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Designing Memory: Kenneth Kanaabi’s Afrocentric Vision at Huema

Kenneth Kanaabi, the Chief Designer of Huema, is challenging everything we think we know about interior and furniture design. Drawing from Uganda’s architectural marvels, indigenous materials, and ancestral stories, Kenneth creates not just objects but vessels of memory, pride, and cultural continuity. Born into a creatively gifted family and shaped by his experiences from Kampala to the Canary Islands, Kenneth’s work sits at the intersection of storytelling, sustainability, and self-rediscovery. In this interview, he unpacks how Huema is using Afrocentric aesthetics to reconnect diasporans with their roots, redefine luxury, and confront the global design industry’s outdated perceptions of Africa.

Meet Kenneth Kanaabi, Chief Designer at Huema Design