Ghanaian Artist Designs Colorful Portland Bus Stop In USA, Meet Ebenezer Akakpo
Ghanaian artist Ebenezer Akakpo designed the colorful Portland bus stop which won the national bus stop contest in the USA.
The panels of the bus shelter are stamped with outlines of traditional Ghanaian Adinkra symbols for hope and friendship.
Ghanaian artist Ebenezer Akakpo presents a unique collection of ideas and creations with the visual Language symbols or Adinkra symbols from Ghana.
His jewelry-making passion led him to Le Arti Orafe in Florence, Italy, where he studied stone-setting and jewelry design.
While in Italy, Ebenezer discovered the world of computer-aided design and manufacturing and became fascinated by its incredible potential to change jewelry-making in the future.
He moved to the US and studied Metalsmithing and Jewelry at the Maine College of Art & Design , Portland, Maine, and Industrial design at Rochester Institute of Technology, in Rochester, NY.
In 2017 he founded the Akakpo Design Group LLC in Maine, focusing on designing Jewelry, Apparel, and home accessories.
He also founded Maine Culture Apparel and serves as Creative Director at both businesses.
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Email: elora.akpotosevbe@yahoo.com
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