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Demas Nwoko (born 1935) is a Nigerian artist, protean designer, architect and master builder. As an artist, he strives to incorporate modern techniques in architecture and stage design to enunciate African subject matter in most of his works. In the 1960s, he was a member of the Mbari club of Ibadan, a committee of burgeoning Nigerian and ...
Ladi Kwali or Ladi Dosei Kwali, OON NNOM, MBE (c. 1925 – 12 August 1984) [1] was a Nigerian potter, ceramicist and educator. [2]Ladi Kwali was born in the village of Kwali in the Gwari region of Northern Nigeria, where pottery was an indigenous occupation among women. [3]
Jewellery design is the art or profession of designing and creating jewellery. It is one of civilization's earliest forms of decoration , dating back at least 7,000 years to the oldest-known human societies in Indus Valley Civilization , Mesopotamia , and Egypt .
The Duchess of Sussex found a special way to honor her late mother-in-law during her recent trip to Nigeria. Meghan Markle paid tribute to Princess Diana by wearing a necklace that once belonged ...
In 2020, Nigerian art historian Okeke-Agulu called on auction house Christie's to cancel its planned Paris sale of two Igbo sculptures and repatriate the items in question back to Nigeria. The two sculptures were bundled together with a Benin plaque. Some have speculated the two sculptures were sold by Biafran soldiers during the Nigerian Civil ...
The Duchess of Sussex found a special way to honor her late mother-in-law during her recent trip to Nigeria. Duchess Meghan paid tribute to Princess Diana by wearing a necklace that once belonged ...
Art jewelry is one of the names given to jewelry created by studio craftspeople in recent decades. As the name suggests, art jewelry emphasizes creative expression and design, and is characterized by the use of a variety of materials, often commonplace or of low economic value. In this sense, it forms a counterbalance to the use of "precious ...
This list of design awards is an index to articles about notable awards given for design. It excludes architecture, fashion and motor vehicle design, but includes industrial design. It excludes architecture, fashion and motor vehicle design, but includes industrial design.