KANDELA
/vela/ [pt]
Candle [eng].
Kandela is used as a source of light when the
power goes off, in spititual practice it is also used in prayer and varius rituals.
I use them in my spitritual practice and also my textile practice as a textile dye resist.
Author
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Wacy Zacarias.
Designer, activist and healer at Karingana Textiles and Woogui.
Maputo, Mozambique.
Wacy Zacarias has lived and studied in Berlin, London, New York and Johannesburg and is currently based in Mozambique. In 2010 Wacy was awarded the Best Young Designer award during Mozambique Fashion Week after founding her brand Woogui. Following this, Wacy established a partnership with designer Djamila de Sousa and together launched a surface and textiles brand Karingana Wa Karingana. Wacy is part of an international female collective, African Textile Innovation Lab and co-founder of a cooperative of designers (CRIAMOZ), with the aim to improve access to market, product development and supply chain development in the creative industry in Mozambique.
#localmaterial #ritual #craft #design
—
Wacy Zacarias.
Designer, activist and healer at Karingana Textiles and Woogui.
Maputo, Mozambique.
Wacy Zacarias has lived and studied in Berlin, London, New York and Johannesburg and is currently based in Mozambique. In 2010 Wacy was awarded the Best Young Designer award during Mozambique Fashion Week after founding her brand Woogui. Following this, Wacy established a partnership with designer Djamila de Sousa and together launched a surface and textiles brand Karingana Wa Karingana. Wacy is part of an international female collective, African Textile Innovation Lab and co-founder of a cooperative of designers (CRIAMOZ), with the aim to improve access to market, product development and supply chain development in the creative industry in Mozambique.
#localmaterial #ritual #craft #design