In the bustling city of Columbus, Ohio, a talented artist is breaking barriers and bridging cultures through his creative mastery. Meet Jasper Dafeamekpor, a visionary graphic designer and traditional ...

African fabrics are famous for their vivid colors and intricate patterns, making them a favorite for fashion and home decor ...

Anthropologie has used them to cover ottomans and to upholster chairs. Woolrich Woolen Mills turned them into short-sleeve button-ups, and Agnes B. used them to make a summer suit. Burberry Prorsum ...

African-inspired fabric wall hangings are a beautiful way to bring the continent's rich culture and vibrant colors into your home ...

In a small shop nestled inside the heart of Accra, Patience Golo prepares to stitch yards of African wax print for a wedding dress she is making for a client. The fabric is rich in color: pops of ...

Textile pattern by Constance Girard for Vlisco on view in Vlisco: African Fashion on a Global Stage (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) The story of Vlisco begins not in Dakar, Lagos, or Accra, ...

Photographs taken by Gavin Ashworth during the summer of 1987 in several villages in Mali and Cote d'Ivoire. The images detail all phases of strip weaving, from the spinning of yarn to the assemblage ...

Nigerian Fashion since it’s inception was less about trend and more about tradition, with each fabric, color, and pattern ...

Walking into one of the shops selling African fabric downtown, I am amazed at how much people are ‘swallowing up’ these fabrics; the buzz is undeniable. With various names being coined by the buyers, ...

African Weaving Festival (AWeF) is advocating for the protection of Indigenous African fabrics across Nigeria. In its second edition, the festival sensitized the African fabric weavers and ...