Nana Ama Owusu-Ansah
Nana Ama Owusu-Ansah is a writer and photographer from London. She first wrote for Wallpaper* in 2021, in a series on the new vanguard of African designers practising in Africa and its diaspora. She is drawn to projects centring on decolonial approaches to art, architecture, as well as community and sustainability. Nana Ama read Economics and Spanish at University of St Andrews, and, as an avid linguist, is passionate about using accessible language to invite new audiences to engage in design discourse.
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Hood Century and Limbo Accra reflect on a new Black spatial realityIn a new series of profiles, we follow Ghanaian spatial design studio Limbo Accra on a journey that explores its collaborations. Limbo Accra's rich network developed through global partnerships that founder Dominique Petit-Frère nurtured with leading urban space-makers and architectural enthusiasts. The series discusses critical issues of our time, such as design intention, intergenerationality, creativity and change through Africa and its diaspora. First up, the spotlight turns to Jerald ‘Coop’ Cooper of online platform Hood Century
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Limbo Accra nurtures discussion around urban space in Africa and beyondWe hone in on the work of Limbo Accra, a pioneering, spatial design studio founded in Ghana that encourages a new wave of creative collaboration and co-production in Africa and its diaspora
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Limbo Accra and Ibiye Camp talk African urban landscapes and digital archivesIn our profile series with Ghanaian spatial design studio Limbo Accra, we meet its rich network of collaborators. Here, spatial artist Ibiye Camp completes our journey with a discussion on the urban landscape in Africa and digital archives
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Limbo Accra talks African creativity through our series of profilesIn a profile series with Ghanaian spatial design studio Limbo Accra, we meet its rich network of collaborators and celebrate creativity in Africa and its diaspora
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Nifemi Marcus-Bello and Limbo Accra discuss design and production in AfricaIn our ongoing profile series with Ghanaian spatial design studio Limbo Accra, we meet its rich network of collaborators. Here, Nifemi Marcus-Bello of Nmbello Studio talks about design and manufacturing, and inspiring young generations in Africa
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Alaska Alaska and Limbo Accra on supporting Black-on-Black design and moreBy Nana Ama Owusu-Ansah Published
