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The Silk Road: Sally Dudmesh – The Symbolism of Jewellery

by Natalie Kimani|29 December 201715 January 2018|Design, Fashion

Our last post of the year takes us to The Souk in Karen, Nairobi. We walk past the art gallery, through a Wabi-Sabi café filled with books, to find an orange room filled with jewelleries rich in symbolism of different...

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...

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...