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AAKS vibrant handcrafted bags now stocked at Jcrew
In a recent Q&A we did on our Instagram Stories, I was asked what one of my biggest dreams for AAKS is. I answered “To be recognised worldwide as an African lifestyle brand, and to be stocked in all my dream stores”
AAKS IS ONE OF HARPER'S BAZAAR UK’S FAVOURITE SUSTAINABLE BAG BRANDS!
We’re so excited to be listed in Harper’s Bazaar UK as one of their favourite sustainable bag brands! The article says, "Akosua Afriyie-Kumi founded her brand A A K S as she wanted the world to see the weaving techniques done by the women of Ghana
LIHA x AAKS
What a year 2020 has been for us! As of this year, AAKS is now available in so many great stores around the world like Shop Bop and Industrie Africa. We were also invited to collaborate with several amazing brands!
Rag and Bone x AAKS
One of the highlights of the year was our collaboration with Rag and Bone. I was approached by them and asked to create two designs for their store. It was such an incredible opportunity for AAKS!
THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT AAKS
We are so grateful to see our work continually being talked about globally.
AAKS IS NOW STOCKED IN NORDSTROM, JOHN LEWIS, MADEWELL & BRORA!
What a whirlwind the last year and a half has been! We have been approached by brands and stores, big and small, to partner up, collaborate, develop custom designs and more.
AAKS IS CELEBRATING AFRICAN DESIGN THIS FEBRUARY
It has been a busy start to 2021 for AAKS, after an extraordinary 2020. While it was a difficult year for us all in so many ways, for my little brand we have truly never had more exposure, more orders, more press - it was wild.
BLACK FRIDAY
After many years living in fast and sometimes frenetic London, moving back to Ghana was a reset. A way to relearn in how to Stop. Pause. Slow way down (not to a screeching halt, mind you). It was also a reaffirmation on sustainability, which is an unconscious lifestyle here.
THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT AAKS
Super grateful that AAKS has received so much wonderful exposure this year by various publications around the world.
WHIRLWIND OF A YEAR
What a whirlwind of a year it's been. COVID -19 had us concerned for a while, but Black Lives Matter came along like a force and my little team has been super busy ever since! We had over 15,000 new followers on our Instagram page and all our stock sold.
RAFFLE CLOSED: FLOOR STORAGE BASKETS
Our home decor Floor Storage Baskets are crafted from colourful woven straw and comes in various colours.
COVID-19 UPDATE
Hello everybody again. I hope you and your families are keeping safe and well. I just wanted to give you a quick update about where we’re at here at AAKS. We are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation in Ghana and following news updates daily as this unprecedented time unfolds.
United Arrows x AAKS
We teamed up with Japanese store United Arrows to create this year’s exclusive power colour collection which we automatically fell in love with as you know how much we love colour. This wasn’t a challenge for us to go completely crazy !
Daylesford organic x AAKS
The Bamford collection was our second one and in collaboration with UK’s organic farm Daylesford Organic, this was an exciting minimalist challenge for us to rethink our core design of craftsmanship and to create a unique yet toned down version of our bags in soft tones of navy’s, naturals and with little hints of red too for the season.
Global Goods Partners x AAKS
We worked on a fun carefree collection with Global Goods Partners which we instantly fell in love as we havent done baskets like this before. The oohs and ahhh in the studio said it all. These cute baskets with raffia pompoms were to die for!