Personalised Arabic calligraphy, calendars and gifts · made in Amsterdam

Balacona Studio · Amsterdam

Your names, written beautifully in Arabic.

اسمك مكتوبٌ بجمال

Personalised name prints, wedding stationery, calendars and Ramadan printables for the whole family, each with Arabic, designed by a small studio in Amsterdam.

Arabic + EnglishArabic + DutchArabic + FrenchArabic + German

✦ Instant digital downloads✦ Arabic with English, Dutch, French or German✦ Dates checked against the Hijri calendar✦ Every text proofread before release
1

Choose

Pick a design and your language pair: Arabic with English, Dutch, French or German.

2

Personalise

Add the names and details at checkout on Etsy. We confirm the Arabic spelling with you.

3

Receive

Download your file straight away, or choose a printed version delivered to your door.

The name studio

See your name in Arabic, right now.

Type any name and watch it written in calligraphy. No order needed; it is just fun to see.

Open the name studio

The studio

Designed in Amsterdam, rooted in Morocco.

من أمستردام، بجذور مغربية

Balacona Studio is a small group of artists making Arabic calligraphy and family printables with care: bilingual by design, checked twice, and personalised by hand.

Meet the studio →
Bilingual by design. Arabic first, with English, Dutch, French or German beside it.
Checked twice. Dates against the Hijri calendar, texts proofread before release.
Made by artists. A small group of artists, not a print factory.

For shops, schools and mosques

Trade quantities of the calendars, signs and certificates, in the language of your city, ordered through a custom Etsy listing.

Wholesale →

A free chart for your fridge

Our good deeds chart for children, as a printable, on the house. Leave your email and we will send it.

Opens your email app, addressed to the studio. No list, no spam.