Tosin Olaniyi, founder of Kreatif Designs, was one of the designers that will be featured in the fashion presentations at the highly anticipated AfroExposure 2011. Olaniyi launched Kreatif Designs in 2007 and embarked on a mission to change the perception of African-inspired apparel “by westernizing African fabrics in conjunction with materials around the world.”
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Yinka Shonibare will make history on May 24th, when his artwork, “Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle,” is exhibited at London’s Trafalgar Square. He will be the first black British artist whose work will be displayed at the Fourth Plinth in the north-west of Trafalgar Square.