Making it in Lagos
Titi Ogufere wants Nigerian designers to win international orders and fulfil them at home. She has met designers who make beautiful furniture but cannot produce a hundred pieces when asked.
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Before the House of Vlam, Cape Town’s Queer History Made Space for Ballroom
As South Africa marks Pride this October, Michael van Niekerk looks at Cape Town’s ballroom scene from within it, tracing the longer history of queer performance, activism and community-making that preceded today’s houses.
How Brands Sell Belonging
From Kai Collective’s early-morning pop-ups to Onalaja’s runway, the continent’s labels have learned that the feeling of being let in can sell a dress long before the fabric does.
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