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    Mazzi Odu

    Mazzi Odu is a Ugandan-British writer, editor and cultural consultant based in Lagos, Nigeria. Her work focuses on jewellery, design, fashion and art. An alumna of the London School of Economics and Political Science, she has profiled a cross section of leading design talents and creative voices, with a special emphasis on those from the Global South and its Diaspora communities.

    Latest articles by Mazzi Odu

    Third Crown brings regal bearing to contemporary jewellery

    Kofi and Kristin Essel bring a modernity to jewellery design in New York-based jewellery brand Third Crown

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      Marie Lueder’s collections explore how clothing affects the mind

      ‘I love exploring how a garment affects us energetically,’ says Hamburg-born designer and Royal College of Art graduate Marie Lueder of her clothing, which she hopes will allow the wearer to navigate their interior selves

      By Mazzi Odu Last updated 9 October 22

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      Tokyo James, the Nigerian-British designer whose inspirations cross continents

      ‘Intersectionality plays a huge role across the board,’ says designer Tokyo James of his eponymous, cross-continental label, which is rooted in cultural exchange 

      By Mazzi Odu Last updated 28 September 22

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      Emefa Cole’s understated and opulent jewellery

      The experimental jewellery designer is inspired by naural phenomena and the past

      By Mazzi Odu Last updated 3 September 22

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