There are plenty of Saudi gifts on the market. Most of them look alike: a heritage pattern printed on an imported product, a nice box, and a price.
Thrr (ذر) started in Riyadh in 2015 as a Saudi design brand, and the question we ask of every piece hasn't changed: will it be used, or will it sit on a shelf? Here is what you actually get when you buy from us.
1. A piece you use, not an ornament you display
Our guiding idea: a cultural symbol should be held and used, not hung behind glass.
The minaret became coffee cups you actually pour into — the Sada cups. The traditional Najdi door became a gift box that opens and closes every day. The city map became an artwork where you see the neighbourhood you grew up in every morning.
2. Made in Saudi Arabia
The Thrr Gharsha bottle is shaped, glazed and fired by hand in Saudi Arabia. That's why no two Gharsha bottles are exactly the same colour — the glaze shifts depending on where the piece sits in the kiln.
That isn't a flaw we apologise for. It's the difference between a piece made by hand and one that came off a production line.
3. Saudi artists and designers, credited by name
We don't put the Thrr name on other people's work. When we collaborate, we say who made what:
- Thrr × Raghad AlAhmad (Studio Thalatha): the “Brides of the Sky” collection, Sada cups and the Manara incense burner.
- “Desert Rose”: Thrr with artist Salma Wael and designer Ghadi Alsharif — a scarf for each region of Saudi Arabia.
4. We tell you the limits before you buy
Our main product pages have a section called “Honestly”. It lists what the piece doesn't do: the Gharsha doesn't cool water, clay breaks if dropped, silk is best dry-cleaned.
We'd rather you know these things now than discover them after you open the box.
5. Service that owns its mistakes
- Delivery within 36 hours in Riyadh, and 1–5 business days across the rest of Saudi Arabia.
- Damage in transit is on us: send a photo and your order number within 48 hours and we send a replacement.
- Interest-free instalments with Tabby and Tamara, with no added fees.
- A showroom in Riyadh where you can hold the piece before you buy.
6. The same team for companies and government entities
The people who design the store's products also design trophies and corporate gifts for organisations. We start from “What do you want the recipient to feel?” before “What should the trophy look like?”. City maps, for example, are among the gifts most often ordered in quantity for employees and guests.
And what we can't give you
The lowest price. A piece made by hand in Saudi Arabia, with original design and service that covers damage, can't compete on price with a mass-imported product. And we don't try to.
If you want the cheapest gift, there are cheaper options. If you want a piece that gets used, and you want to know who made it — you're welcome at Thrr.
Browse Thrr products — or come and see them in person at our Riyadh showroom.