Print-designer Sophia Bentoh launches her own silk-screen designs featured in a new collection with the name Ibileye. The theme: African roots meet 80s punk. Bentoh presents a daring combination of expressive ethnic drawings, graphic forms and rhythmic colouring. Looking at her prints is like looking through a kaleidoscope. Personal memories and cultures are visibly interwoven in the designs of ‘Ibileye’, the name Bentoh was given by her African grandparents meaning ‘a precious and beautiful piece of fabric.’ How suitable for the collection! Every item is divided in geometric forms coloured with different patterns, in striking complementary or contrasting colours. Bold figurative prints with African origin find the Western ‘pop & punk culture’ of the Eighties. Characteristic for her ethnic drawings is the use of symbolism you see in the designs of her new portfolio.