At this exact time last year, I went to AKAA for the first time – an Art & Design Fair dedicated to contemporary art and design from Africa in Paris. I went in knowing nothing about it, and came out with my jaw on the floor.
My plan was to write about it as soon as I got home, share the awesomeness with you guys, but unfortunately, life took over. I had some medical issues that lasted for months, then work started to pile up and here we are now, another One Room Challenge behind us, and it’s been a year since my last post. Yikes.
But, I went back to the fair last week end (it’s a yearly event), and it had the exact same effect on me, so I thought, why not pick up where we left off, disregard the missing year, and share all the artists I discovered over the last two fairs at once ! Get ready for some very unique inspiration.
Let the mind blowing begin !
Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher
So, as you can see there is a bit of a theme : photography ! I’ve always loved high impact photography in home décor, it’s such a undeniable tool for jaw-dropping designs but in the last few years I’ve become consumed, so pieces and artists like these really speak to me so deeply, I get butterflies in my stomach and my brain wants to create immediately, which is why this fair was such an amazing experience every time and I can’t wait for next year already.
I hope this amazing art will have an impact on you as well and if it did please go follow these incredible artists and show them love! I included links to all their social or direct websites, just click on their name to see more. And let me know in the comments which ones spoke to you, I’d love to hear it !
Also, it’s a bit late because they’ve been shared a million times already but I’d like to do a recap of the One Room Challenges at some point, talk about my faves like last year, so stay tuned.
Happy weekend to all !
Marie
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