Korai x Kente bringing new life to Kente

Kòrai - Territorio, Sviluppo e Cultura, a Sicilian Cooperative Company of Young Professionals, is the new industry changing the face of Kente fashion in Ghana and globally with their eco-crafted and eco-designed Korai x Kente (KxK).

They are boosting the local Ghanaian Kente through the KxK project to meet the Sicilian culture and tradition by incorporating unique and innovative designed objects aimed at amplifying the cultural heritage, integration and social innovation between Ghana and Sicily.

Based on inclusion and social innovative themes, which include the creation of a network, the “KxK Network Lab”, consists of Kòrai, the weavers of the village of Bonwire in Ghana, and Sicilian makers made up of eco-designers and Sicilian master craftsmen manufacturing such products.

Speaking on the KxK project, Susanna Gristina, architect PhD and Ceo of Kòrai, said: “We want to network the magical skill of the weavers of the Ghanaian villages with the know-how of the Sicilian craftsmen, both custodians of manual and artistic skills, which have been protected and passed on, and make use of the beautiful oral history, materials, techniques and processes to revive the ancient traditions, tangible and intangible heritage and the local economy as well.”

The cooperation hopes to project even further, the Kente Fabric to the world as a great expression of African history and tradition, as well as promote the knowledge of the fabric linked to the Ghanaian cultural identity by combining the unique artistic process of the craft with that of the Sicilian culture through innovative creation and design.

By integrating both systems, the project seeks to promote a cultural synchronization; respecting also the individuality that makes them unique, and encourage Ghanaian and Sicilian entrepreneurship through a working cooperation for the development of each other's business realities; thereby promoting social innovation and inter-culturalism.

Currently the company also produces and sells female and male clothes, hats, bags, belts, scarves, jewelry, T-shirts and other accessories, made with the most precious African fabrics and the expertise of both Ghanaian and Sicilian parties to make the most successful cultural brand in contemporary times. Discover all the beautiful creations at www.koraixkente.com/en.


The team behind Korai x Kente


Dress designed and produced by Korai x KenteK