Design Talk
Between exchange, inspiration and appropriation: our talk sheds light on historical contexts, current debates and social power relations.
Colonisation has shaped many aspects of our lives, including furniture design. With the "Uprooted" project, the design duo Valeria Schriber and Niklas Wolf aim to highlight the cultural background of traditional manufacturing and cultural practices that have often been forgotten. Their compendium places furniture in its historical, cultural and ecological context. The book is divided into the focal points "Form" and "Material". It sheds light on the culturally specific design and materials that found their way into Western furniture craftsmanship as a result of colonisation. It also explains the ecological, economic, social and political consequences in order to convey a comprehensive understanding of the cultural effects of colonisation and globalisation in furniture design.
Beatrace Oola is the visionary founder of Fashion Africa Now, an award-winning digital multimedia platform and international network that acts as an inspirational bridge between creatives of African descent and the global worlds of culture, media and fashion. As CEO of APYA Productions - one of the first German creative agencies focussing on African and Afro-diasporic high-end fashion - she has not only shone a spotlight on exceptional talent, but also ignited an innovative and transformative force within the global creative and cultural industries. It has been instrumental in empowering marginalised aesthetics and voices while redefining the understanding and positioning of African fashion in Germany and Europe
