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Jennifer is keen to introduce me to as many local artists and designers as possible, who are doing amazing things in and around Kampala. It is very interesting to observe and compare how they approach their work within the current...
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15 October 2017 Week 2: PFF in Mityana With fashion week over, we start work on the Paper Fig Foundation projects. During my time in Uganda I am working with Jennifer Mpyisi who is the project co-ordinator in Kampala...
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10 October 2017 Week 1: Kampala Fashion Week! I arrive in Kampala on Monday 25th September and get straight into fittings for the upcoming shows. Today we are fitting for the SEED show. The seed show (Skilled Expressive Entrepreneurial Designers show)...
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On 24th September Sarabande Scholar from Central Saint Martins, Cecily Cracroft-Eley is going to Uganda and Rwanda for six months to work with the Paper Fig Foundation, where she will be teaching sewing and Pattern cutting to young women in Rural...
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Following on from the Sarabande group show, which was open 8th-25th August, and showcased works by Mircea Teleaga, Freya E. Morris, Saelia Aparicio and Thomas Garnon, we are excited to bring you some behind the scenes footage. The show opened the artists'...
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