Ethnik: Aso Oke In A Contemporary Fashion Space
Ethnik has an array of Afro-styled fashion collections; home accessories, sneakers, boots and sandals, all handmade from Aso Oke, designed with today’s fads in mind. Ethnik is re imagining Aso Oke within Africa’s contemporary fashion landscape at home and in the diaspora. Regarded as the…
Art Clip Africa Presents Kelani Abass ‘Aso Agba’ Social Fabric Art Exhibition in Lagos
The Nigeria art scene is evolving and its evolving fast, its amazing growth rate is also inspiring more artiste to get creative and innovative with their works, while other explore abstract theme or theme positioned for social change, others go back to their cultural heritage…
Saving a Dying Culture. The Magic of the Aso-oke Exhibition
It was a rush of nostalgic feeling for me at the Aso-Oke, Woven Beauty Exhibition which was recently held at the Red Door Gallery Victoria island Lagos by Tunde Owolabi. It reawakened memories of my grandmother and her love for the priceless Aso Oke which…
Exhibition: Aso Oke- The Woven Beauty by Tunde Owolabi
*AsoOke – The Woven Beauty* is an exhibition aimed at depicting the cultural value, significance and beauty of Aso-Oke, a fabric that originates from the Yoruba culture of Nigeria. It is the fabric without which kings cannot be crowned and a bride’s look is lacking….