Is it just us, or is the new summer hair trend for 2020 messy hair? Not only is it hot and sticky across much of the lower 48 (guaranteed to make hair go ick), it’s also pool / lake / beach time and few of us are completely avoiding the water even as we stay …
Ghana: Glass, Tatale and Kente
When we launch new products from other countries, our goal isn’t to just present you a new fashion item to buy. We also want our customers to come to appreciate the beauty and richness of the tradition from which the product comes. And that holds true for our collection of Ghanaian glass earrings. Here’s a …
World Design Focus: The Tuareg of the Sahara
We’re in the midst of launching a new collection of absorbent towels and will write up more about them soon. But before that happens, we realized many customers may never have heard of the people group – the Tuareg – from which some of our towel designs come. So here’s our introduction to the Tuareg …
African Print Inspiration
One way we’re telling the story of refugees is by incorporating the textiles of various cultures in our products. That why we created a Pinterest Inspiration board featuring African wax print, particularly the fabrics used by the Democratic Republic of Congo and its neighbors, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda. When we first started exploring African textiles, …