Welcome to the web site of Kwasi Asare, mathematics teacher and master Kente weaver. Kwasi Asare loves to share his extraordinary journey and heritage as a master weaver that has taken him from his native Ghana to Europe and the United States, and even to the world’s greatest diplomatic body, the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
Kwasi was born into the Ashanti Kente weaving tradition, following in the footsteps of his father, A.E. Asare, who founded the Dento Mills Kente Studio in Nsawam, Ghana. Kente is the most prized and distinguished fabric of the African continent. Kente cloth has been valued by Kings and Queens, Chiefs and royalty in Ghana for ceremonial and spiritual purposes for centuries; it has a distinct beauty and is imbued with deep symbolism and meaning. It is no wonder that Kente is highly popular among African Americans and the African Diaspora; it speaks to people in many ways and takes on new meanings in this global age.
“A master weaver must have perception; whatever he weaves must be pleasing to the eye.” – Kwasi Asare
Working with Kwasi Asare is a pure joy. With his smile and easy-going manner, Kwasi joyfully reaches out to adults, youth and children alike, with a desire to share a vision of creativity, education and self-expression. Kwasi’s life mission and purpose is to share Kente weaving and culture with as many people as possible. Kwasi organizes many exhibitions and presentations on his traditional loom, where he demonstrates Kente weaving thread by thread. In December 2013, Kwasi invented a special handloom, which he has used in the United States to conduct workshops that make Kente weaving, art and design accessible to elementary, middle, high school and college students and adults of all ages and backgrounds. These workshops are universally loved by their participants. Kwasi also developed the world’s FIRST AND ONLY online Kente weaving course, allowing people to explore simple and complex Kente weaving designs using his small handloom from the comfort of their homes.
You can also visit our Africa: Culture, Art and Design blog which has posts ranging from the death of Ghanaian superstar fashion designer Virgil Abloh to Champion Kente boxer shorts, to controversies about the use of Kente cloth in the US Congress and Stevie Wonder finding love and hope in Ghana. You can also learn about Kwasi’s most recent workshops and projects and interesting news and stories about Kente.
Kwasi Asare would like to thank you for visiting this web site. Please enter your name and e-mail address below so we can add you to our mailing list for information about Kwasi’s workshops, blog updates, educational and cultural presentations. We want to keep in touch with you. We hope that your involvement with us will stimulate creativity, as well as a new vision of African culture along with an abiding interest in our Kente weaving work. Ase.
Kwasi Asare: Master Kente Weaver, Mathematician, African Sage & Teacher 