However, a recent study suggests that only a fragment of them collaborate with international furniture brands like Vitra and Fontana Arte. According to the survey, only 14 branded collaborations out of 4,417 were created by black designers, roughly equating to one-third of 1 percent (0.32%). The majority of the brands that Tariku focused on had not collaborated with a single black designer. Meanwhile, French modern furniture company Ligne Roset had collaborated with only one black designer in 182 collaborations and Knoll only one black designer in 160 collaborations. Bernhardt Furniture Company and Moroso are the furniture brands that have worked the most with black designers, although they have both only listed two collaborations each with a black designer.

Source: Ethiopian News July 13, 2020 13:41 UTC