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For Art's Sake
Since leaving the hotel world behind, Dolat's
primary mediums have been fashion and
photography, where he challenges the
expectations of the African aesthetic. "I've always
been dissatisfied with the way people spoke
about fashion from the continent," he explains,
"because it always felt very singular. For those of
us who have grown up [here], we know there are
many facets to [it]." This led to the Nest Collective
publishing Not African Enough, a book that
explores the politics of Kenyan dress while also
unpacking the idea of African design and fashion.
It also relates to the release of Stories of Our
Lives. A turning point for the collective, the film,
which tells the stories of LGBTQIA+ Kenyans,
was banned in the country where homosexuality
is still punishable by law. But the collective
still deemed it a success because it "gave us an
opportunity to frame ourselves as Black queer
Kenyans," he says.
Subverting Expectations
Last July, Dolat was invited to create a piece
for the N'golá Biennial of Arts and Culture,
a multidisciplinary event held in São Tomé e
Príncipe. His most ambitious project yet, he set
out to present 55 African designers, one from
each country on the continent plus the diaspora.
In the end he showcased 46, an impressive
ensemble that allowed Dolat to visualize Africa
while also interrogating how "far the tentacles of
colonialism reach in this day and age," he says.
People, Dolat points out, are often surprised by
how conservatively Kenyans dress in terms of
colors and styles, which is one of the many ways
that British rule erased Kenya's cultural identity
and still frames Kenyan society today. "I hope my
work encourages people to explore things deeply,"
he says, "to understand history and culture, which
is how I approach my work."
A model on a roof during the 2019
N'golá Biennial of Arts and Culture
Part of Dolat's N'golá Biennial of Arts and
Culture show featured women dressed in
white giving back to the land and sea
Given the last few months of mounting trauma
from the COVID-19 pandemic and global protests
against police brutality, Dolat says he hopes the
discomfort we all feel reminds us that things need
to change. "We need to be better to women, Black
people, transgender [people], queer people, and
the environment," he says. "Perhaps this is a time
when everyone vocalizes their discomforts and
their oppressions, and we have an opportunity
to listen to each other, fix things, and to see each
other properly-to really see each other."
Photos courtesy of SUNNY DOLAT
Moving Forward
Hospitality Design - August 2020
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Hospitality Design - August 2020
Hospitality Design - August 2020
contents
from the editor
behind the design
sketchbook
business sense: diversity + inclusion
interview: instagram influencers
trends: new concepts
trends: branding
trends: covid-19 solutions
profile: t sakhi
casegoods
leather
bedding
wallcoverings
bold ideas
fashion: sunny dolat
installations: dream the combine
art: tawny chatmon
multidisciplinary yves béhar
outside the lines
community spaces
cultural centers
bookstores
installations
education
urban planning
camps + lodges
retail
wellbeing
sustainable design
ad index
back space: philip fimmano
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - from the editor
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - behind the design
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - sketchbook
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - trends: new concepts
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - profile: t sakhi
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - casegoods
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - leather
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - bedding
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - wallcoverings
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - bold ideas
Hospitality Design - August 2020 - fashion: sunny dolat
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - installations: dream the combine
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - art: tawny chatmon
Hospitality Design - August 2020 - 73
Hospitality Design - August 2020 - multidisciplinary yves béhar
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - outside the lines
Hospitality Design - August 2020 - community spaces
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - cultural centers
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - bookstores
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - installations
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - education
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - urban planning
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - camps + lodges
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - retail
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - wellbeing
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - sustainable design
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - ad index
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Hospitality Design - August 2020 - back space: philip fimmano
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