Scottish Pakistani Cultural Practitioner, Storyteller, Curator, and Facilitator.
Transdisciplinary work intersecting the Arts, Culture, and Science.
“We live in a global society, in an age where borders are blurred and distances aren’t considered barriers to creativity. My work aims to be a portal, an alchemy of ideas, celebrating the common threads that bind us in these divisive times”
Adil Iqbal is a cross cultural producer, writer and community facilitator with academic training in Design and Anthropology. His interdisciplinary skillset spans product design, business development, cultural preservation, and wellness-focused community programs. The sustainable systems, products and experiences that he creates challenge conventional forms of commerce and leadership.
Adil is a changemaker who is driven by, and towards, a relentless pursuit of justice, compassion and empathy; something he believes plays a central role in transforming communities.
Mahraka — 'The Gathering' — is a cross-cultural collective uniting community, artists, and academics. As a portal of interdisciplinary collaboration, we leverage multimedia technology and the richness of ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ as a pathway to emotional and economic prosperity.
Awarded Dewar Arts Award to produce Twilling Tweeds, which celebrates the handmade and connects artisan communities to international markets. Twilling Tweeds traverses craft, ecommerce and the visual arts across Scotland and South Asia—the two places I call home. The textiles toured at The Royal Scottish Academy, An Lanntair Stornoway, Pakistan and Kuwait.
White Gold: Bridging Cultures through Hand-Embroidered Shepherd Cloaks
2024 - current
Awarded by Creative Scotland : This project, a collaboration between Scottish Pakistani artist Adil Iqbal, curator Xenia von Poser, and a Scottish-based illustrator, creates hand-embroidered shepherd cloaks from traditional Chitrali Shu (hand-woven wool) with designs inspired by Celtic cosmology. Blending Scottish and Hindukush cultures, it explores indigenous beliefs and pastoral symbolism, connecting craftsmanship, community, and universal human values through the shepherd’s archetype.
