • —Two to six hours on site · Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah
    • —Drawn onto your merchandise or ours
    • —Face painting, live canvas and mural add-ons
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    Custom corporate gift frames

    A 3D collage frame built around one person — their milestone, their quote, the inside joke from their team. It reads as a thank-you, not a giveaway.

    • —Leadership, mentors and long-service awards
    • —Eid, Diwali, New Year and National Day
    • —Farewells, work anniversaries, client appreciation
    • —Themed to your brand colours
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    The Dakiya Mail Club for teams

    Employee appreciation as a monthly ritual rather than an annual email: a sealed, hand-addressed envelope for every person, holding a letter and a small handmade gift.

    • —On desks the first Monday of the month
    • —Shipped direct to remote team members
    • —New contents every single month
    • —From small teams upward
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    Murals, branded walls & event props

    Hand-painted walls, feature installations and built props for offices, showrooms, cafés and brand activations — from a single calligraphy piece to a whole reclaimed-wood collage wall.

    • —Interior murals, ceilings and feature walls
    • —Reception, meeting room and corridor art
    • —Backdrops, photo moments and props
A meeting room built around a reclaimed-wood feature wall
Walls, rooms and stands we have made

Offices, lounges and showrooms — painted, built and installed by hand.

Enquire for your team tell us the date, the headcount and the budget
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Client reverence wall

Notes Kept on the Fridge

“I cried. She cried. My mother, who cries at nothing, cried. The Urdu couplet was her father's favourite.”
Mariam Jumeirah
“Our wedding guests are still talking about the Doodle Booth. Eighty portraits in one evening.”
Rehan & Sana Al Barsha
“The fox bookmark lives in whichever novel I am reading. Tiny, ridiculous, perfect.”
Noor Sharjah
“A frame with our first playlist and a sketch of us at the Marina. It looks like it was made in a dream.”
Ahmed Dubai Marina
“Happy Mail arrives and the whole flat stops for ten minutes. The wax seal alone is worth it.”
Layla Abu Dhabi

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