Keur Design

The European Cultural Institutes EUNIC Senegal and the
Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Senegal are
supporting Senegalese design and know-how with the
second edition of the KEUR DESIGN project.
I had the great opportunity of building a close
collaboration with Mamadou Keneme and Djalo Djambe,
they comes from traditional weavers family in Senegal.
They learned how to weave with the traditional handloom
Haal Pulaar.

Working with in particular Mamadou Kénéme was a great
and enriching experience. Mamadou and Djalo Djembe
(his assistant) were very generous, open to new dialogues,
and to experiment with new ideas, materials and ways
of doing textile. We learn a lot of each other, not only in
work matters but also in a human level. I think it is very
important to have this kind of encounters and exchanges
between different points of view, backgrounds and
practices.