LA Times on MSN13d
A two-car L.A. garage gets a surprising makeover as a West African-inspired ADU
Architect Susan Nwankpa Gillespie designed the exterior of the second floor of the ADU with kente cloth in mind. Part of the ...
Hosted on MSN2d
'Made in Senegal' vogue hemmed in by textiles slump
Made in Senegal' vogue hemmed in by textiles slump Fatima Ba compliments a customer trying on one of her designs -- a stylish silk dress in ochre with a gold motif made from start to finish in Senegal ...
The Union Democrat6d
A Los Angeles ADU is inspired by West African textiles and a fresh take on modernism
I thought about creating an interesting mix of modernist principles and West African textiles,” Gillespie says. “Part of it was softening the severity of a typical solid facade by creating mor ...
The St. Augustine Record4d
FORT MOSE 1738, a designer fashion collection, is on display in St. Augustine
The collection features bold colors and patterns inspired by West African textiles and prints. The designer draws inspiration from Fort Mose, a historical site in St. Augustine significant to ...