→ July 1, 2009
Patrizia Moroso, creative director of the Italian design company, Moroso, created an homage to African design at Salone del Mobile 2009 and then again at ICFF, collaborating with a slew of star designers including Ayse Birsel & Bibi Seck and Patricia Urquiola. The work is nothing short of phenomenal. Me-Design magazine says: “2009 looks set [...]
→ June 27, 2009
How I went to a Mali culture and design expo and ended up befriending and creating a blog for an inspiring and charitable design co-op from Mali two days later in my apartment. Hugs all around.
→ June 19, 2009
I made a new friend from Mali here in Barcelona. Just around the corner from the church he has a store in bright yellow with: handmade watering cans of recycled tins plastic woven rugs in all sizes and colors a cloth patchwork map of Africa sewn on a pillowcase huge colorful straw baskets wire mobiles and best of all, these [...]
→ June 19, 2009
This piqued my curiosity (see post on top of this one). These are like Madonna ‘goomie’ bracelets in glorious African colors. Who were the women behind them -and how could I make them available from the artisan to your doorstep? I happened upon the story of Rose Bere, a woman from Burkina Faso, just [...]
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