‘Teena’ means hope in Grushie, which is spoken in some Gonja
and Zongo communities. The collection
comprises of women’s handbags, messenger bags and unisex laptop bags.
The design for each product is informed by a piece of Fugu,
which means ‘cloth’ in Moshie. The cloth is made with cotton which is processed
into threads. The threads are then stretched, dyed in different colours, dried
and woven into strips and stoles with handlooms.
The woven cloth signifies unity: Unity in nation building;
Unity in the workplace; Unity to achieve a dream, any dream; Unity to make
Ghana a much better place to live in and work for. Dr Nkrumah and five of his patriot comrades: Komla Gbedemah,
Kojo Botsio, Archie Casely-Hayford, Krobo Edusei, and N.A. Wellbeck all appeared
in splendid smocks at the Old Polo grounds on March 6 1957, to declare Ghana’s official
independence from British colonialism.
Accordingly,
the patched leather used in manufacturing the Teena series signifies unity and
togetherness. Despite (if not because of) our varying cultural backgrounds,
beliefs, occupations and political affiliations, we can build the Nation by
intertwining strength and hope. We aim to extend this narrative.
