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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...

Era of Appropriation

by Natalie Kimani|11 March 201621 October 2016|Business, Opinion

Design Deja Vu I’ve seen this before. This is not a feeling anyone should have watching Fashion Week; especially since these collections are supposed to be new, innovative, and thought provoking. They’ve got people talking, alright, but not in the...

Uru Diamonds – Unique Jewelry from Tanzania

by The Designers Studio|16 December 201314 March 2014|Africa Feature, Features

On one of our breaks from Swahili Fashion Week Tanzania 2013, we discovered Uru Diamonds in Slipway Shopping Plaza in Dar es Salaam. Drawn by the Maasai clad shop assistant who was incredibly welcoming, the serene aura and set up...