Online fashion boutique brings African design to the world

17.12.2010 15:27

Agnes & Lola
Design by Eki Orleans

With a wide selection of eye-catching prints and colorful garments, UK based online boutique Agnes & Lola has set its sights on becoming the website of choice for African fashion.

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Interview with Emamoke Ukeleghe

30.11.2010 23:45

Emamoke Ukeleghe
Designs on her future: New York, London and the rest of the world is the route Emamoke is taking with her textiles.

Textile designer Emamoke Ukeleghe has exhibited her work in New York and London and uses influences from a range of heartfelt stories in her beautifully decorative fabrics.

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Our partner Thinking Flowers? win Future 100 award

22.11.2010 00:09

Lauren Craig of Thinking Flowers? was one of 10 highly commended young social entrepreneurs that have been crowned winners of the Striding Out Future 100.

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iamthenublack partner with AACDD

11.10.2010 10:33

thenublack

The platform for contemporary culture of the African Diaspora joins our initiative.

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18 year old Beverley joined Inspire!’s team for 6 months as part of the Hackney 100 programme, a scheme which gives young people from Hackney access to meaningful, paid work placements in the local area. 

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[Places + Spaces] Jason’s Little Kitchen: A Taste of West Africa in West London

A long table draped with vibrant kente cloth, tea lights and small trinkets set the scene for a memorable experience with Jason’s Little Kitchen a Ghanaian pop-up in West London.

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AFRICAN DIGITAL ART

AFRICAN DIGITAL ART

Pushing Digital Boundaries

Taiye Idahor Celebrates Her Heritage through Hair and Sculpture

Taiye Idhaor is a Lagos based Nigerian artist who celebrates her heritage and history. She works with a variety medium ranging from sculpture, collage, drawing and illustration exploring female and African identity. Using collage, drawing, sculpture, and mixed media, Idahor explores layers of themes at once expansive and deeply intimate, expressing identity both female and […]