Ashanti Weights: Heritage, Transmission, and Symbols →
Ashanti weights are far more than simple brass objects. Rooted in the Akan traditions of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, they embody a language of symbols, proverbs, and inherited wisdom.
Through their history, discover how the memory, values, and artistic heritage of a civilization continue to inspire contemporary craftsmanship and creation.
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Location — West Africa
Inspiration — Akan Heritage
Material — Brass
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Cowrie shells: fragments of history and childhood memories →
Small, smooth, and luminous, cowrie shells traveled the maritime routes of the Indian Ocean to the coasts of Africa, serving as currency across continents for centuries.
As a child, I played jacks in Jamaica. Later, in Côte d'Ivoire, cowrie shells found in local markets became the treasures of those same games. I did not yet know that they carried a far greater story — nor that they would one day become one of the signatures of MIYA's universe.
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Location — West Africa
Inspiration — Heritage
Material — Seashell
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Corseted Lamps: The Birth of a Signature →
My first lamps were woven entirely by hand, row after row, in a search for material, volume, and light.
Over time, the structures opened, the lines became more defined, and the fibers ceased to conceal the form in order to reveal it. A story of transformation, where a technique became a signature.
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Location — MIYA's Atelier · France
Inspiration — Architecture & Corseted silhouettes
Material — Natural fibers
See also — Client Interiors →