Aliva
Social enterprise in Maputo-Mozambique spreads artful designs with a message of cultural durability
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Baby Sling Porta bebes
Tuesday 21 September 2010
Geared up
New ways for moms...and dads
a sling for your baby...
while close ..
you are free to move around together.
New reverse colour slings too
Thursday 10 June 2010
Friday 4 June 2010
What is a Kapulana?
Throughout diverse Africa you will come across this fabric, also known as lalesso, or kanga, made in endless colours and patterns, depending on where you go. Aliva integrates 100% cotton kapulanas in her work.
In tune with the inherent oral tradition and with the love for proverbs some kapulanas have provebs imprinted on the fabric, like the fun swahili phrase 'My love is like no other' or 'Super Afripride'. You will notice that the capulana is typically worn by the women as a skirt, 'wrap around', or to carry the baby on the back or simply as audacious head wrap. More elaborate outfits are made with capulana for special occassions, a wedding, formal or social functions, or to simply celebrate their pride of heritage.
Men also dare wear the exotic design yet we will launch our first attempt to lure more manly interest in a special form...more to come..
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Saturday 29 May 2010
Reveal a cultural story with a simple design
Maputo, capital of Mozambique, along the turquoise Indian ocean of southern Africa is a hidden jewel. Young artisans and designers are busy creating colourful items out of simple yet clever natural products.. in back alleys, sewing up the latest fashions from their bedrooms and surprisingly it often emerges via word of mouth...
How can we encourage and bring out their works, in and outside this continent?
Lets realize more initiatives around us...in homes, our backyards and parks. Would you buy their unique works in so doing support them?
Take a look at this...
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