Designing your cover layout involves deciding how much of the textile pattern will be visible once the cover is assembled. ...

African textiles are used for a variety of decorating accessories such as wall hangings, bedspreads and throw pillows. Here are three common fabrics used in home design: – Kente cloth: The word “kente ...

This beautiful collection of vibrant and colourful African textiles, carefully selected from North, West, East, Central and Southern Africa, will thrill and inspire artists and designers, particularly ...

However, buying these fabrics ethically is important to support local communities and preserve cultural heritage. By ...

In a small shop nestled inside the heart of Accra, Patience Golo prepares to stitch yards of African wax print for a wedding dress she is making for a client. The fabric is rich in color: pops of ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Traditional African aesthetics meet modernist architecture in the latest exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum: a selection of textiles from West and Central Africa ...

In the bustling city of Columbus, Ohio, a talented artist is breaking barriers and bridging cultures through his creative mastery. Meet Jasper Dafeamekpor, a visionary graphic designer and traditional ...

Wacy Zacarias started Karingana Wa Karingana textiles to create authentic African prints, writes Design Indaba's Jamie Matroos. Clothes, patterns and evocative prints had always held meaning for ...

You don’t have to be an academic drum-beating musicologist to make some intriguing if speculative connections between the patterning of African art and the evolution of American jazz. An exhibit ...