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2018 Tab Future 100 Influential Women To Watch Nominee & UK 2017 Apprentice Of The Year

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PUMA Pride London campaign - Photography by Stefany Tacher

PUMA Pride 2019 Campaign: “BRAVE. CONFIDENT. PROUD.”

gal-dem x COLLUSION

gal-dem: Getting to know the collaborators behind COLLUSION and why other brands need to take notes

EBM - women on rooftop

gal-dem: Travelling to Morocco with LUSH on the quest for sustainable argan oil

“Emma is a sharp and original thinker with ambition and wisdom beyond her years. She delivered a keynote on art and public spaces for a major national conference that Watershed produced with ease and insight, and has acted as a judge of our global Playable City Award – I absolutely recommend you work with her immediately.”

Clare Reddington, Creative Director of Watershed

“Emma is one of the most multi-talented people I’ve worked with. She’s an ideas person, always coming up with a new way of thinking about problems, creative answers to things you haven’t yet seen. She’s a leader, someone that others naturally look up to.”

Ben Thomas, Curator of Learning and Participation for Arnolfini Art Gallery

“I have had the pleasure and the privilege of working with her over the past 7 years. During that time I have seen her flourish, growing in confidence, ability and ambition. Emma has been a key inspiration for the creation and development of Rising Arts Agency, and her contribution as a Board member for the past few years has been invaluable.“

Kamina Walton, Founding Director of Rising Arts Agency

“Emma Morsi is an exceptional young woman. She excels in everything she puts her hand to – whether as an artist, creative director, social media producer or Board member. Her talent and drive is unprecedented for someone still so young.“

Kamina Walton, Founding Director of Rising Arts Agency

“Emma is incredibly supportive of people that she works with and is keen to educate and challenge people on their views in a non-patronising manner, purely from a place of care.”

Laura Lewis-Paul, Creative Director of Saffron Records

Graphic illustration featuring music instruments such as guitars, microphones, tambourine as well as lips and eyelashes

“Emma has always shown great passion and care in every detail. She shows interest in her surroundings, has a good creative eye and merges her many interests seamlessly. She is a professional, attentive individual with a great natural intuition, and she is a delight to work with.“

Joh Rindom, Co-Founder and Owner of That Thing (previously Shop Dutty)

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gal-dem x guardian - takeover cover - travelling

By Emma Blake Morsi Posted on Sep 30, 2018

The Guardian x gal-dem: The secret to… travelling as a person of colour

gal-dem took over the The Guardian on 11th August 2018 with content only produced or created by womxn of colour. … The Guardian x gal-dem: The secret to… travelling as a person of colour

Categories: WritingTags: collaboration, featured, gal-dem, newspaper, The Guardian, travel writing, travelling, women of colour

Unique by Yuni - gal-dem Christmas list

By Emma Blake Morsi Posted on Apr 5, 2018

gal-dem: if gal-dem was Santa – a guide to Christmas gifts

Words by Emma Blake Morsi and Mariel NO for gal-dem … gal-dem: if gal-dem was Santa – a guide to Christmas gifts

Categories: WritingTags: Christmas, gal-dem, gifts, guide, present ideas, Santa

Marta Jakubowski AW18 LFW - Kiran Gidda photography

By Emma Blake Morsi Posted on Apr 5, 2018

gal-dem: London Fashion Week – Marta Jakubowski presents a vivid and playful A/W18 show

Words by Emma Blake Morsi and photography by Kiran Gidda for gal-dem … gal-dem: London Fashion Week – Marta Jakubowski presents a vivid and playful A/W18 show

Categories: WritingTags: AW18, fashion journalism, gal-dem, Kiran Gidda, London Fashion Week, Marta Jakubowski, photography, writing

Ashley Williams AW18 photography by Kiran Gidda

By Emma Blake Morsi Posted on Apr 5, 2018

gal-dem: London Fashion Week – Adwoa Aboah opens for Ashley Williams A/W18 show

Words by Emma Blake Morsi and photography by Kiran Gidda for gal-dem … gal-dem: London Fashion Week – Adwoa Aboah opens for Ashley Williams A/W18 show

Categories: WritingTags: activism, capitalism, Kiran Gidda, London Fashion Week, models, photography, Roberta Einer, writing

By Emma Blake Morsi Posted on Apr 5, 2018

Dazed Digital: interview with Constance C. R. White – former Essence Magazine Editor-in-Chief

… Dazed Digital: interview with Constance C. R. White – former Essence Magazine Editor-in-Chief

Categories: WritingTags: book, Constance White, Dazed Digital, Essence Magazine, How To Slay, interview

By Emma Blake Morsi Posted on Feb 27, 2017

Nocturnal Issue V Editorial: UV Portraits

Using black lighting and ultraviolet paint, Morsi explores the body as a canvas for Nocturnal magazine’s Issue V editorial … Nocturnal Issue V Editorial: UV Portraits

Categories: PhotographyTags: art, blacklight, female model, illustration, make up artist, MUA, paint, photography, ultraviolet, UV

SGP - EBM 1

By Emma Blake Morsi Posted on Feb 25, 2017

Secret Garden Party Coverage | Nocturnal Editorial

Secret Garden Party 2014 photo coverage for Nocturnal Issue II … Secret Garden Party Coverage | Nocturnal Editorial

Categories: PhotographyTags: festival, Issue II, Nocturnal, photo coverage, photography, photojournalism, Secret Garden Party, SGP

Nocturnal_Issue_III_Lookbook_14

By Emma Blake Morsi Posted on Jan 29, 2017

Nocturnal Issue IV Lookbook

Categories: Photography

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In true @safiyapolat fashion, for our Friday night

In true @safiyapolat fashion, for our Friday night pub quiz bonus round we were challenged to create our own festival cocktail drink set up. This elderflower, gin and prosecco cocktail is just as lethal as it is tasty 👅 (thank you for the memories @leonyjessup... Or lack of 🤪)
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Last night's pub quiz was a great way to destress from a week of emotional and physical exhaustion, thanks for doing the 1 minute silence to honour those who have been brutally taken from us. I fucking love y'all and the beautiful, inspiring, safe space we've nurtured during lockdown. Feeling very blessed to have friends like these 🥰 (and yes, the @silver.hayes lanyard is Photoshopped lool lowe me I'm still in Manny)
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#festivalglam #cocktailsofinstagram #cocktailstogo #festivalseason #festivalvibes #brokendreams #brokendreamsclub #ginoclock #proseccococktails #proseccotime #masquerade #ginandjuice #pubquiz #zoompubquiz #zoomlife #tgif #glastonbury #glastonburyfestival #silverhayes

"Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is s

"Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare" tell 'emmm aunty Audre.

Good day to my fellow black people and all our allies only 🖤

I have no more words in me, but I think my twitter and Insta story speaks for itself. Amongst the rage there are very tangible things and guides there for you to start your work as an ally. So, to kick things off, if you're white I challenge you to do one thing today: talk to one other white friend about what has been (and is continuously) happening. And if you have black friends, check in on them. This shit is traumatising. If you've got nothing of substance to say please don't come to me though lol (or any other black person) we're tired and our inboxes are full

I, Emmanuella Morsi, unlocked a new lockdown level

I, Emmanuella Morsi, unlocked a new lockdown level this week: braiding my whole head of hair myself for the first time. It only took 23 years and a pandemic to get here but we ouchea 😤✌🏾
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#naturalsbelike #4bcurls #4chair #kinkycurls #kinkycurlsncoils #boxbraids #hairbyme #melaninpopping #bikinibabe #darkskingirls

I'm over this struggle summer . . . #palmtreelife

I'm over this struggle summer
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#palmtreelife #Greece #holibobs #timebeforelockdown #summerviews #sunshinestateofmind #toostressedtobeblessed #exoticholidays #viewfordays #bluesky

Week 8: feel like pure shit just want my extended

Week 8: feel like pure shit just want my extended fam back x

It is taking almost everything I have to not creat

It is taking almost everything I have to not create a separate foodie account 😖 instead here's a b roll of my quarantine feasts (more in "🔪🔒👇🏾" highlights ☝🏾)
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#amateurfoodie #infoodwetrust #quarantinelife #quarantinefoodie #quarantinefoodie #flexitarian #munchieshitmelike #saladbowl #jollofrice #nigeriancuisine #roastedchicken #firstbbqoftheyear #suya #bbqmeat #veggiepasta #stuffedpotatoes #sweetpotatomayhem #lemondrizzleloaf #plumcrumble #thatsthewaythecookiecrumbles #perfectomelette

Quarantine destinations in between regular breakdo

Quarantine destinations in between regular breakdowns (for full transparency) 💆🏾‍♀️
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#COVID19 #COVID19gotmelike #Coronavirus #quarantinelife #newnormal #homelife #homebean #rosewine #magazineB #goldenhour #melaninpopping #darkskingirls #melaninglow #gardenvisit #bluesky #sunnierdays

Start of the month @shannonwintersx and I were mea

Start of the month @shannonwintersx and I were meant to go to Vienna to meet and interview the incredible people behind @qwstion_official, who innovated bananatex® – the world's first durable, waterproof fabric made purely from banana plants. We met the co-founder Hannes Schönnegger at @wearepremierevision in Feb, but as we couldn't go over to meet them in their creative space, we brought Qwstion to us. And it slapssss 👉🏾 me in @qwstion_official #bananatex Hip Pouch in crossbody mode and natural white .
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#Qwstion #HannesSchoennegger #sustainablematerials #fibreinnovation #newfibres #sustainablefuture #ethicaldesigner #ethicaldesign #creativespace #Vienna #fromWienwithlove #Viennadesign #designprocess #functionaldesign #naturalaesthetic @fashionrevolution #whomademyclothes

riiSeee aNnd sHiinE 🌞 | earrings by @mariyaaury

riiSeee aNnd sHiinE 🌞 | earrings by @mariyaauryadesigns
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#4bcurls #4bhair #naturalsbelike #melaninpopping #tattoodesign #tattooideas #tattedwomen #ethicaljewellery #MariyaAurya

Have you ever seen anything more sexy? @pantone x

Have you ever seen anything more sexy? @pantone x @viewpoint_magazine colour system book themed on Identity 🤤
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#Pantone #ViewPoint #ViewPointIdentity #coloursystem #colourisation #identity #heritage #culturalheritage #visualstorytelling #vibrantpalette #colourpop #AdobeIllustrator #Photoshop #adobestudents #ModeInformation #sportsluxe #hautecouture

Imagine looking this momentarily grumpy while on h

Imagine looking this momentarily grumpy while on holiday – in Santorini of all places – living your best tanned, melanin popping, seafood consuming, boo'd up life. Looool you'll *never* catch me say a bad word about anywhere outside of my house after this 😶
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#melaninpopping #darkskingirls #darkskinbeauty #4bhair #browntwists #holibobs #holibobs2019 #throwback #capturingmoments #grumpyface #badvibes #Greece #Santorini #SantoriniGreece #exploringSantorini #onholidaywewearred

week 4 of self-isolation got me like 🙃 | settle

week 4 of self-isolation got me like 🙃 | settle down for a long one cus issa RANT
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The collective fatigue and trauma we're all facing is working in their favour. Shit man every day is exhausting *deep sigh* at this point I'm having to dip in and out of socials to preserve my own mental health so I get it. I don't even know how y'all are running 5k. I'm just stopping to reflect on where we were a month ago, because today marks a month since I wrote my article about how the outbreak has seemingly made the rich greedier and the poor poorer. And oh boy how things have changed nationally and personally
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I really glossed over the fact I had a breakdown at the start of self isolation, which was worsened by the week when Boris told us to say goodbye to loved ones, I decided I couldn't return home for my mum's safety, was then left to self-isolate by myself in Manchester (have since had mates move in and the extra company has been lovely), and haven't been able to follow up with MH diagnosis. On Wed 18th March I probably reached the darkest place I've been in a while but luckily reaching out to lit everyone I could saying to check on me, meant I woke up to a flood of love and support the next day and I honestly haven't been in the same place since. So much darkness and evil has come from this outbreak, but I can't deny how much of a necessary reset and pause it has been for myself and those around me. Shit still needs to be done but I think the panic-stricken urgency we placed on everything has been lifted, and some days I feel like I can breathe in ways I haven't for a while. But I know this ain't the same for many other people, who are currently mourning, fighting for their lives or undergoing the maddest struggles outside of, yet impacted by, this outbreak. Although a month old and so much has changed since, I thought I'd post about this article I wrote in peak frustration and urgency to digest the madness that was only starting to kick off. If you want to escape into the mind of a frustrated yute you can read the article on my website via link in bio. Self care is way more than face masks and bubble baths but hope this pic provides you endless lols. Stay safe 🖤

(3/3) For my coronavirus article I wrote around a

(3/3) For my coronavirus article I wrote around a month ago (up on my website via link in bio) about how this outbreak had seemingly made the rich greedier and the poor poorer, I also designed some virus characters that I've ironically now become quite fond of. In staying true to my cancelled theme, I hope this COVID-19 outbreak will be cancelledt AS-mf'ing-AP. Until then I guess these caricatures can come out to play in the form of another design for @sophiefilomena's competition 🤒 | which one is your fave out of the 3?
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#designcompetition #SophieFilomena #madewithlove #slowfashion #Coronavirusillustrated #virusillustration #handmadejewellery #Bristolartscene #Bristolartists #wearableart #Photoshop #adobestudents #Adobedesigns #AdobeIllustrator #coronavirusdesign

(2/3) I guess the running theme is cancelled proje

(1/3): this piece was inspired by my lil plant/tor

(1/3): this piece was inspired by my lil plant/torso tattoo I designed. Seeing it everyday brings me so much joy so why not design earrings to match? If 'Rona hadn't cancelled our whole final project, @shannonwintersx and I would be making sustainable jewellery and components from waste materials rn *sigh* so was fun playing around on Illustrator and Photoshop for @sophiefilomena's competition instead. And since they said you can enter as many times as you want... A gal got a lil carried away. Onto the next posts 🙈
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#sustainablejewellery #slowfashion #jewellerydesign #jewellerycompetition #handmadejewellery #Bristolartists #Bristolartsscene #SophieFilomena #madewithlove #wearableart #statementjewellery #Adobedesigns #AdobeIllustrator #Photoshop #Photoshophoe #plantlove #tattoodesign #newtattooalert #naturalsbelike #4bhair #naturalhairstyles

Hair day leggggggo. Absolute swear by this deep co

Hair day leggggggo. Absolute swear by this deep conditioner as it has been my go to for about 4-5 years now (combine it with 30-45 mins in a steamer cap and you won't even know yourself anymore), so thought I'd share it with yous in case anyone fancies getting DIY with it during this lockdown 💀 if you're a bad bihhh swipe to the end for a special treat | recipe by unitedkinkdom.blogspot.uk
🥑🥚: protein strengthens hair
🥑🥥 & oil: fatty acids softens hair
🍯: humectant draws moisture into hair
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#deepconditioner #hairday #4bhair #naturalsbelike #4bcurls #4chair #kinkycurls #kinkycurlsncoils #afrodayout #afrolife #naturalhairstyles #afrolove #naturalremedy #diydeepconditioner #diytricks

Never ever would I have thought my second @puma ca

Never ever would I have thought my second @puma campaign would be about rona 🤭
📷: by Stefany Tacher
🌈 Model: @timfabianbezemer
🌈 Creative direction: @yasmina_ju
🌈 Photography assistant and model: @elodie_mour
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#COVID19 #COVID19gotmelike #Coronavirus #PUMAcampaign #Pride2019 #PUMAEurope #PUMALondon #PUMAMadrid #PUMAAmsterdam #PUMABerlin #lifestyleshoot #lifestylefashion #ootd

When you find out you won the official degree show

When you find out you won the official degree show poster comp then the degree show gets cancelled on the same day lool uni in a nutshell, folks. Here's the poster you'll never see x
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#degreeshow #departmentofmaterials #facultyscienceandengineering #FSE #AdobeIllustrator #Adobedesigns #Adobefutures #adobestudents @adobestudents #sustainablefutures #sustainabledesign #ethicalfashion #textileinnovation #innovativematerials #ethicalfutures #climatechange #climatecrisis #UoM #UniversityofManchester @officialuom @unimanchestermaterials

Oh, to be sat having a cuppa tea post-massage trea

Oh, to be sat having a cuppa tea post-massage treatment instead of a full week indoors stretched out before ya 😔
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#Sarasin #massage #thaimassage #spatreatment #selfisolation #coronaviruscravings #covid19 #relaxationcentral #selfcare #Manchesterspa #thingstodoinManchester #cuppamoments #cuppalife

Thank GAWD for muscle memory because this biiih is

Thank GAWD for muscle memory because this biiih is back on the pole but turns out I haven't forgotten absolutely everythinggg, just a lil shaky on my left wrist but we'll take it
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#polefitness #coreworkout #poletricks #polelove #unconventionalexercise #backtopole #backinaction

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