It began with the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in the 7th century and spread across West Asia, North Africa, Spain, and India through ... Islamic art also featured ceramics, metalwork, glass, woodwork, ...

E very year, the most esteemed and innovative textile and wallcovering houses descend upon Paris to showcase their new ...

“There was a very small group of researchers, especially in anthropology and art history, who were studying African textiles and dress ... who wrote the book Black Designers in American Fashion.

African American Cultural Celebration at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences showcased Black heritage, art and ...

Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's ...

The Dutch simply imitated the traditional African textiles as they had done earlier with Indonesian textiles. This was what pushed me to write a book on African textiles (at that time almost all ...

However, city life and the Europeanised manner of speaking African languages have led to ... These diviners became woven into a community’s social fabric as they were the first to be invited ...

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

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 ...