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CB2 Launches Collection Designed Exclusively by Black Artists
July 16,
2023 by HFBusiness Staff in Business Strategy, Industry 
CB2 launched a new collection of works designed exclusively by Black artists and designers around the globe, titled the Black in Design Collective. The Collective features ten new designers, brought together and mentored by Evan Jerry, the designer and artist behind many CB2 statement-makers such as the T Marble Side Table and the Marisa Burl Wood Desk
The pieces in the collection make up a conscientious and dynamic assortment representative of Black excellence in design, with each designer infusing their varied cultural influences. Sourced from the streets of Paris, France and Lagos, Nigeria to the shores of the Caribbean islands, the collection spans cultures across furniture and home accessories.
"Our industry is evolving and it's important for us to be a part of that conversation and change. We feel the collective is not only a meaningful step for the brand but also retail at scale," says CB2 President Ryan Turf.
"CB2 is privileged to have the participation of several talented designers who are not only representative of accomplished Black figures in design but also of celebrated leaders within the industry as a whole."
Pushing toward new narratives, particularly Black storytelling through design, has been the core of Evan Jerry's own brand, Studio ANANSI, from its conception. Through his existing relationship and design partnership, Evan Jerry and CB2 worked together to showcase a global collection of works by both emerging and renowned Black designers.
"The pieces throughout the Collective take an avant garde approach to the expected visual representations of Black interior aesthetics," says Evan Jerry.
"This project was conceived to allow space for designers to explore and present some of the many perspectives in which people connect and identify as Black through objects, something many designers never had the opportunity to explore or express previously."
This new collective of designers creates a body of work that represents the Black Diaspora and informs a more diverse view of high design. It also supports CB2's commitment to the Fifteen Percent Pledge, a movement to create sustainable and supportive ecosystems for Black-owned businesses, with a goal of having 15 percent of products and collaborations represented by Black businesses, artists and designers by 2024.
The Black in Design Collective is now available exclusively at cb2.com, featuring 66 unique SKUs across living, lighting, textiles, decor and entertainment categories ranging in price from $9.95 to $3,999.