[PHOTOS] Highlights from Nairobi Design Week 9th edition

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The exhibition allows creatives to learn from one another and see ways they can collaborate to promote sustainability.
This comes with prize money and an accelerator program for the winners.

by PERPETUA ETYANG

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12 March 2024 - 15:09

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Kenyans attending the Nairobi Design Week, March 9, 2024.
Image: DENIS GATUMA

The Opportunity Factory is hosting this year's Nairobi Design Week, its 9th edition.

Under the theme We Got This, Kenyans got a chance to experience the talent and creativity of exhibitors ranging from fashion, art, technology, films, and photography.

Ann Ngina ( Sunglasses) taking journalists, content creators and photographers for a media tour around at the Opportunity Factory March 8, 2024
Image: DENIS GATUMA

Every year, the festival selects a theme that resonates with people's lives and feelings, which helps the team curate a unique experience from the many applications they receive.

"At Nairobi Design, we see how Kenyans harness the power of design to solve problems," Adrian Jankowiak, founder and director of Nairobi Design said.

An art sculpture by Njogu Kuria made from recycled rubber on display at the Nairobi Design Week, March 8, 2024.
Image: DENIS GATUMA

The exhibition, which runs until March 17, also allows creatives to learn from one another and see ways they can collaborate to promote sustainability, environmentalism, and solutions in the craft, fashion, and art industries.

Rethread Africa, a team of four young Kenyans, Noreen Mwancha, Mitesh Varsani, Vincent Momanyi and Charles Oyamo, are showcasing their fabrics made from waste pineapple leaves.

Founder and Director of Nairobi Design, Adrian Jankowiak giving a speech during the opening of the Nairobi Design Week at Opportunity Factory in Karen, Nairobi March 8, 2024.
Image: DENIS GATUMA

The creatives source their products from farmers in Bungoma.

This comes with prize money and an accelerator program for the winners.