Supermodel and activist Liya Kebede started this handcrafted apparel and home collection—named for the Ethiopian word meaning "to bloom or flourish"—and employs local African artisans to create its unique statement pieces.Qelem is classic lemlem. We have kept the styles to our favorites, letting color and stripes do the happy talking. The color is an explosion of ï¬,ame brightness and neon, with certain nostalgia for lemlem's beginnings, but most of all, a desire to create an intensity of uplifting color. Mostly in the tangerine, peach, pink family, the shades combine to create a sunshine glow. A touch of neon yellow freshens like a drop of citrus.