Maimuna Jawara

Maimuna Jawara works at the intersection of design, heritage, and sustainable development, bringing together experience across finance, international development, and creative practice. She is the founder of 1802lab, a research and design lab reimagining African heritage through textile traditions, cotton and the protection of intellectual property associated with African textiles. Her work explores the connections between cultural identity, ecological knowledge, and sustainable futures for African fashion, championing the recognition, protection, and continuity of African textile heritage while creating new possibilities for African cloth.