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Six Asian Creatives Share the Inspiration That Drives Them These creative leaders are driven by everything from comic book art to ancient Chinese sculpture. By Nafeesah Allen Alice Morgan During this month, we celebrate the heritage of people of Asian and Pacific Island descent. Doing so isn’t just a firm commitment to creating a future that eradicates anti-Asian hate and challenges model minority myths, but it also entails a look back at the past to see how those cultures inform our present. The depth and variety of cultural production emanating from Asia and reverberating throughout global Diasporas have had a lasting impact on the art and design worlds. Many museums and galleries boast impressive collections that nod to those geographies and civilizations. More importantly, the Asian creatives behind art institutions and the creators of contemporary works are bringing fresh perspectives to notions of representation. From curators to comic book de ....
Kenyan Film Featured at the London Fashion Week Models Kiruhi Juliet (left) and Stephen Juma (right) showcasing Sevaria designs Instagram London Fashion Week featured a film, Looku, which celebrated the work of 11 emerging Kenyan brands and designers on Saturday, 20 and Sunday, 21 February 2021 in an effort to bring together cross-cultural collaborations between creatives in London and Nairobi. Kenyan designers as Favoloso By Nanu, Genteel, Nisisi Factory, Sevaria, Enda, and We Are NBO, showcased their work on the premier of the global virtual show. This was a comeback moment for fashion designers in Kenya since 2011 when John Kaveke made his debut at the fashion event. ....
Fashion Scout have teamed up with Creative DNA to collaborate on 'Wauzine', a zine that spotlights the rising fashion talents coming out of Nairobi, Kenya. ....
Platform to lift Kenyan fashion designers It is meant to give local designers visibility to a global audience. Local fashion designers now have a new platform to showcase their work. The British Council through its fashion programme Creative DNA and UK-based Fashion Scout have launched Wauzine, an online platform featuring 11 emerging Kenyan designers. The platform also brings together cross-cultural collaborations between writers, illustrators and creative teams in both London and Nairobi. It is meant to give local designers visibility to a global audience. The first of Wauzine’s three issues explores Nairobi’s neighbourhoods through a fashion story by photographer Maganga Mwagogo. It also features an in-depth essay by Awuor Onyango on the cultural and social lines that underpin the Kenyan capital. Wauzine is designed and created by the team at Fashion Scout, with Helen Jennings, the co-founder and editorial director of Nataal Media, as the features editor. ....