Anita Quansah London is one of UK based accessories brands.
Evolving from her fascinating background as a textile designer and jewellery artist, Anita Quansah set up her own accessories label in 2006 after obtaining a textile degree from Chelsea College of Art and Design London. After which has quickly grown into a much admired and coveted collection of works of art.
Not only is Anita from a highly diverse mixed British Nigerian and Ghanaian background, but she is also from a traditional African family. For many generations, her grandmother and the family have been in the creative industry—designing and making traditional attires out of handwoven and embellished textiles for the political leaders, kings, queens, and traditional rulers of Onitsha, in Anambra state, South-Eastern. Nigeria.
Using her African/British background influences, Anita creates unique and distinctive transcendent art wears and opulent adornment that embody cultural aesthetics, celebrating body adornment’s power to conjure confidence, appease the soul, and evoke memories pieced through stories.
Far from conventional, each piece in the Anita Quansah London collection is created with a passion for the arts and respect for her cultural heritage.
All are handmade using different elements such as traditional and rare African materials, beads and textiles, precious gemstones, repurposed antiqued vintage jewellery, and found materials to create new and exciting pieces of wearable art that come alive when on the body whilst -harmonizing, and reawakening the spirits of the powerful energies of the wearer.
Unlike other jewellery collections, each piece from Anita Quansah London is handmade, unique, and has a fascinating story behind the design and creation process, giving the wearer the feeling of exclusivity, and luxury and knowing that each item is made with longevity in mind.
Anita has worked in the fashion industry for several years and gained international recognition thanks to appearances in renowned publications. She has showcased her works internationally at exhibitions and events and won multiple awards.
Credit: The creative team
Anita Quansah London Lookbook
Photographer: asiko fine art photography
Stylist: @crystalderocheofficial
Model: @ayoola
MUA: Mikhaila Pratt
Website: www.anitaquansahlondon.com
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