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.
Family|flower

Fallen tree
Home|Onion|Unity

Onion
Beauty|Woman

Awoulaba
Brain|Kofi Anan

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

Anansi’s Spiderweb
Bird|Money

Speed Bird
advice|daughter|macaroni

Advice
Diamond|hat

Na You Biko
sugar

Sugar Cane Plant
Love

Santana
marriage

Hibiscus
Bridge|Chameleon|Life

Cha cha cha
Car|Congo|Netherlands|Second World War|Wealth

Six Bougies
Television

Television
Dynamite|Love

Love Bomb
Universe

Small Star
Bird

You leave, I leave
Family|Leopard

The Household Gravel
Kwame Nkrumah

Nkrumah’s Pencil
Food|sugar

Sugar
Lion

The Force
flower

Rolls Royce
Baby|Children|Family

The head of the family
Pekalongan|Television Show

Good Living
Money

Barclay’s Bank
Voodoo

Aklepan
Papa Wemba|War

Village Molokai
Bag|Obama

Michelle Obama’s Bag
Money

Staircase
Education

ABC
Love

Genito
Bee|Fish

Fish Scale
august meeting|competition|horse

Jumping horse
Gossip|King

King’s Chair
Social recognition

Grotto
Food

Pepper Leaf
Tradition
