Burkina Faso | Decor | Mali | Rwanda | South Sudan
MADE51, Design-Led Craft for Social Impact
MADE51 is a pioneering initiative that brings together designers with refugees to create and craft products for…
Accessories | Art | Ceramics | Design | Fashion | Kenya | Mali | Nigeria | South Africa | Textiles | The Gambia
Seven Inspiring Modern African Design Collaborations
Collaboration is a powerful thing, the meeting of ideas to create new ones and at times offering…
Basket Weaving | Burkina Faso | Ghana | Mali
AAKS x UNHCR Weaving For Change
Luxury artisanal accessory brand AAKS has launched a stunning home decor collection inspired by the theme Weaving…
Africa By Design Inaugural Exhibition Launches In Ghana
Exhibitions focusing on design from Africa continue to abound, with more countries outside the continent holding…
Art | Exhibitions | Mali
Exhibition: Celebrating The Life and Work of Legendary Photographer, Malick Sidibé
Malick Sidibé Exhibition at Somerset House [Mali] [Image credit: Amis des Espagnols, 1968,Photograph: © Malick SidibéCourtesy Galerie MAGNIN-A,…
Art: Malian Artist Abdoulaye Konate’s Textile Installations
Abdoulaye Konaté [Mali] [Image credit: Abdoulaye Konaté – Detail Couple H, 2014. Mixed media – wood, metal,…
Design: Mali Chic Boutique and Workshop
Mali Chic [Mali] [Image credit: Embroidered Bench – Mali Chic] Perfect perched in a hallway or at…
Giving Back | Mali | Textiles
Textiles: Le Ndomo Natural Handwoven and Dyed Textiles
Le Ndomo [Mali] Creating beautiful richly patterned fabrics using natural dyes, Le Ndomo is a social enterprise that was…
Textiles: Aboubakar Fofana Malian artist and Indigo Dye Master
Akoubakar Fofana [Mali] [Image credit: Aboubakar Fofana – Amaridian] When I lived in Harare, Dendera Gallery in…
Accessories | Jewellery | Mali
Jewellery: Tamacali Inspired by Ancient African Adornment Traditions
Tamacali [Mali] [Image credit: Tamacali] Tamacali is a creative enterprise that draws on the ancient jewellery traditions of…
Travel: La Maison Rouge in Mopti
La Maison Rouge [Mali] [Image source: The Great Mosque, Mali – the GreenProphet] The BBC recently did an…
Textiles: Age-old Weaving Tradition Meets Innovation
Yéleen Design [Mali] [Image credits: Yéleen Design] Age-old traditional hand weaving techniques unite with innovative…
Beauty: L’Artisan Parfumeur inspired by Timbuktu
L’Artisan Parfumeur – Timbuktu [Africa Inspired] [Image credit: L’Artisan Parfumeur] In a collection inspired by travels and capturing…
Design: Cheick Diallo’s Innovative African Furniture Designs
Diallo Design [Mali] [Image credits: Diallo Design] Cheick Diallo the innovative furniture designer behind Diallo Design studied Architecture in France and…