Sahar Ahmed is a surface pattern designer based in Egypt, working under the brand Qousqoza7 (قوس قزح - Arabic for "rainbow"). Her work draws from Mediterranean nature, history, and everyday Egyptian and North African culture, positioning her as a distinctive regional voice within the international surface design field.






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Sahar Ahmed is a surface pattern designer based in Egypt, working under the brand Qousqoza7 (قوس قزح - Arabic for "rainbow"). Her work draws from Mediterranean nature, history, and everyday Egyptian and North African culture, positioning her as a distinctive regional voice within the international surface design field. She licenses designs for textiles, stationery, and homeware, and is open to direct collaboration.
Ahmed's collections are named for places, plants, and traditions of the Mediterranean and Nile region: Mediterranean Stories, Mediterranean Fiesta, Fishing in Port Said, Oranges & Orange Blossoms, Blue Lotus, Bougainvillea, Pomegranate, Sahara, Countryside, and a Folklore series encompassing Nubian Motifs and Nubian Village. Selected Instagram pattern images reflect this narrative orientation, using warm colour and culturally specific reference as the primary design language.
Works digitally. Her portfolio site (Adobe Portfolio) presents collections at professional quality with clear collection naming and descriptive context. Instagram biography describes the practice as "art with stories & roots," emphasising the conceptual and narrative layer in her design process.
Licensed for textiles, stationery, and homeware per her own description. Work is suited to brands seeking culturally specific Mediterranean and North African thematics. Active on Instagram with 2,055 followers and 616 posts. Open to direct licensing and collaboration enquiries via Instagram DM.
Based in Egypt; active as an independent surface pattern designer with a growing licensed portfolio. Applied to patterndesigners.com in August 2025. Portfolio is concentrated on Egyptian and Mediterranean subject matter with a clear narrative identity.
Strong in culturally-rooted surface design: Mediterranean botanicals (citrus, bougainvillea, pomegranate, blue lotus), regional landscape and daily life (fishing scenes, rural countryside), and Egyptian folk traditions (Nubian motifs, folklore birds). Works in narrative all-over repeat and illustrative composition formats.













Sahar Ahmed is a surface pattern designer based in Egypt, working under the brand Qousqoza7 (قوس قزح - Arabic for "rainbow"). Her work draws from Mediterranean nature, history, and everyday Egyptian and North African culture, positioning her as a distinctive regional voice within the international surface design field.
Pattern Focus Strong in culturally-rooted surface design: Mediterranean botanicals (citrus, bougainvillea, pomegranate, blue lotus), regional landscape and daily life (fishing scenes, rural countryside), and Egyptian folk traditions (Nubian motifs, folklore birds).
Markets and Clients Licensed for textiles, stationery, and homeware per her own description. Work is suited to brands seeking culturally specific Mediterranean and North African thematics. Active on Instagram with 2,055 followers and 616 posts. Open to direct licensing and collaboration enquiries via Instagram DM.
Techniques and Tools Works digitally. Her portfolio site (Adobe Portfolio) presents collections at professional quality with clear collection naming and descriptive context. Instagram biography describes the practice as "art with stories & roots," emphasising the conceptual and narrative layer in her design process.
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Career Path Based in Egypt; active as an independent surface pattern designer with a growing licensed portfolio. com in August 2025. Portfolio is concentrated on Egyptian and Mediterranean subject matter with a clear narrative identity.
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