Leen Al Shemaly
To go past fourty, to continue, to create.
Before We Leave
Spiral
Linen
Ground
Concert Photography
Portrait Photography
Impressum
Leen Al Shemaly
13403 Berlin, Reinickendorf
Deutschland
© 2025 Going Past Fourty. All rights reserved.
To go past fourty, to continue, to create.
Before We Leave
Spiral
Linen
Ground
Concert Photography
Portrait Photography
Impressum
Leen Al Shemaly
13403 Berlin, Reinickendorf
Deutschland
© 2025 Going Past Fourty. All rights reserved.
Linen
Rooted in Der Distelhof, a volunteer-based initiative, this project explores how design can create inclusive, sensory-calm spaces in a rural setting. Merging graphic, interior, and architectural design, it centers neurodiversity and the importance of process over result. Linen serves as both material and metaphor — soft, adaptable, and supportive — reflecting values of comfort, accessibility, and connection. Inspired by the Distelhof principle that “animals don’t judge”, the project shows how limited resources and community-driven design can foster belonging.
November 2024 - January 2025
Linen was exhibited during Berlin Design Week and at Aedes Metropolitan Laboratory
Project supervisors: Prof. Lukas Staudinger, Jeannette Riedel, Barbora Demovič, Berlin International University of Applied Sciences
Project by: Alina Vorozhtsova, Carsten Speilmann, Gloria Milikovic, Leen Al Shemaly, Svetlana Koroleva