Ubuntu, one of Africa’s greatest gifts to the world. The concept of ubuntu is found in almost all African Bantu languages. It shares its
July 2021
Two years ago, we made the first sketches for Flora: a new Maakola collection that eliminates the boundaries between our bodies and the natural world.
Clothes, like fibers, can build threads that we can wear or we can build. In my TEDx ‘Threads of Freedom’ I shared some of the unpredictable journeys of my garments: journeys that take us from colonial rule to a powerful symbol of African identity; from the women who created the Wax Print industry in West Africa to a performance honoring the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
We patiently waited and worked toward this moment. We took the time we needed to make sure that every person with whom we work