Nigerian Fashion since it’s inception was less about trend and more about tradition, with each fabric, color, and pattern ...
Experts believe more than a million African artifacts are being held outside of the African continent, scattered mostly throughout Europe and North America in museums and private collections. Many ...
It’s been over a decade since Milwaukeeans gathered en masse to celebrate African culture and heritage. But, thanks to the work of three local women, the African Cultural Festival is slated to take ...
Textile pattern by Constance Girard for Vlisco on view in Vlisco: African Fashion on a Global Stage (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) The story of Vlisco begins not in Dakar, Lagos, or Accra, ...
Kunle Adeyemi, Traditional Sekere Players Ensemble, 2013. Deep Etching and Block Print, 24.5 x 19 in. Courtesy the artist and Fobally Art World Africa Across West Africa, a quiet yet seismic shift is ...
Steve Babaeko is the CEO & Chief Creative Officer, X3M Ideas and a Visiting Fellow at the Henley Business School, University of Reading. Africa, the birthplace of humanity, has always been a source of ...
African societies' cultures are intrinsically linked to color. From fabrics to clothing, products, sculptures, and architecture, various societies explore rich and vibrant colors that are vivid, ...