In this new episode of The Wave, we are happy to have four experts sit down and discuss African textiles and how we can make the textile industry in Africa an engine for job creation and income ...

Merchants on Long highlights the timeless West African craft of indigo dyeing and weaving with the launch of the Nigerian ...

Wax fabric is widely seen across West Africa today, but its origins trace back much further. Initially inspired by Indonesian batik and industrialized by Europeans, it was later reclaimed and ...

Timber slats topping the two-level indoor/outdoor plan recall the weave of kente cloth. Houses We Love: Every day we feature ...

Kenyan artist Thandiwe Muriu joins us to talk about the fabric’s function in her striking portraits, and how she uses textiles to explore identity, aesthetics and her own place in society.