Democratic Republic of CongoAfrica
my city isKinshasa
A river so wide it becomes a lake, and a city along its southern shore.
4.3217° S 15.3122° E
Neighbourhoods
- Kalamu
- Ngiri-Ngiri
- Lemba
- Ngaliema
- Matete
- Bumbu
- Makala
- Selembao
- Ngaba
- Kisenso
- Ma Campagne
- Binza Ozone
Constellation
the neighbourhoods of Kinshasa
22 places, joined nearest to nearest
Ring yoursThe lines
Kinshasa, in our lines
Our own lines, set for Kinshasa. Each one comes on what you wear and what you hang.
Constellation
Every neighbourhood a star, joined nearest to nearest.
In words
Kinshasa, set in type
From Kinshasa's own names, set in its own type: its neighbourhoods, its streets from A to Z and the sentence. Each one a print you can make yours.
About Kinshasa
The Congo opening out into a broad pool, islands sitting in the middle of it, and a city stretching a long way along the south bank. Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a river city on an enormous scale.
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Kinshasa on the wall, and on you
01 · 10 maps
Down to the Congo
Kinshasa's streets, drawn eight ways, plus studies of only its water or roads.
02 · 7 designs
Name by name
Kinshasa in words: the sentence, finished, every neighbourhood run together and its name built big. Boulevard du 30 Juin runs longest through the middle of town.
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03 · 5 designs
By the numbers
Kinshasa, measured: the distance to somewhere else, its year, month by month and how far it is to everywhere else. Its days hold at about 12 hours of light all year.
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04 · 7 date designs
A date of your own
A day in Kinshasa, set like an invitation and signed 4.322° S, 15.312° E: the day you moved, married, met or arrived. You write the words.
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05 · 14 designs to wear and use
To wear and use
For Kalamu, Ngiri-Ngiri, Lemba and the rest of Kinshasa: hoodies, tees, crewnecks, mugs and stickers, made for you.
- TeeCrest tee, on black
- Stack hoodieIndex
- Crest tee
- The Chart crewneckSun Path
- The Sentence crewneck
- Tee, left chestThe Sky teeConstellation
- Coordinates hoodie
- Hoodie, left chestThe Sentence hoodieSignal
Crest mug- Crewneck, left chestCoordinates crewneckField notes
- Marquee stickers
- Crewneck, left chestGazetteer crewneckIndex
- The Sentence tee
- Tee, left chestThree Arcs teeSun Path
- Crest crewneck
Ways in
Start from the moment. It opens set up.
Each one has the words, a pin, a date and a style already in place for Kinshasa. Open it, then make every part yours.
New home
The front door
A pin on home, the year you moved in and a welcome under the map.
Moving away
Our corner
The city at night, a pin where everyone used to meet and a line to take with you.
Where we met
The corner
Two inks, a heart on the spot and your names under the map.
Wedding
The stamp
“Married”, the date and your names in a ring of the place and its coordinates.
