Contemporary Crafts & Design from West Africa to the world
Design in Africa reflects a constant dialogue between yesterday and today, between know-how, innovation, and contemporary perspectives or designers of our generation.
The Dakar Biennale 2024: A new era for Design and Contemporary Crafts in Africa
For the first time, the official program includes a section dedicated to design. Under the curatorship of Ousmane Mbaye, a self-taught Senegalese designer, the biennale enriches its exhibition offerings with new creative sectors that highlight the interconnection between contemporary art, design, fashion, and the diversity of crafts in Africa.
Tradition and innovation: how to innovate and transform the potential of crafts ? part 2
The objective, to catalyze a creative synergy within the Foumbanese community: to bring together the different actors of crafts - established artisans, students and apprentices - from various specialties such as foundry, pottery, sculpture and manual engraving. By bringing them together in a space dedicated to innovation over a concentrated period, the program seeks to stimulate collaboration...
Tradition and innovation: how to innovate and transform the potential of crafts ? part 1
In this digital-focused perspective, crafts are often overlooked. They are not integrated into this vision of development and do not benefit from specific programs, adequate funding or in-depth training.
What are the main challenges that African designers face in positioning themselves in global luxury craftsmanship?
African luxury artisans must overcome many challenges of financing, infrastructure, branding and recognition to establish themselves in the highly competitive international luxury market.
And despite these challenges, African craftsmanship has enormous potential to position itself in the global luxury market.