

Summertime with Kirrily Johnston
Australian designer Kirrily Johnston has taken a bold step in Australian fashion. For her SS 11/12 kj by Kirrily Johnston collection, she...
Aug 10, 20111 min read


Afro-Creative: Yagazie Emezi
Check out these amazing photos of Afro-Creative Yagazie Emezi Photographed by Cameron Davis for Vogue Italia. Yagazie Ledi Francisca...
Aug 8, 20112 min read


Afro-creative: Andy Okoroafor
ANDY OKOROAFOR / NIGERIAN BORN / BASED IN FRANCE / MULTI-TALENTED / FOUNDER OF CLAM MAGAZINE/ FILMMAKER / ART DIRECTOR / VISIONARY.
Aug 7, 20111 min read


Mark it on the Wall prt. 2
I posted about a typographic concept map of Africa for the wall (Mark it on the wall – June 24, 2011) sometime ago. I was quite surprised...
Aug 5, 20111 min read


Acknowledge the Source
I have mentioned a few times that I am obsessed with The Fader. It is my daily fix. I get excited when I find a fresh new post about...
Aug 3, 20112 min read


Touching Base
I read about this new short doco series called Touching Base by MTV Base (Africa) over a month ago on Nollywood Uncut and I was so...
Aug 3, 20111 min read


Madagascar
British Print Designer and Fashion writer Charlotte Linton opens us to colonial exploration, antique imagery of naturalists, archive...
Aug 1, 20111 min read


The Future of Africa
‘The Future of Africa’ is a short documentary by ONE‘s Profiles and Perspectives Project. The film features inspiring students from the...
Jul 31, 20111 min read


Embracing Otherness, Embracing Myself
Actress Thandie Newton gives an interesting and insightful talk about ‘Embracing otherness’ for the TEDGlobal 2011. She tells the story...
Jul 30, 20111 min read


Afia Tween
I posted about the Afia label a few days ago. Here is a sneak peak at their new tween collection. It carries the same soft, chilled,...
Jul 30, 20111 min read


Dream Enablers
Yesterday I posted about Afro-Australian singing and dancing sensation Timomatic who is now in the grand final for Australia’s Got Talent...
Jul 28, 20112 min read


Afro-Creative: Timomatic
I don’t know why I have written about the uber-talented Timomatic. I have been seeing him on Australia’s Got Talent 2011 for the past two...
Jul 27, 20112 min read


Loud
LOUD stands for ‘LIVE OUT UR DREAM’. Abi Fashesin, a fashion and textile student and part time stylist teamed up with Ashley- Rae...
Jul 25, 20111 min read


Sweet Salone
What comes to mind when you think of Sierra Leone? Most people will immediately think of the country’s civil war that raged throughout...
Jul 25, 20111 min read


Identity Battle
Africa 2 Australia: Do I really belong here? is an online documentary about the experiences of Africans who have now settled in...
Jul 24, 20116 min read


Afia
Afia is a sustainable women’s fashion line of style and purpose, valuing the art in every step of the production process. Afia was...
Jul 22, 20111 min read


Mama Africa on The Cosby Show
I have been watching re-runs of The Cosby Show on YouTube for the past two weeks or so and I happened to watch episode 10 of season 8...
Jul 21, 20111 min read


Nairobi – face to face
Italian photographer Ambra Vernuccio has created an amazing photographic body of work called Nairobi – Face to Face. The photographs were...
Jul 20, 20111 min read


Fab Africa
These bags by Fab Africa live up to the name of being fab and African! I am especially loving the hessian sack bags with the Ankara...
Jul 18, 20111 min read


Wide Open Walls in The Gambia
The Wide Open Walls project was founded by Lawrence Williams, a keen artist who had been working with local artists on a project called...
Jul 17, 20112 min read