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eShopAfrica.com Design Competition 2004, Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||
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In partnership with Afram, (UN African Amicale), eShopAfrica.com held its Design Competition Judging and Award ceremony at
FAO on Friday May 28th as part of the UN Africa week celebrations. This year's theme was "Trade and Opportunities"
The Judging and Award ceremony was attended by Jenny Horrocks of the BBC World Service Radio and was featured in the programme Artbeat in the week of June 3 2004. The standard of the entries was very high and the judges had a tough time making their decision... Congratulations to the winners below and a big THANK YOU to everyone who entered. Pictures of all winning entries can be seen on the Winners Page. Overall winners 1st prize (A Kente Shawl and 100 Euro Amazon Gift Token) "Beaded bag" by Maria Grade 12 Marymount International School 2nd prize (A Mudcloth Shawl and 50 Euro Amazon Gift Token) "Lion Head CD Stand" by Alex Grade 9 Marymount International School 3rd prize (An Ethiopian Shawl and 25 Euro Amazon Gift Token) "Chess Set" by Constanza Grade 6 Marymount International School Grade Prizes Each Grade prize winner will receive a Kente Strip Grade 6 1st Place "Panther Box" by Alif, New School Grade 6 2nd Place "African Table Mat" by Lehua, New School Grade 6 3rd Place "African Star Clock" by Alessandro, New School Grade 7 Joint 1st Place "Tesscam Lamp" by Tess & Camille, Marymount Grade 7 2nd Place "The Elly Lampshade" by Emilia, Marymount Grade 7 3rd Place "Secret Book" by Gabriel, Marymount Grade 8 1st Place "Poncho" by Teresa, Marymount Grade 8 2nd Place "School Bag" by Lidia, Marymount Grade 8 3rd Place "Cricket Cupboard" by Rizan, Marymount Grade 9 1st Place "Hat" by Stefania, Marymount Grade 9 2nd Place "Bed-side Table" by Galteera, Marymount Grade 9 3rd Place "Taily Key Holders" by Blaine, Marymount Grade 11 1st Place "Relax Chair" by Thais, Marymount Grade 11 2nd Place "Jewel of the Savannah" by Caroline, St Georges Grade 11 3rd Place "African Star Card" by Laura, New School Grade 12 1st Place "African Cloth Beautiful Belts" by Vittoria, Marymount Grade 12 2nd Place "Voodoo Night Handbag" by Francesca, Marymount Grade 12 3rd Place "Easy Assemble Canopy Bed" by Naila, Marymount You can see pictures of all the above winning entries on the Winners Page. JUDGING Daniela Petroff-Simpson, the Associated Press Fashion writer who covers the Italian fashion scene was the Jury Coordinator. Judges were asked to award points on the following criteria: Originality Incorporation of African materials Useability Suitability for markets Overall Impression |
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Bead Exhibition: Africa as a Market - The Bead Trade | ||||||
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eShopAfrica also put on an exhibition of antique trade beads collected in Africa. These beads tell an interesting story: many of the designs were highly localised with beads of a particular colour being manufactured for a particular region. Fakes were common and both Venetian and Bohemian bead makers were skilled at reproducing beads which had a high value in Africa such as granite and coral.
The bead factories retained agents all over the continent who sent beads that were popular in Africa back to Europe to be copied. The exhibition had many examples of both the African originals and European copies. The exhibition also showed that although the European bead industry fell into decline in the last century, the designs are still being reproduced in Africa today although the African bead makers use different processes. |
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About the competition | |||||
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Art and design students from international schools in Rome
have been challenged to design products suitable for western markets that incorporate traditional African
arts and crafts. In order to raise their awareness, students were shown a variety of African arts and crafts and given a background into the lives of the artisans. The response has been great - the students have come up with some truly original ideas. We would like to give a special thank you to the art teachers who have worked with us to make this competition possible. A special thank you to Dennis Cigler, high school art teacher at Marymount International School and IB Visual Arts Examiner whose artist's website can be seen at DennisCigler.com. Dennis is generously shared his experience of Moda Mania 2, a Rome wide fashion event based on recycled materials, to make this competition even more successful. These are the art teachers whose schools submitted entries: Dennis Cigler, High School Art Teacher Marymount International School Francesca Godfrey, Art Teacher The New School Greg Morgan, High School Art Teacher St George's International School Mauro Brooks, Middle School Art Teacher Marymount International School |
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Complete list of competition entries | |
| We received a total of 104 entries for the competition which are listed below. All the designs will be sent to Ghana where they will be made available to artisans. | ||
| And a big thank you to the following students have have entered the competition. Good luck! | ||
| Grade 6 | ||
| Alessandro | African Star Clock | |
| Alif | Panther box | |
| Arjan | Candleholder | |
| Constanza | Chess set | |
| Lauren | Matching t shirt and skirt | |
| Lehua | African table mat | |
| Leonardo | The African cup | |
| Luca | The Luca Rug | |
| Marlene | Snake ring or bracelet | |
| Marlene | African box | |
| Marlene | African ring two | |
| Monika | Bubbles of Purity | |
| Novella | African mirror | |
| Sara | Bedside table | |
| Grade 7 | ||
| Adolfo | Pyramid Candle Stick Holder | |
| Arrigo | Multifunction car | |
| Astha | The KAB cap | |
| Barbara | Hat | |
| Camille | Tesscam Lamp | |
| Craig | The African Coaster | |
| Craig | Welcome Mat | |
| Dalre | Glass bracelet Dalre | |
| Emilia | The Elly Lampshade | |
| Gabriel | Secret Book | |
| Giovanni | Pyramid Candle Stick Holder | |
| Giulia | The Giulia Dress | |
| Katerina | The BAK cap | |
| Mattes | Elephant Pencil Holder | |
| Rebecca and Lucrezia | Stellina Mia | |
| Shirin | Cell Phone Holder | |
| Tess | The Tescam Lamp | |
| Grade 8 | ||
| Brando | Mobile Phone Holder | |
| Chad | Bank | |
| Eugenia | Rug | |
| Giacomo | Rugby ball | |
| Giancarlo | Guitar cabinet | |
| Lidia | School Bag | |
| Lorenzo | Surf Cupboard | |
| Rizan | Cricket cupboard | |
| Teresa | Poncho | |
| Tristan | Towel | |
| Grade 9 | ||
| Alex | Lion Head CD Stand | |
| Alice | Rug | |
| April | Bed Set | |
| Bertrand | Door knob and door knocker | |
| Blaine | Taily Key Holders | |
| Dalila | Jewelery Stand | |
| Flavia | Scarf | |
| Galteera | Bed-side Table | |
| Jury | Bathroom Carpet | |
| Karina | Accessories | |
| Mercedes | Carpet | |
| Mig | Comforter cover with matching pillow case | |
| Miki | Accessories | |
| Reem | Cover Ups! | |
| Sannaka | The Magic Scarf | |
| Santiago | Wodaabes's People | |
| Stefania | Hat | |
| Sueyun | Hand Bag | |
| Zeab | Sofa | |
| Grade 11 | ||
| Alessandro | African toilet seat | |
| Ashna | Ponchos and Patches | |
| Caroline | Jewel of the Savannah | |
| Julie | African Light | |
| Julie | African Dreams | |
| Kimberly | Swinging Africa | |
| Laber | Hand carved and painted artists or fashion mannequins | |
| Laber | Playable drum chair | |
| Laura | African star card | |
| Laura | African jewelled lattice frame | |
| Laura | African window card | |
| Maeli | Mudcoat | |
| Nora | Nora's Bag | |
| Sarah | Children's Quilt | |
| Thais | African style picture frame | |
| Thais | Letter holder | |
| Thais | Relax chair | |
| Grade 12 | ||
| Amy | Kente Clutch Bag | |
| Deidre | Planter pots | |
| Francesca | Time for Africa/Safari Time | |
| Francesca | Voodoo Night | |
| Gokge | The Confused Planet | |
| Janet | Somewhere Over the Rainbow | |
| Lilian | Bright Light | |
| Maria | Long black elegant dress | |
| Maria | White loose t shirt with red ribbon | |
| Maria | Tunic top with beaded sleeve | |
| Maria | Beaded Bag | |
| Marina | Ewe and Asante Kente cloth picture frame | |
| Naila | Reclining chair | |
| Naila | Easy Assemble Canopy Bed | |
| Phoebe | Mud Cloth Ball Bag | |
| Rachel | Hands on - Hands in | |
| Ramy | Smoking Pipe | |
| Skye | Firetrip | |
| Skye | La Belle in Pink | |
| Skye | Cinderella's Ball | |
| Sophia | Kaptonke | |
| Sophie | Desert Pool | |
| Tess | Wooden sandals | |
| Tess | Drinking beads | |
| Tess | Kente Strip Belts | |
| Vittoria | African cloth beautiful belts | |
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