Africa Feature

OKHTEIN: The Stunning Luxury Brand Made In Egypt

by Natalie Kimani|27 February 201924 September 2019|Africa Feature

From Egypt's First Lady to Mega Super star Beyonce, this Made In Egypt Luxury Brand is catching everyone's attention. And for good reason.

FRUCHÉ: A ‘Free Spirit’ Womenswear Brand, Made In Nigeria

by Natalie Kimani|13 February 201924 September 2019|Africa Feature, Fashion

Founded by Frank Aghuno, Fruché is a Nigerian brand with a zany edge. Taking an artisanal approach, the ready to wear brand has garnered a reputation for fun and fanciable fashion. A fusion of contemporary silhouettes and Nigerian culture, saturated...

Editor’s Note

by The Designers Studio|05 February 201924 September 2019|Africa Feature, Fashion, Features, Opinion

NEW YEAR – NEW LOVES Series There is something magical and exciting about a new year. New year brings new opportunities, new dreams, new goals, new ideas and new things to fall in love with. Well, we at TDS are also...

Editor’s Note – The Textile Series #tdsvoices

by The Designers Studio|06 November 201806 November 2018|Africa Feature, Design, Fashion

Ladies and Gentlemen – welcome to the end of the year. I can’t believe that we will be saying Merry Christmas and Happy New Year let alone getting used to writing 2019 very soon. Until then though, we have 2...

ANCIENT AFRICAN JEWLLERY: Design History on the Continent

by Natalie Kimani|22 November 201715 January 2018|Africa Feature, Fashion

Personal decoration has always been a part of African cultures. Thanks to pictorial iconography and tombs excavations, we’ve had a glimpse to what the civilizations before us adorned their bodies with. Right on our shores, ostrich shell beads – believed...

soleRebels: Lessons From Ethiopia’s Fastest Growing Shoe Brand

by Natalie Kimani|14 August 201714 August 2017|Africa Feature, Design

Roots. Culture. Tyres. A simple summary of what has become an internationally recognised shoe brand. Founded by Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, operations began in 2005 in Zenabwork on the outskirts of Addis Ababa; where soleRebels continues to design and produce today....

TDS Designer Focus: The Jazzy Leather Creations of WAZAWAZI

by Natalie Kimani|10 February 201710 February 2017|Africa Feature, Fashion

It’s always better to watch people in their natural habitat. Well, in this case, leather products. In a glass-like box, in-between a cosmetics store and a coffee shop lies the Wazawazi store at Valley Arcade. Having come in early, I...

TDS DESIGNER FOCUS: URBAN ARTEFACTS

by Natalie Kimani|08 February 201713 February 2017|Africa Feature, Design

Nicola Hankey-Onyango had life’s magical trifecta in the bag: success, happiness and a fabulous lifestyle. But she wasn’t done blazing trails. After 15 years in marketing, she switched over into a career in fashion and launched her jewellery brand Urban...

TDS Designer Focus: Le Collane Di Betta

by Natalie Kimani|06 February 201706 February 2017|Africa Feature, Fashion

Someone once said that jewellery, like biographies, is a story that tells the many chapters of our lives. What better way to punctuate that than with statement pieces that border on art? Elisabetta Capolino, with her rich Italian design background...

Streetwear Flair With Wan Fam

by Natalie Kimani|01 February 201701 February 2017|Africa Feature, Design

To be honest, we really haven’t covered a lot of streetwear brands. So, when we stumbled upon a CNN (Cable News Network) article talking about a Kenyan based brand, we had to meet them for our Designer’s Focus series. Especially...

#TDSCREATIVES: Guerilla couture of Roman Handt

by Natalie Kimani|27 January 201726 January 2017|Africa Feature, Design, Style

https://youtu.be/aXiFwicYmG4 Playing it safe. That is what the average man seems to do with his wardrobe choices. Most will have the obvious colours white, black, brown, grey and blue. Some will be a little more adventurous and have a red...

#TDSCREATIVE: Humanoid Design by Babacar M’Bodj Niang

by Natalie Kimani|25 January 201724 January 2017|Africa Feature, Design

[Image: David Crookes] Strange and often humanoid is not a phrase that you commonly see associated with furniture. Yet, it’s somehow a perfect fit for the superlatively authentic design practice, Nulangee Design. Started by Babacar M’Bodj Niang, this Senegalese...

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...

TDS CREATIVES: Ashley Heather’s Conscience Charms

by Natalie Kimani|20 January 201720 January 2017|Africa Feature

[Image: Courtesy of Ashley Heather] What do you get when you mix precious metals with circuit boards? The artisanal jewellery by designer Ashley Heather. In her small studio based in South Africa, she has combined the unique, techie element...

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