Fabric stories
Though created in The Netherlands, our designs come to life in Africa where traders and customers name them. As far as we know, Vlisco is the only brand in the world where the customer names the product and gives a special meaning to the design. Vlisco designs speak volumes when stories are attributed to them. Uncover the terms and tales that our fabrics have acquired over the years.
Lion

The Force
Papa Wemba|War

Village Molokai
marriage

Hibiscus
Money

Staircase
Bridge|Chameleon|Life

Cha cha cha
flower

Rolls Royce
Bird|Money

Speed Bird
Diamond|hat

Na You Biko
Love

Santana
Education

ABC
advice|daughter|macaroni

Advice
Voodoo

Aklepan
Dynamite|Love

Love Bomb
Universe

Small Star
Food

Pepper Leaf
Bird

You leave, I leave
Car|Congo|Netherlands|Second World War|Wealth

Six Bougies
Baby|Children|Family

The head of the family
Food|sugar

Sugar
Television

Television
Family|flower

Fallen tree
sugar

Sugar Cane Plant
Brain|Kofi Anan

Kofi Annan’s Brains
Anansi|Folklore|Spider|Spirit

Anansi’s Spiderweb
Beauty|Woman

Awoulaba
august meeting|competition|horse

Jumping horse
Social recognition

Grotto
Tradition

Day and Night
Bag|Obama

Michelle Obama’s Bag
Home|Onion|Unity

Onion
Gossip|King

King’s Chair
Pekalongan|Television Show

Good Living
Family|Leopard

The Household Gravel
Bee|Fish

Fish Scale
Kwame Nkrumah

Nkrumah’s Pencil
Money

Barclay’s Bank
Love
