African-print textiles, which were actually inspired by batik or wax-resist cloth from Indonesia, have been used to dress the people of Central and West Africa from the 1800s to present day.

Timber slats topping the two-level indoor/outdoor plan recall the weave of kente cloth. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers ...

West Africa is the nucleus of African textile production, ... The Breton-like designs are inspired by the striking indigo striped clothes worn in the Fouta Djallon region where Diallo was born.

African Prints More Sophisticated, Subtle In 2011 High-end fashion designers have been getting rave reviews for the African prints, textiles and shapes that they sent down the runways. Host Michel ...

26-year-old Kelechi Anyadiegwu started her online African clothing retailer Zuvaa two years ago with $500. This year the company will make $2 million.

Staple Uses African-Inspired Fabrics for Spring/Summer 2013 Collection They're super fresh. Matt Welty. February 24, 2013. Share. Image via Complex Original. Complex Original.

Kelechi Anyadiegwu shopped around traditional retailers and never found clothes that contained the rich colors and textiles of Africa. Atlanta ... African-inspired Zuvaa pop-up shop comes to Atlanta.

This two-story accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, in Silver Lake is fresh, fun, playful, sophisticated. It serves as housing for friends and family. The chic textile-inspired ADU originally was ...

An architect in Southern California wanted to create a larger home for her family. She was inspired, in part, by West African textiles and a dress she wore as a teenager.

West African Textiles Inspired This Los Angeles ADU’s Rhythmic Cladding. Story by Grace Bernard • 56m. Timber slats topping the two-level indoor/outdoor plan recall the weave of kente cloth.

Part of the facade resembles the handwoven textile. LA Times. A Los Angeles ADU is inspired by West African textiles and a fresh take on modernism. Story by Lisa Boone • 3d.