Each pattern on a piece of mud cloth carries meanings associated with history, social status, or personal stories. For ...

African motifs fit eclectic rooms Home: The natural materials, spiritual symbolism, pattern and color work with any architectural and design style, adding oomph to almost any room of the house.

Just as fashion houses have referenced African prints and hues over the last few seasons, interior designers are drawing on a wealth of crafts like woodworking, pottery, textiles and pattern-making.

Be it the Mima mounds of Washington state or the famous “fairy circles” of Namibia in southwestern Africa, people are captivated by the regular patterns of plant growth that blanket desert and ...