The first edition of the Black Market was held this Saturday, July 7 and Sunday, July 8, 2018 at the Bushman Café. Co-organized with the Original Foundation this craft market was an opportunity to highlight the know-how of African handcraftmen. From Cameroon to Kenya via Ivory Coast, Ghana and Burkina Faso discover the highlights of this weekend.
The Black Market, how to valuate crafts differently
The overviews
The Black Market is an idea of Alain Kablan Porquet, owner of the Bushman Café which aim is the valorization of our local know-how. The Original Foundation, as co-organizer of this event, shares the same values.
For this purpose, 28 exhibitors were selected because they offered craft products made in Africa with processes mixing traditions and / or modernity. We could therefore found products made with African woven fabrics, essential oils, cosmetics made with shea butter or black soap, jewelery made with pearls, bronze or tin, recycled products or traditional pharmacopoeia as herbal tea.
It must also be added that the selected exhibitors have been chosen for their eco-responsible and environmentally friendly practices. Thus, some artisans have been highlight for the more social scope of their actions. We wanted to remind the 533 visitors, who passed during these two days, that behind a craft product, there can be many hands and often a much more developed and complete industry.
Finally, in the will of the Original Foundation to transmit knowledge, activities for children were held. It was traditional make-up with Kaolin powder and the Adinkra symbols hunt that make a lot of sense in the cultural understanding of Akan tribe.
About the actions of promotion of the crafts of the Original Foundation
The Fondation Original since 2016 accompanies various structures in the organization of sales exhibitions and craft market.
Please found bellow the different events:
|
Name of the event |
Dates | Duration
(day) |
Number of exhibitors |
Number of visitors |
| Artisanat Africain Edition 2016 |
July 3, 2016 |
1 | 52 | 620 of which 170 children |
| Marché de Noël Djinamory édition 2016 |
December 3 -4, 2016 |
2 | 45 | 751 of which 170 children |
| Artisanat Africain Edition 2017 |
May 13-14, 2017 |
2 | 38 | 635 of which 122 children |
| Marché Artisanal et Bio |
July 8 – 9, 2017 |
2 | 25 | 353 of which 53 children |
| Seen Expo Afro Chic #1 |
October 14, 2017 |
1 | 10 | 228 |
| Marché nocturne de Noël Djinamory édition 2017 |
December 7 to 10, 2017 |
4 | 37 | 1152 of which 239 children |
| Seen Expo Afro Chic #2 |
February 7, 2018 |
1 | 12 | 215 |
| Black Market |
July 7 -8, 2018 |
2 | 28 | 533 of which 78 children |
By now, we have acquired expertise in the organization of a qualitative sales exhibition. Our main objective is to promote artisans by giving them the opportunity to be discovered in the field since 70% of the selected exhibitors are newcomers on the market.
If you wish to benefit from our expertise contact us at: contact@originalfound.com
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