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A New collection of leather shoes by kushn available from...

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:10:58 -0500

A New collection of leather shoes by kushn available from February. See our Facebook page for details!

Leather and kente brogues by kushn!

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:10:20 -0500

Leather and kente brogues by kushn!

#sneakpreview a new collection of shoes by Kushn coming soon

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 02:32:40 -0500

#sneakpreview a new collection of shoes by Kushn coming soon

likeafieldmouse: Joseph Beuys - I Like America and America...

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 13:10:31 -0500

likeafieldmouse:

Joseph Beuys - I Like America and America Likes Me (1974)

“A master of compelling performance pieces, Beuys flew to New York, picked up by an ambulance, and, swathed in felt, was transported to a room in the Rene Block Gallery. The room was also occupied by a wild coyote, and for a period of 8 hours a day for the next three days, Beuys spent his time with the coyote in the small room, with little more than a felt blanket and a pile of straw.

While in the room, the artist engaged in symbolist gestures, such as striking a triangle and tossing his gloves to the coyote.

At the end of the three days, the coyote, who had become quite tolerant of Beuys, allowed a hug from the artist, who was transported back to the airport via ambulance. He never set foot on outside American soil nor saw anything of America other than the coyote and the inside of the gallery.”

Fresh picks

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:07:34 -0500

Via http://theheapproject.com

Great gift selection & we’re not just saying that because our laptop case is in there too.

Kushn your Laptop!

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:59:24 -0500

If you’re purchasing a brand new macbook or PC laptop this holiday season, why not consider wrapping it up in a laptop sleeve from Kushn? Made with genuine South African leather and hand-woven Kente cloth from Ghana, you’d also be supporting individual craftsmen and local weavers. Also - we’re currently running a promotion on products in our online shop. Simply use the coupon code HOLIDAY2012 at checkout for a 10% saving on everything in store!

www.kushn.etsy.com

Powerful.

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 13:55:44 -0400

Powerful.

Brené Brown: Listening to shame

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 13:03:19 -0400

Brené Brown: Listening to shame

Illustration of my grandfather. (pencil and ink on...

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 11:19:00 -0400

Illustration of my grandfather. (pencil and ink on paper)

- Your whole past is like a long sleep which would have been forgotten had there been no memory, but remembrance is there in the blood and the blood is like an ocean in which everything is washed away but that which is new and more substantial even than life -reality.
Henry Miller (1891 - 1980)

TTBY: Fatima/Warm Eyes. hot music for a free eeee eeeeezing day

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:18:19 -0400

TTBY: Fatima/Warm Eyes.

hot music for a free eeee eeeeezing day

#3

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 06:48:11 -0400

orchid study.

‘…Besides, I think the real reason is that life has no meaning. I mean, no obvious meaning. You wake up, you go to work, you do stuff. I think everybody’s always looking for something a little unusual that can preoccupy them and help pass the time.’ (from The Orchid Thief)

teachingliteracy: dyingofcute I’d like to sit here and...

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:10:14 -0400

teachingliteracy:

dyingofcute

I’d like to sit here and draw. and sip tea. and dream.

a perfect sunday.

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 06:23:00 -0400

today well lived

makes every yesterday a memory

of happiness

and every tomorrow a vision of hope.

- sanskrit poem

Kushn in Status Magazine, May 2012 issue.

Thu, 03 May 2012 08:33:56 -0400

Kushn in Status Magazine, May 2012 issue.

Kushn on CCTV via the Afropolitan shop

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 04:30:08 -0400

Kenyan born Beverly Lwenya, the founder of Afropolitan shop talks about her vision to create an online retail platform for African designers. We were featured! See the video here.

“This is the legend of a master spider weaver and the...

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:58:18 -0400

“This is the legend of a master spider weaver and the remarkable gift she gave to the people of Ghana. The colorful patterns of its magical web were woven into the unique fabric of kente cloth.”

blackacrylic: Pandora’s Box: Black Power [BBC 1992] Produced by...

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:41:13 -0400

blackacrylic:

Pandora’s Box: Black Power [BBC 1992]

Produced by Adam Curtis, this documentary explores the rise and fall of Africa’s first black President Kwame Nkrumah and his commitment to technocratic development as a means of industrialising Ghana. Nkrumah had a vision for Ghana and a vision of a united Africa that as a Pan-Africanist I applaud. However, Nkrumah’s vision for Ghana suffered as he solicited foreign aid and influence to fund the building of the Akosombo (Volta) Dam and other development projects in Ghana. Therefore despite his intentions and public ridicule of imperialism and condemning of foreign private investment, Nkrumah’s development model led Ghana to became trapped by political and economic imperialist forces. Nkrumah’s intention was for the foreign capitalist machine to mobilise Ghana’s workforce and fulfil his socialist agenda of wealth distribution and greater opportunity in Ghana. Yet, the complexities of international politics and Nkrumah’s inability to assert leverage in his final days as President eventually led to bankruptcy and growing poverty in Ghana. Nkrumah’s government was eventually disposed of by a CIA supported coup d’etat in 1966.

New in the kushn store: This exquisite clutch purse is handmade...

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:04:37 -0400

New in the kushn store: This exquisite clutch purse is handmade with genuine soft leather and woven Kente cloth from Ghana. The perfect accessory for your urban adventures!

love this. dadushin: For the Boston Globe Book review. “Games...

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:03:35 -0400

love this.

dadushin:

For the Boston Globe Book review. “Games Primates Play” by Dario Maestripieri and “Darwin’s Devices” by John Long. Both seem like interesting reads. Read here. Thanks again to Jane Martin for the assignment. Did a color version too but looks like they printed B&W looking at this tiny thumb of the page here.

<3 kushn: Our collection is available at...

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:01:35 -0400

kushn:

Our collection is available at http://www.etsy.com/shop/kushn

We’d love to hear from you! For suggestions or enquires please contact Greer at hello@kushn.co.za

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