The Xhosa and Zulu word for “beauty” is Ubuhle. It is also the right word to describe a new form of bead art, developed by a community of women living in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. “Ubuhle ...
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The women who created the artwork in Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence “paint” with beads. Each “canvas” is composed of a myriad of tiny glass beads sewn into black cloth stretched ...
Much like beadwork, knitted patterns act as adornments. Though they don't carry a spiritual message of their own, designer Laduma Ngxokolo's intricate geometric designs serve as a reminder of his ...
Mar. 4—WILKES-BARRE — This traveling exhibition of stunning bead-art from South Africa tells a luminous story of independence, migration and memory. Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence ...
Most designers draw inspiration from a specific audience or muse, but for his new line of mens knitwear, Laduma Ngxokolo focused on a group dear to his heart, the Xhosa tribe of Port Elizabeth, South ...
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Considered one of the continent’s top creatives, he’s garnered a string of awards both locally and abroad, winning the 2015 Vogue Italia Scouting for Africa prize, and named one of the 100 Most ...
THE Nelson Mandela Metropolitan (NMM) Art Museum will be presenting a fashion exhibition, under the theme Mother Tongue, celebrating the influence of traditional Xhosa fashion on contemporary design ...
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