What are some of your favourite design pieces?
We’re obsessed with our Annaci drinks unit and Bimba chair, which we launched at Decorex last month.
We had so much fun designing our pineapple-inspired drinks unit, which is probably our most playful piece to date, with its pineapple crown and beaded fringe details. It’s a real conversation and party starter.
Our Bimba chair is crocheted from upcycled VHS cassette tapes with flower petal detailing, combined with polished steel legs. The VHS tapes have the most wonderful lustre and reflective quality. It’s a modern piece with strong lines yet at the same time the VHS tapes bring an element of nostalgia and rewinds us back to life before digital.
Your proudest achievements so far?
We have had many exciting, proud and surreal moments. Our first big milestone was being selected as a Design Indaba Emerging Creative of 2023. This was followed by our pieces making their way to the Brooklyn Museum’s Africa Fashion Pop-Up, curated by Alara Lagos. Having our pieces in New York City was a really exciting moment for us.
This year we made it to the final top 12 cultural and creative entrepreneurs for the Création Africa mentorship and incubation programme sponsored by the French ministry for Europe and foreign affairs. It’s an honour being part of the Création Africa programme and we’re excited for the growth and new possibilities this will bring for Ananta.
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