Friday 21st of August 2026

Nairobi, Kenya

African Designers May Access Circular Tools Thanks to an Open-source Platform Roundabout.

African Designers May Access Circular Tools Thanks to an Open-source Platform Roundabout.

Oscar Alochi

August 18, 2023

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The portal also houses The Zero Waste Online Collective, which is run by teams in Scotland and the Netherlands and aims to provide everyone with access to zero-waste information, tools, and resources. According to Odu, "the majority of the African brands we work with either produce or design internationally." The international partners with whom we are collaborating are also aware of how their efforts might influence what we are doing and how they can encourage additional brands to embrace circular ...

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Kenyan Fashion Designers Protest Textile Waste With Their Designs

Kenyan Fashion Designers Protest Textile Waste With Their Designs

Oscar Alochi

August 17, 2023

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Today, young designers are shaping Kenya’s fashion market and reinventing its long and conflicted relationship with the secondhand. Maisha by Nisria is a young fashion studio. Its designers, aged 21 to 28, create original pieces from secondhand garments and discarded fabrics. Shopping in places like Gikomba is part of their creative process and a way to reduce the environmental impact of their trade.

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Through ITME Africa & Middle East 2023, Kenya Will Lead the Modernization of the African Textile Industry (30th November–2nd December).

Through ITME Africa & Middle East 2023, Kenya Will Lead the Modernization of the African Textile Industry (30th November–2nd December).

Oscar Alochi

August 15, 2023

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ITME Africa & Middle East 2023 is positioned to be more than an event or an exhibition and proposes to bring complete solutions for the textile industry to the table, affordable technology, international exposure, learning, and experience, as well as a confluence of business houses, investment opportunities, joint ventures, access to finance, and networking with technocrats and educators, paving the way for a wave of knowledge, progress, growth, and prosperity. In order to secure their support for this event by encouraging visitor ...

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A Bangladeshi Designer’s Fashion Revolution Has Swept Through Africa

A Bangladeshi Designer’s Fashion Revolution Has Swept Through Africa

Niharika has made an impression in a number of other prestigious fashion weeks, including those in London, Dubai, and Sri Lanka. Niharika, who is from Chittagong, Bangladesh, started designing clothes at the age of 18. She took a decade-long detour into the realm of corporate finance, but she has now fervently returned to her artistic path, designing jewelry and apparel labels. Due to this idea, her jewelry brands "Outliner" and "1972" Couture Jewelry were introduced in 2012. It's important to note that she ...

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Kenyan Fashion: The Independent Zine Honoring Kenyan Designers’ Pulsating Energy

Kenyan Fashion: The Independent Zine Honoring Kenyan Designers’ Pulsating Energy

Oscar Alochi

August 11, 2023

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Wauzine's fourth issue, "Kutoka Nairobi," honors 20 up-and-coming Kenyan designers. The initiative is run by Creative DNA: Kenya and is supported by Fashion Scout, Trio Media, and the British Council. Iona McCreath of KikoRomeo serves as the issue's creative director, stylist, and features editor, and Rogers Ouma serves as the issue's photographer.  Together, they highlight Kenya's creatives and provide images from Nairobi, the country's capital. The Bold Latte, Bonkerz Nrb, Hisi Studio, the Label Saba, Mabatini, Mago Got You, Matia Kenya, ...

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