In the 1990s, the textile industry in Nigeria was a key driver of the economy, providing employment to hundreds of thousands in Africa's most populous country. "It was full of activities, from Kaduna, ...

Wax fabric is widely seen across West Africa today, but its origins trace back much further. Initially inspired by Indonesian batik and industrialized by Europeans, it was later reclaimed and ...

On 27 September 2025, the modern railway will turn 200 years old! As part of the Railway 200 celebrations, the Watercress ...

Oosting discusses the alignment of the theme with the significance of Vlisco's textiles in expressing individual and cultural narratives.

Photographer: "Nwankpa Design, led by Susan Nwankpa Gillespie, has designed Textile House #1, an ADU in the Silver Lake neighborhood of L.A. that blends the rich heritage of West African textiles ...

from Kulai said business has been good for him and that he had recently received orders for his batik textile from buyers from Pakistan and Morocco.

JAKARTA -- If I had to choose a favorite textile, and a favorite place to admire its infinite forms, it would be Indonesia's traditional batik in Thamrin City, a windowless multilevel market in ...

Among the many artisans at the festival was 38-year-old batik maker Khatijah Mohamad, who runs her own textile business from her home in Felda Maokil, Segamat. Khatijah only entered the craft ...

Africa stands on the cusp of a game-changing opportunity to reshape its role in the global textile and apparel industry. According to TradeMap data, the continent currently takes a miniscule size of ...