African modern interior design represents a sophisticated fusion of contemporary aesthetics with traditional African elements ...

“When did it start? It really started in my head a long, long time ago.” So says Emily G. Hanna about when the idea came to her for the new exhibition at the Mingei International Museum. To hear her ...

Design remains a largely white profession, with Black people still vastly underrepresented—making up just 3% of the design industry, according to a 2019 survey. This dilemma isn’t new. For decades, ...

AD PRO members enjoy exclusive benefits. Get a year of unlimited access for $25 $20 per month. Last week marked the close of Design Week Lagos, a 10-day festival celebrating contemporary African ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Audrey G. Bennett, University of Michigan (THE CONVERSATION) Design remains a largely ...

Africa’s design industry is entering a renaissance, one where heritage, innovation, and global appeal are merging to redefine interiors on the continent and beyond. From handcrafted furniture that ...

Every business leader knows his or her success depends on a viable and sustainable market. That’s what the young Laduma Mgxokolo saw in front of him as a student working on a thesis project at Nelson ...

It was a conversation with the late designer, Kossi Aguessy, known for his futuristic aluminium sculptures that merged advanced industrial techniques with West African cultural references, that gave ...

Have you ever imagined what the architecture of Africa would look like today, if the great civilizations of Egypt, Timbuktu, Mali, the Dogon, Zulu, Yoruba, and thousands of other African empires had ...

Design remains a largely white profession, with Black people still vastly underrepresented – making up just 3% of the design industry, according to a 2019 survey. This dilemma isn’t new. For decades, ...