African stained glass artists are finally getting their due in the global art arena. Their take on this age-old medium is ...

Western fascination with African art and design has blown in gusts for more than a century, ever since Picasso and Kandinsky filled their canvases with tribal motifs. As recently as the 1970s ...

African wood carving is an essential art that has kept the continent's culture alive. This traditional art entails intricate ...

A symphony of tribal art symbols from across ... from India to Australia and Africa. Even the embroidery and prints were created in-house,” she says. A line-up of 86 designs, ranging from ...

Mbugua showcased the collection of print designs titled ‘Evoins ... book covers in their physical form. “The African khanga used everyday symbols and positioned someone in a society.

Jeanine Hays, creative director of the interior design firm AphroChic in Brooklyn ... A pouf upholstered in an African motif. Poufs and pillows upholstered in African motifs are fun ways to ...

Indeed, it suggests that the sankofa probably did not yet exist as a symbol in Africa at the time the coffin was made, and that the design is likely Anglo-American in origin. The National Park ...

But not all symbols are so well recognized ... Here’s what: A reckless disregard (or ignorance) of motifs and their meaning in design makes DIY decorators look like amateurs.