Ep 4 Chrissa Amuah | Talking designing with meaning, referencing African wisdom and championing sub-Saharan African design

Behind The Design

English - July 02, 2020 11:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep 3 Lani Adeoye | Talking showcasing creative heritage through a contemporary lens

Next Episode: Ep 5 Jomo Tariku | Talking diversity in African creativity, underrepresentation in design and being good enough to interpret our own culture

This is episode #4 of season 3 where I am joined by textile designer Chrissa Amuah.

ABOUT CHRISSA:

Chrissa is a textile designer and the founder of AMWA Designs a brand of handmade textiles and print designs for the home. She is also the founder of Africa by Design a platform bringing together and creating opportunities for African designers.

We talk about:

Her thoughts on the future of Africa’s design, and how design can help the African continent to realign and re-navigate its future The motivation behind launching Africa by Design, and the impact has it had on shining the light on African design Celebrating and highlighting the diversity in African design How she discovered her love for textile design Being authentic in telling her story The need to dream bigger for ourselves The challenges she has faced in building her brand and learning to push boundaries with limited means The importance of sustainable design not designing for trends but designing for meaning

Links and resources mentioned in this episode

Africa by Design - https://www.africabydesign.org

Nubuke Foundation Gallery - https://www.nubukefoundation.org

Chelsea College of Art and Design - https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/chelsea-college-of-arts

Milan Design Week + Salone Satellite - https://www.salonemilano.it/en/

Marva Griffin - https://www.luminaire.com/illuminate/marva-griffin-mentor-to-young-designers/

Dominique L’Olive - https://www.arts.ac.uk/study-at-ual/short-courses/stories/studying-with-dominique-lolive-in-the-studio-and-online-csm

Adinkra Symbols - https://www.atelier55design.com/adinkra-symbols-writing-traditions-connecting-the-verbal-and-visual/

Central St Martins - https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/central-saint-martins

El Anatsui - https://www.atelier55design.com/art-ghana-el-anatsui-cascading-metal-wall-sculptures/

Bernhardt Design - https://bernhardtdesign.com

London Design Biennale - https://www.londondesignbiennale.com