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Artistic Disposition: Who Are Creative & Art Directors?

by Natalie Kimani|22 May 201816 July 2018|Fashion

If you’ve taken a keen interest in the workings of the fashion industry, you’ve probably heard the term creative or art director come up. You may be most familiar with the creative directors associated with fashion houses such as Karl...

RAYA: Nigerian Jewellery Brand Making A Statement

by Natalie Kimani|23 December 201715 January 2018|Design, Fashion

It starts with a signature yellow box. An indication that this Lagos-based brand is the furthest thing from a wallflower. Ivie Omenai started Raya in 2014 when she noticed the lack of indigenous jewellery brands in Nigeria. Since then, she...

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What DOES Contemporary Jewellery Mean Anyway?

by Natalie Kimani|04 December 201715 January 2018|Design, Fashion

‘How would you describe your style?’ As a designer, you’re probably going to hear that question throughout your career. Thankfully there are terms in jewellery lingo that can help summarize what category your work falls into. Some of these terms,...

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ELEMENTS OF JEWELLERY DESIGN: The Basic Units you need to Know

by Natalie Kimani|16 November 201715 January 2018|Design

The principles of jewellery design provided the rules that should essentially get your pieces noticed (and hopefully bought at full price). But now we’ll look at the ingredients you’d actually need to apply these rules to. Elements of design are...

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YaCHAIKA: Yasuyuki Yamada Literally Putting The Spring Into Your Step

by Natalie Kimani|15 September 201730 November 2017|Design, Fashion

We all known the saying, “keep your heels, head and standards high”. Their perennial appeal is aptly captured by Christian Louboutin, “they transform your body language and attitude. They lift you up physically and emotionally.” It doesn’t hurt that it...

Editor’s Note - Design Trends Series

by The Designers Studio|03 March 201703 March 2017|Design

Editor's Note_____________ From opening our flagship store at Two Rivers to wrapping up the Designer focus series, we want to bring some inspiration and style to your homes with our Design Trends Series. A lot has been happening these two...

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TDS CREATIVES: Cheick Diallo Turning Furniture into Inimitable Art Expression

by Natalie Kimani|23 January 201723 January 2017|Africa Feature, Style

[Image: Design Newtwork Africa / Cheick Diallo] “I don’t have an interest in design if it is only to remake that which already exists.” The powerful quote by Malian designer, Cheick Diallo, best describes the impeccable furniture and objects...

Adidas Biosteel trainers biodegradable fabric shoes fashion design. [Image: Adidas / Dezeen]

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Adidas Biosteel trainers biodegradable fabric shoes fashion design. [Image: Adidas / Dezeen]

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Let’s talk about Adidas and Eco-friendly shoes, shall we?

by Natalie Kimani|28 November 201628 November 2016|Design, Fashion

If you’re looking for anything second hand but struck out in the likes of Toi market, you’re most likely going to end up in Gikomba market. And if you’re visiting it for the first time, no one can really prepare...

Technology Fashion and Design Series

by The Designers Studio|02 September 201621 October 2016|Design, Tech

Editor's Note_____________ For the next two months, September to October, we take a look into how technology plays into the fashion and design world and how we can take part of it. It is known that technology has literally changed our lives in...

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Polka Boka: Rebranded

by Natalie Kimani|31 August 201621 October 2016|Fashion, Features

The urge to call them the comeback kids is strong within us. For a brand that started in 2013, it quickly garnered the support from the local scene and was in the public domain up until the end of 2014....

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Jasleen Matharu: The Fashion Design Student to Watch

by Natalie Kimani|29 August 201621 October 2016|Fashion, Features

We’ve featured a lot of established designers in the past, and emerging designers that seem to have it all together. But that doesn’t mean that everyone knows just where the fashion road will take them. Or that everyone has to...

MM Emerald Maxi Skirt [Image: Courtesy of Zuvaa]

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MM Emerald Maxi Skirt [Image: Courtesy of Zuvaa]

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Zuvaa- Connecting your skills with your passion [Africa Feature: Nigeria/USA]

by Natalie Kimani|29 July 201621 October 2016|Africa Feature, Features

Necessity. The mother of invention led Nigerian-American entrepreneur Kelechi Anyadiegwu to create the online platform ‘Zuvaa’ which means “sunshine” in the Shona language from Zimbabwe. The online marketplace is devoted to modern African design that embraces figure-flattering shapes, with sizes up...

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The Brand Formerly known as Zeebaan Designs: Honey from the Moon

by Natalie Kimani|22 July 201621 October 2016|Fashion, Features

[Image: Courtesy of Honey from the Moon/Poppy Miyonga Photography] Last we left off you were talking about issues with the leather industry… how the supply demand was making the leather more expensive…. You were working with what you could find...

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Iquira: adding the flavour to the Ready-to-wear scene

by Natalie Kimani|13 July 201621 October 2016|Fashion, Features

“We are not sure how you came across our creative space but we are ecstatic you found us!” is how this fashion brand begins its introduction to any newcomer that happens upon their site. The brand’s defining attribute is its...

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