A craft product portfolio brief for Kenyan design students
Choose a brief that is specific enough to guide decisions. For example, design a small storage product for a shared Nairobi study room, a display object for a local maker or a repairable container for a particular daily routine. Speak with intended users before deciding what the object should look like.
If the project draws on a cultural practice, consult relevant knowledge holders or community representatives and agree what can be documented, adapted, displayed or sold. A strong portfolio records this relationship as clearly as it records dimensions and materials. Show the brief, research, sample tests, sketches, model, feedback, revision and final reflection. Explain the limits of what you tested.
KICD’s Creative Arts material includes Indigenous craft learning in the school curriculum. Explore KENCID’s Product Design course for broader product development, and use the Indigenous Materials course guide to see how material research and respectful craft practice support your design work.
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Explore the Indigenous Materials, Crafts & Product Design course at KENCID, or browse all KENCID courses. Contact Admissions to confirm current course details before you apply.
Related links
- Product Design course
- Designing a contemporary basket: a student project process
- Working with Indigenous craft knowledge respectfully
- How to document material and surface samples in a design portfolio