African jewellery designers are ensuring the local industry is alive and well ... whether it’s capturing the cultural significance of a blessing in Swahili or reimagining century-old symbols and ...
At the historic 40th anniversary of London Fashion Week, Adebayo Jones unveiled his magnum opus – “The Emperor Monarch ...
Inspired by African and global streetwear, Ivorian designers Gaston Ouedraogo and ... with pieces showcasing motifs like the sawfish and imagery depicting Akan people adorned in traditional ...
South African art and design gallery Southern Guild collaborated with the Tollman family (owners of the Red Carnation Hotel Collection) to create a celebration of art and design from across the ...
Bollywood actresses Sonakshi Sinha, Rakul Preet Singh, and Radhika Merchant among others, gear up to celebrate their first ...
Leon, Eli. Models in the Mind: African Prototypes in American Patchwork. Winston-Salem State University: Winston-Salem, 1992. Draws parallels between African fabric motifs and designs found in African ...
Their use of African motifs and ideas, the show suggests, is an attempt to link to a severed lineage. According to Ms. Way, while Ms. Posey’s design winks at Blackness and Pan-Africanism ...
As Africa's most western port city, which gained independence from the French in 1960, Dakar is a regional hub for diversity and culture. While it's often described as an unexpectedly sleek and ...
Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) has just announced Thandi ... Beyond the Politics of Land, Towards African Policies of Earth & Air,” explores the social and spatial dynamics ...
For African countries, recent developments present a fork-in-the-road situation: Should they continue to pursue step-by-step reform of the UNSC, or challenge its entire premise? The Need for UNSC ...
As South Africa celebrates Heritage Month, Pretoria-based designer Glorinah Khutso Mabaso is weaving the stories of Africa’s rich history into the fabric of contemporary design. As the ...