Doris Fullgrabe
VIDEO: Traditional Irish Craftsmanship with a Modern Twist – Meet the Makers
The Design and Crafts Council of Ireland was founded over 40 years ago by the Royal Dublin Society, a long-running philanthropic society. In the beginning, its board was made up of members of different guilds, and subsequently the government took […]
PROFILE: The Global Homestyle of “Safomasi” at NY Now 2017
Safomasi is an award-winning home and lifestyle brand led by Sarah Fotheringham and Maninder Singh. The couple is based in New Delhi, India, although they like to jet off as often as possible to hunt for new design inspiration. I had the […]
PROFILE: British-Kenyan Sisters debut ZikoAfrika designs in New York
I met British-Kenyan sisters and first-time exhibitors Sisi and El at NY Now at New York’s Javits Center. Together, they founded ZikoAfrika — loosely translated as “Africa has it” — in February 2014. Both studied at the School of Oriental […]
“We are human, too.” The We Love You Project Empowers Black Men to Take Back Their Image
Bryon Summers, photographer The We Love You Project is creative art activism started by photographer Bryon Summers. The goal is to capture the portraits of 1,000 African-American males of all ages to provide “A simple but powerful reassurance to our […]
How Two Americans are Empowering Women in India to Leave the Sex Trade and Become Designers
Anchal [on-chal] – noun the edge of a sari used to provide comfort and protection to loved ones Shelter In 2012, the International Labor Organization ILO reported that almost 21 million people are victims of forced labor. Of those 20.9 […]
How Does Culture Affect Your Personal Space?
In the American movie “Dirty Dancing,” Frances “Baby” Houseman, played by actor Jennifer Grey, pointed out that about a foot of air space between her and Johnny Castle (played by actor Patrick Swayze) differentiates what is YOUR dance space from […]
The Evolution of Cross-Cultural Trainings
“Since cross-cultural preparation is widely accepted to improve expatriate performance and 83% respondents believe it has good or great value, the lack of a practice that makes the benefit mandatory is disappointing.” Brookfield Relocation Report I have been an expat […]
Black Men in the U.S. and the We Love You Project
America is in crisis and the world is watching. As the #blacklivesmatter movement makes headlines in the U.S. in its search for awareness and justice around murders of black males, global counterparts are taking notice: London marched in support, North […]