It’s now sitting in a landfill.” As a conscientious fashion designer, Hill’s mission is to use sustainable materials to ...

Fabric Reinforcements Market for Liquid-applied Roofing to reach US$ 2.79 Bn by 2035, growing at 7.0% CAGR, driven by ...

The 18-year-old from Florida, who has Haitian and Dominican roots, wore a black garment made from a sequined and beaded, lace ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Mountains of smoking waste sprawl across the Dandora dump in Nairobi, Kenya. The acrid ...

Designers in the Western Cape know all about problem solving, pivoting and putting craft at the centre of their ...

From mushroom mycelium to old sneakers and seaweed, unexpected materials have been slowly making inroads into our homes.

As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African ...

Togolese women traders knew the taste of predominantly female, west African customers better than their mostly male, Dutch designers. The Nana-Benz were brought into the African print textile ...

These included low taxes and use of the port. Togolese women traders knew the taste of predominantly female, west African customers better than their mostly male, Dutch designers. The Nana-Benz were ...

African fabric dyeing is a colorful blend of artistry and tradition. The craft of dyeing involves using natural dyes and intricate techniques to create stunning patterns on textiles. Be it a ...

What is the role of a designer? It’s a question that Hicham Lahlou – who is both an interdisciplinary designer with projects and clients criss-crossing the globe, and also an advocate for contemporary ...

What strikes me most about the exhibition is Ayissi’s transformation of fabrics associated with the African continent into exquisite couture designs. The distinctiveness of his pieces is ethereal.