African print continues to be one of the least celebrated gems we have on the continent. It is always shunned in favour of other exotic prints and fabrics and, designers who focus their design ...

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 ...

A new show at the Fowler Museum at UCLA explores the ideas of appropriation and ownership of African dress, and how African history and culture is communicated through the printed fabrics. African ...

To get started, collect all the necessary materials. You will need plain tote bags, fabric paint or ink, brushes or sponges, ...

The company behind some of Africa’s most popular fabrics is Dutch, but women vendors have managed to make the prints their own. With its geometric patterns, bold prints, and rich, electric pops of ...

Stella McCartney is being accused of cultural appropriation. The designer sent models down the runway wearing dresses with an Ankara print. Ankara is a traditional African print that is popular in ...

As African women continue to break barriers in the printing and packaging industry, GirlsWhoPrint, a global non-governmental ...

The dearth of literature on African architecture has long been a source of frustration for the continent’s design community. The last decade, however, has seen a gradual change, as young designers ...