We also happen to believe that the most beautiful and most dramatic fabric on this Earth is the kente, which is, of course, Ghanaian. The finely woven material has become the defining symbol of ...
Ho, June 14, GNA – Weavers of the local fabric Kente have been asked to factor modern trends in their designs and manufacture ...
By examining the work of designers of African descent, a new exhibition in Manhattan finds common threads and, more ...
The ancestral home is very close to Bonwire, the birthplace of the world-famous kente fabric, and the artist grew up wearing the traditional multi-coloured cloth. He also learned how to weave it ...
Parts don’t quite fit, then — boom — click into place. The materials include the kente cloth, which was originally used by African royalty, and the Dutch wax print, named after the traders ...
George Floyd: An athlete, friend and partner What it's like to be an African in the US It has been interesting for us here to note that our famous distinctive fabric, the kente, has also become ...
Alabama artist Yvonne Wells is having a major career moment with a New York gallery show, a museum exhibition, and a new ...
Kaylyn Noah smooths her hand over a swatch of kente, a traditional Ghanaian woven fabric – green, yellow and red, stripes, blocks and zigzags. “We call it a duku when you wrap it around your ...
Francia Márquez has impacted the presidential campaign with color. Not only that of their skin, which has brought to the attention of the Afro-Colombian communities, but also because of their ...
The bold geometric shapes make this structured dress a cut above the rest. Made with traditional Kente cloth fabric, this unique maxi comes with a sash to cinch the waist for a tailored fit.
In an interview Ayissi details the collaborative exhibition that pays homage to his titillating works and his unique design ...