

Shamma Buhazza is a graphic designer and art director based in Abu Dhabi whose practice investigates the intersection of language, culture, and visual form. Trained at Parsons in New York and shaped by in-house roles at Adidas in Germany, Buhazza balances commercial fluency—collaborating with global brands like Nike, Apple, Rimowa, and Pinterest—with a deeply personal visual language rooted in Gulf identity and linguistic nuance. Her work functions as both communication and reflection, prompting viewers to engage with design as a site of cultural translation and authorship.