Oftentimes, creatives in any industry are popularly referred to ‘dreamers’ , ‘unserious’ and often viewed as ‘eccentric outsiders’ until the results of our ‘ outlandish ‘ ideas begin to take shape. Words like ‘weird ‘ , ‘odd’ , or ‘crazy’ also cannot be excluded from our descriptive vocabulary. This is a burden most creative people bear silently as they work on solutions to problems they see clearly in their minds , problems the society would yet perceive in years or decades to come. The typical creative is a challenger of traditions, an independent thinker, a risk taker , a force to be reckoned with and time without number, underestimated. It is therefore with immense gratitude that I spotlight
@aidawards , a global voice honoring African design, the first international program celebrating creativity and forward thinking designs across the African continent for recognizing and honoring my 24 months project ‘THE STONE THE BUILDERS REJECTED’ a project that shows how fashion waste can be creatively used to create Haute couture dresses. This project was created in spite of personal health challenges, COVID 19, various uncertainties, existentialist questions and eventual spiritual rebirth. Needless to say, this is an honor I do not take lightly . I would like to thank
@roberta.annan for her relentless effort towards the globalization of African fashion and design, a cause she’s being pushing for at least a decade, carrying this ‘calling’ on her head like ‘Agege bread’ like we say in Nigeria. To my fellow winners in other categories (Architectural design, Product design, Communication design, Spatial design and of course Fashion design), I say a big congratulations and Godspeed as we link arms to create a functional and unrecognizable Africa. 💛 JUPITER.
