Five of Alfaisal University’s engineering graduates have come up with a way to integrate palm trees — staples outside football stadiums in the Middle East — into the manufacturing of actual arena seats.
Integrating the palm tree fibers into the chairs was a concept that the group came up with for Challenge 22, a regional innovation award from the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, which oversees the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The five women from Alfaisal University in Saudi Arabia were semifinalists in the contest, and now, they have their sights set on designing the seats for the FIFA World Cup.