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Our Journey Post Nairobi Design Week
Insights from our Interview with Mama Melta as illustrated by Mariastella Kamuti. In March, during Nairobi Design Week 2025, we set up...

Ian Francis Onyango


The Art of Traditional Craft: How Mzee Edward’s Skills Can Inspire Modern Designers.
Mzee Edward Namuye from Busijo Village in the Samia community is a skilled artisan dedicated to traditional craftsmanship. At 76 years old,

Ian Francis Onyango


The power of intergenerational conversations
Group picture after the workshop at Bumbe Cultural Centre. Photo by Obosh Pixels On 1st March 2025 , a unique and significant gathering...

Oscar Ryan Ouma


Design as living dialogue
On January 10th, 2025, Design Reparations partnered with Princess Abumbi Prudence from the Bafut Community in Cameroon.
The presentation revealed an idea of design that is not just solving practical needs or being a vehicle of creativity, but as an ongoing conversation that transcends time.
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Reweaving Design: ancestrality, reciprocity, and complexity in practice
Ian Francis Onyango with the designers at the workshop during Dutch Design Week. Photo by Cecilia Scolaro This article emerges from an...
Tiago Vilas Boas
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