As much as I love colour in design, black and white can be really interesting too – especially when texture and pattern come into play. Here, some furniture and home decor pieces, in black and white.
Mozambique
Inspired: Recycled Arms in Goncalo Mabunda’s Art
Sculptor Gonçalo Mabunda recycles arms recovered from 16 years of civil war in his homeland, Mozambique. Talk about true upcycling – creating works of beauty from arguably the most disgraceful of man's inventions! Gonçalo is exhibiting at London's Jack Bell Gallery until August 10th 2013.
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Buy African: Madwa – Accessories and Home Furnishings Inspired by African Craft Traditions
Top Afri-love picks for the Women at the World Festival 2012, at London’s Southbank Centre
The Southbank Centre's Women of the World Festival returns this month to coincide with International Women's Day on Thursday 8th March. Celebrating the formidable strength and inventiveness of women, there is an even more exciting line-up of activities, talks, debates and performances than last year.
The best of 2011: African and Africa-inspired fashion, interior and furniture design
Hope you've had a great holiday season so far. I thought I'd take these few days before 2012, to put together a recap of some favourite Afri-love posts (yours and mine) from the past year. Today – it's all about design.
Africa- and Diaspora-related events this November
November's already here. A reminder that the year is almost through but, before we get ready to welcome in 2012, there are TONS of exciting events to attend. Here are just a few. They're very London-centric so I'd love to hear about all the interesting things going on in your corner of the globe – please share.
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TUESDAY 1 NOVEMBER
Launch of Afriapps book: African Apps in a Global Marketplace
Everywhere
You might remember Andrew Mugoya's guest posts about African apps ("5 Reasons why Ghana is the next African app powerhouse", "Learning from the Success of Nollywood"). Today, Andrew launches an ebook on the subject that is free to download for a limited period. Get it while it's hot!
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THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER
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2 product design projects in Mozambique
Yesterday Mozambique celebrated Independence Day. In honour of the occasion, I'd like to share 2 design projects that were brought to my attention by Afri-love reader, Karen.
Mozambique Independence Day
35 years ago today, the Republic of Mozambique became independent from Portugal and we're celebrating on Afri-love with a special post…