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Step into the Haus of Assembly
July 28, 2023
Step into the Haus of Assembly
Every summer, Aidan Anais Barrow, would travel to Exuma and help her grandmother Eloise Johnson plait straw and make woven handbags. At the end of each season, they would return to New Providence and sell their straw goods to vendors at the straw market. Never in her wildest early imaginings did Barrow ever think that ...
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Shaken or Stirred?
June 16, 2023
Shaken or Stirred?
The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort and Whitney Robinson, former editor of ELLE Décor turned hospitality entrepreneur, have collaborated and launched a luxury capsule collection of bespoke shoes for Stubbs & Wootton.
Painting and designing her path
February 17, 2023
Painting and designing her path
For Jhanée Finlayson, just being chosen for a six-month internship at Fendi in Rome, Italy, was a big deal. The icing on the cake was seeing her graphic design incorporated into the latest couture collection. Finlayson was asked to design a graphic which she in turn had to pitch to the senior designers of the ...
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Coco Reef Craft Company revolutionizes straw work, manipulating local straw into unique shapes for apparel and home
July 27, 2022
Coco Reef Craft Company revolutionizes straw work, manipulating local straw into unique shapes for apparel and home
After leaving her retail job in 2015, Colette Ferguson boldly chose to pursue her artistic passion. She established Coco Reef Craft Company, where she turns items typically found lying on the beach into exquisite accessories for the body and home.
Prominent Fashion Designer Heads BTVI Program
November 22, 2021
Prominent Fashion Designer Heads BTVI Program
Apryl Burrows. That’s the new name at the helm of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute’s (BTVI) Fashion program.
Designing professionally for the past 20 years, Ms. Burrows has a wealth of experience she brings to the department.
As the new chair of the program, Ms. Burrows revealed that she has a “long list” of things she wishes to implement but knows they will take some t...
Dream Wild Helps Businesses Grow By Design
June 21, 2021
Dream Wild Helps Businesses Grow By Design
Whether it’s a bride celebrating a bachelorette weekend, a new start up launching a business, an organization planning a company-wide teambuilding exercise or a non-profit seeking to raise awareness, Dream Wild Designs helps customers get noticed.
From her design studio at Farrington House on Gladstone Road, owner De’Andra Fawkes-Hield builds clients’ brand awareness by imprinting logos,...
BTVI Plays Role in Recidivism
November 28, 2018
BTVI Plays Role in Recidivism
When Information Technology instructor at The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) Laurence Clarke was approached about teaching Introduction to Computers to inmates, he had reservations...
July 03, 2017
Bahamian designer Anya explains why sustainability and slow-fashion principles are important to her luxury leather goods brand: Willique
Willique ? the London based luxury leather, bespoke handbag brand is fast establishing an international reputation for craftsmanship and design, whilst championing the idea that luxury too can be part of the slow fashion movement...
100- Year-Old Virgin: 'Say No to Sex and Yes to God'
May 06, 2015
100- Year-Old Virgin: 'Say No to Sex and Yes to God'
At 100 years old, Olga Christie has many pearls of wisdom to pass on to young women about preserving their virtue and never giving up...
A Passion For Creating Handmade Items
November 30, 2012
A Passion For Creating Handmade Items
Dandria Miller's 20-year passion for creating authentically made handcrafts that Bahamians can share in is the reason why she opened up ADM's Lair last year. Miller revealed in this week's edition of 'Da Plunge' that ADM's Lair is a company that is currently involved in a cottage industry, but has plans to expand further into light manufacturing.
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