Architect Susan Nwankpa Gillespie designed the exterior of the second floor of the ADU with kente cloth in mind. Part of the ...

The wedding was grand, a spectacle of culture and tradition. Guests arrived adorned in dazzling aso-oke head ties, regal ...

“There was a very small group of researchers, especially in anthropology and art history, who were studying African textiles and dress practices — in traditional, formal contexts — during ...

Magugu has experienced this firsthand. He says importing fabric into South Africa means paying a 45% duty and that a lack of access to capital makes it hard for small businesses. One way to ...

Curator Suzanne Gunn tells us she took several trips to Africa to collect the textiles to display, and each one tells its own story. There's Actually an Incredibly Easy Way for Elon Musk to Trim $ ...

I thought about creating an interesting mix of modernist principles and West African textiles,” Gillespie says. “Part of it was softening the severity of a typical solid facade by creating mor ...

Mali, Africa’s biggest cotton producer, plans to invest in clean energy and tackle issues like child labor and soil health to ...