Baba Tree Basket Co. master weaver, Mary Anaba sits with one of her extraordinary Yoomelingah Yure creations in Bolgatanga, Ghana. (As featured in SHIBUI Issue 9.)
Photo courtesy Baba Tree Basket Co.
Meet Akosua Afriyie-Kumi, the gorgeous designer behind fashion label AAKS. She’s taking generations-old weaving tradition from her home country of Ghana, to the fashion world in an explosion of colour, style and authenticity.
We spoke to her about her love of slowmade-by-hand fashion and Ghana … and how she’s combined both loves to create an authentic and loveable brand that stands tall in the modern retail world.
Photo: © courtesy of AAKS.
Read MoreJake James specialises in architectural and contemporary modern-design forged ironwork, but he knows that everytime he places a piece of steel into an intense flame, he is stepping back into history which is several thousands of years old.
An Englishman now living in Canada, Jake has two decades of award-winning work under his belt, and crafts forged metal not just into a finished product, but into a sensory experience.
Read MoreAustralian fibre artist Tammy Kanat lets colour, shape and mood dictate her fabulous hand-woven pieces. After 12 years as a jewellery designer, Tammy fell in love with art at the opposite end of the size spectrum and now her wall art has made its way around the world.
Read MoreWe interview surfer and surfboard shaper Thomas Bexon from Thomas Surfboards in Noosa Heads, who shares his true-blue connection with Australia's world-renowned surf culture and the art of designing surfboards for all walks and waves.
Image: Ben Osborne Photo
Read MoreLOVE is in the air and at the heart of Polynesian traditions. And what connects the Pacific Islands across the ocean so beautifully is the flower chain ‘lei’. Floral and lei artist Pamakane Lehua Pico shares the art of this aloha custom from her home in Hawaii.
Read MoreZoe Bradley’s hand-sculpted, paper installations are attracting global attention with luxe brands infusing the retail market with her intoxicatingly beautiful paper scapes.
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