Which statement best describes a shared design influence between Eva Zeisel's work and Yoruba indigo-dyed cloth?

• A. Women are responsible for the designs.
• B. They rely on digital production.
• C. They avoid decoration.
• D. They are monochrome.

Answer: (A)

A key idea here is that who designs and makes the work matters as much as the objects themselves. In both Eva Zeisel’s ceramics and Yoruba indigo-dyed cloth, the design choices come from women who are traditionally responsible for creating and shaping these everyday textiles and tableware. Zeisel’s modern pottery is built to be used in daily life, reflecting a domestic, user-centered perspective often connected to women’s craft traditions. Yoruba adire cloth, made through resist-dye techniques, is renowned for its intricate patterns that are designed and produced largely by women within the community.

That shared influence stands in contrast to digital production, which isn’t a historical or traditional factor in either case, and to ideas that downplay decoration or favor monochrome. Both bodies of work celebrate decoration and form born from the skilled handiwork of women, rooted in hands-on, collaborative craft rather than digital, mass-produced aesthetics.