I feel very privileged that I can, through my writing, bring to life the stories about the people, places and things that inspire me, so those stories may inspire others.

I believe books, print or digital, make an invaluable contribution to the development of the African design industry. We put information and different perspectives into context to help us make sense of things, and, more importantly, to create records of what has happened and is happening for future generations to look back on, to be inspired and to know what was.

Here you will find a selection of my books exploring African design.

I have written about African design for and contributed both print and digital content to, a range of publications and organisations interested in diversifying their content and introducing African design to their readers.

Here you will find a selection of my curated articles and written work.

Because writing and publishing my own books was never going to be enough, I now publish others’ work too. I started my imprint Shoko Press, an independent publisher of art books about modern African creativity and culture, to bring the work of hand-selected writers and creatives to print, so that they too can share their unique, diverse perspectives on design and creativity with the world.

Until the lions learn how to write every story will glorify the hunter

African proverb