My African Aesthetic

In this episode, we chat with Ateh Nkem Atabong , a pharmacist and business development expert originally from Cameroon, now based in Norway. Ateh has a strong connection to Africa and is passionate about driving innovation across various sectors, especially healthcare, agriculture, and logistics. He’s the co-founder and CEO of SAWA AS, an agribusiness company importing high-quality African ingred...

Architect Jesse Tukacungurwa is a Registered Architect, with over 15 years of experience in building projects design, project management and supervision. He is the director of design at ONCEPTi Architects in Kampala Uganda; a firm that he started 12 years ago. Jesse holds a Bachelor degree in Architecture from Makerere University in Kampala-Uganda and a Masters degree in Sustainable building Techn...

Tosin Oshinowo is a Nigerian architect, Designer, Creative Entrepreneur, Culture Enthusiast, History Junkie & Mummy. Tosin holds a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from Kingston University,  a Masters in Urban Design from the Bartlett School of Architecture London and an Architecture Postgraduate Diploma from the Architecture Association, London. She had her early professional practice i...

After such a rich first season, Eunice and Penina (co-hosts) sit down and reflect upon key themes such as: the role of identity and knowing ones heritage when designing in the African context; the value of telling our own stories, in our own African way and lens; and how our education system needs to stay relevant to meet the demands of today's landscape;  that emerged from our conversations...

Jude Yaw Agboada is a visual communication designer, educator and branding expert from Ghana. He currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri and teaches communication design at the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri where he holds a position as the 2019-21 Louis D. Beaumont Artist-in-Residence. Through his design practice, Jude has worked with cli...

Jude Yaw Agboada is a visual communication designer, educator and branding expert from Ghana. He currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri and teaches communication design at the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri where he holds a position as the 2019-21 Louis D. Beaumont Artist-in-Residence. Through his design practice, Jude has worked with cli...

Doreen Adengo is an Architect based in Kampala, Uganda where she runs an architectural firm called Adengo architecture . Much of Doreen’s work is focused on communicating the value of professional design services in African cities.  In a context where non-designers often build their own homes, schools, and other structures, she believes that it’s critical to make the case that architects and urban...

Abigail Turinayo thrives on Creativity! As a practicing fine artist, who then studied architecture from Makerere University in Kampala Uganda, worked and lived in both Europe and Africa, she is extremely passionate about the role design plays in innovatively creating order and solving many of the world's complexities. She currently serves as Head of Design at Design without Borders, as well a...

Abigail thrives on Creativity! As a practicing fine artist, who then studied architecture from Makerere University in Kampala Uganda, worked and lived in both Europe and Africa, she is extremely passionate about the role design plays in innovatively creating order and solving many of the world's complexities. She currently serves as Head of Design at Design without Borders, as well as Directo...

In this episode, Prof. Mugendi K. M’Rithaa reflects on his time as president of the World Design Organization and his passion for mentoring young African designers, inspired by the legendary Esther Mahlangu. He also discusses the evolving "state of design in Africa" and the need to create homegrown narratives that redefine the African aesthetic—highlighting the significance of "Afri...

In this episode, we’ll be diving into the work of Prof. Mugendi K. M’Rithaa, a transdisciplinary industrial designer with a focus on socially conscious design. Prof. M’Rithaa has taught across several countries, including Kenya, Botswana, South Africa, and Sweden. His expertise spans areas like Design Thinking, Human-Centered Design, climate change mitigation, social innovation, and universal/incl...

In this episode we chat with Laverne Wyatt , a graphic communications manager, author, social entrepreneur and African design enthusiast from Durban, South Africa. Laverne shares with us how growing up during apathied in South Africa opened her eyes to issues of inequality and exclusion from an early age—schools were segregated based on race and class. Infact, she only learned about design acciden...

 Dr. Kenneth Ssemwogerere talks about transitioning from architecture school into professional architectural practice—being trusted to be the resident architect of Uganda’s new State House construction in Entebbe. His passion for education and research eventually saw the development of SASA Innovation Design Center, with a vision to transfer design knowledge, encourage innovation and challenge you...

In this episode, Dr. Kenneth Ssemogerere ; a Registered and Practicing Ugandan Architect, Educator, Project manager and Founder of SASA Innovation Design Center talks about his upbringing, educational background and how he arrived at architecture as a career path. He reflects on the challenges we continue to face in the way we teach design and architecture in Uganda and Africa in general.  https:/...