Ghanaian traditional and contemporary craft

As part of our journey in Ghana, we wanted to deepen our understanding of traditional and contemporary Ghanaian crafts. Kwamena Boison, co-founder of The Revival Project introduced us to brass and glass makers in Accra and Kpong.

What they all had in common was that their creations were all made from used materials such as brass taps, pipes and glass bottles collected from the landfills.
The creativity and ingenuity of re-purposing by melting and breaking down materials to create beautiful objects was inspiring.

For our final days in Ghana we travelled up to the northern town of Tamale, known for its Kente textile, which is traditional Ghanaian woven fabrics. Here we met with many weaving communities focusing on teaching weaving to empower and create financial independence through craft.

The “Madam” of the workshops is a mother like teacher and most of the weavers we met and spoke to including Madams themselves, would always express their gratitude to their “Madam” teacher for educating them with a craft they can earn a living from.

We aim to develop a sustained business structure, together withLe Tings, making brass and glass beads accessories, table glassware and include Kente textile on our clothing as a collaborative capsule line within all our seasonal collections.

Special thank you to Xander_Ferreira for directing all stills and video visuals documenting our Africa journey.
Thank you to @sigmaphoto and @sigmacine for supporting our project.

All photo’s by Xander_ferreira and Haruki_takakura.