Design Africa

Posted by Olu Ayodele | Posted in Art & Craft | Posted on 20-05-2010


Design Africa is a visionary initiative dedicated to showcasing and supporting Africa’s leading designers. Design Africa aspires to create a new impression of African design among international buyers and to assist a select portfolio of pan-African designers to reach their commercial potential.

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More Ankara Styles by Moroso and Burks in Milan

Posted by Olu Ayodele | Posted in Art & Craft, Fashion & Textile | Posted on 29-04-2009

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New Moroso products on show at the Milan furniture fair 22 -27 April 2009. A vibrant range of materials including Ankara and Adire with the exquisite use of  prints, patterns and weaves.

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Binta Armchair by Philippe Bestenheider for Moroso

Posted by Olu Ayodele | Posted in Art & Craft, Fashion & Textile | Posted on 24-04-2009

BINTA ARMCHAIR

“Binta was inspired by Africa. Its sculptural shape evokes African wood carvings, but its polyurethane rubber forms are softer.

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Salam Centre Soba, Sudan

Posted by Olu Ayodele | Posted in Architecture, Art & Craft | Posted on 17-04-2009


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 The hospital has been developed around an empty space, physically and ideally occupied by two enormous mango trees, located at the centre of the site (a plot of land on the banks of the Nile about 20 km from Khartoum).

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KHAMEO Designs

Posted by Olu Ayodele | Posted in Art & Craft, Product Design | Posted on 01-10-2008

Khameo is a pioneering design workshop, which specializes in the design and manufacture of traditional and contemporary functional art furniture and ornamental accessories.

Founded in 2001, Khameo has provided clients with a comprehensive approach to design in limited production runs, and custom commissioned functional art furniture.

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