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The City on a Plate - Cairo by notNeutral

One of eight featured cities chosen by the notNeutral design team for their reputations as gateways, and for the way each is dealing with the effects of agglomeration as its population begins to reach critical mass. These porcelain plates measure 12” across, with each city’s downtown core printed on a black background. Key buildings are represented with orange icons, while rivers and public spaces are shown in blue and green.

The plates’ designs portray a bold, graphic representation of eight distinctly fascinating cities. Cairo is Africa’s largest city and a cultural center for the Middle East. It lies at the center of three continents between Europe, Africa, and Asia. Cairo inhabits the banks and small islands of the majestic Nile River. The large white edge of the plate represents the vast desert in surprisingly close proximity. The completion of the Suez Canal brought Westerners and a re-imagining of the city center. Influenced by the design of European cities – especially Paris – Cairo has transformed into the modern megalopolis it is today.