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Accessories | Art | Decor | Design | Jewellery | South Africa

Exhibition: Contemporary Design at GUILD Design Fair 2015

Bywellmadeafrica 29th January 201524th June 2020

GUILD Design Fair 2015 [South Africa] [Image credit: GUILD Design Fair, Artisan by Watershed – Southern Guild] Following…

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Accessories | Menswear

Accessories: Ikire Jones Menswear for the Adventurous

Bywellmadeafrica 29th January 201522nd June 2020

Ikire Jones [Image credit: Escape to New Lagos Collection – Ikire Jones] Ikire Jones is a visionary…

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Africa | Architecture | Art | Design | Exhibitions

Exhibition: Making Africa, Vitra Design Museum

Bywellmadeafrica 28th January 201522nd June 2020

Making Africa [Image credit: The Guy with Style, Mário Macilau – Vitra Design Museum] This spring the Vitra Design Museum in…

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Architecture | Libya

Architecture: Blending Tradition and Modernity

Bywellmadeafrica 28th January 201522nd June 2020

Libya Design Cultural Centre [Libya] [Image credit: Tripoli Residence – Libya Design Cultural Centre] The Libya Design…

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Accessories | Ethiopia

Accessories: Luxury Leather, Exquisite Craftsmanship

Bywellmadeafrica 28th January 201522nd June 2020

ZAAF®[Ethiopia] [Image credit: Wanza Purse – ZAAF] I was recently introduced to ZAAF® a collection of beautifully crafted…

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Decor | South Africa

Decor: Dassie Interior’s Rustic Charm

Bywellmadeafrica 15th January 201522nd June 2020

Dassie [Image credit: Chevron Enamel Tableware – Dassie] Dassie is an online interiors store that retails inspirational homeware…

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Ghana | Textiles

Textiles: Bespoke Binny Motivational Feel Good Furnishings

Bywellmadeafrica 8th January 201522nd June 2020

Bespoke Binny [Image credit: Wax print and African Proverb Cushion Collections – Bespoke Binny] The New Year…

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Messages And Musings

Christmas Wishes

Bywellmadeafrica 18th December 201420th June 2020

[Image credits: DIY Wax cloth Christmas Decorations – Stuff of Dreams] It certainly has been a busy…

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Design | Rwanda

Design: Kubaka Furniture Collection

Bywellmadeafrica 15th December 201420th June 2020

George Pericles [Rwanda] [Image credit: George Pericles]  George Pericles is an innovative creative think tank operating between…

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Fashion | Kenya | South Africa

Fashion: Kanga Kulture for KISUA

Bywellmadeafrica 30th November 201420th June 2020

Kanga Kulture for KISUA [Kenya] [Image credit: African Print Pleat Jacket – Kanga Kulture for KISUA] Kenyan…

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Decor | Design | Egypt

Design: Contemporary Islamic Interiors

Bywellmadeafrica 20th November 201420th June 2020

MICA [Image credit: Mica Zen Interiors Collection – Mica] Visiting 100% Design in early autumn I came across…

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Decor | South Africa

Decor: Ostrich Egg Bowls

Bywellmadeafrica 18th November 201420th June 2020

The Ostrich Company [South Africa] [Image credits: Golden Snack Bowl – The Ostrich Egg Company] Ostrich shells have been used…

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Jewellery

Jewellery: Pichulick Modern South African Jewelry Design Inspired By Travels

Bywellmadeafrica 14th November 201420th June 2020

Pichulik is a South African jewellery label that creates jewellery for brave women. The brand was founded…

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Africa Inspired | Decor | Textiles

Decor: Introducing Otago, Sophisticated Design-Led Craft Collections Made in Africa

Bywellmadeafrica 20th October 201420th June 2020

Otago [Africa Inspired] [Image credit: Kipapu Platters & Shanga Ya Ngozi Bottles – Otago] High-quality craftsmanship and…

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Fashion | South Africa

Fashion: Maxhosa by Laduma Knitwear for Her

Bywellmadeafrica 13th October 201420th June 2020

Maxhosa by Laduma [South Africa] [Image credit: Buyel’mbo womenswear collection, Autumn/Winter 2014 – Maxhosa by Laduma] As…

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Fashion | Menswear | Nigeria

Fashion: Buki Akib Defining African Luxury, Interview for Design Indaba

Bywellmadeafrica 10th October 201420th June 2020

Buki Akib [Nigeria] [Image credit: Buki Akib Menswear] Buki Akib’s luxurious style, influenced by West African textile…

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Nigeria | Textiles

Textiles: Eva Sonaike Eko Eclipse Collection

Bywellmadeafrica 5th October 201420th June 2020

Eva Sonaike [Nigeria] [Image credit: Eko Eclipse Collection – Eva Sonaike] London-based textile and lifestyle brand Eva…

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Messages And Musings

Atelier Fifty-Five is Four

Bywellmadeafrica 30th September 201419th June 2020

Atelier Fifty-Five turns 4 Today marks four years of blogging, didn’t think I would last this long,…

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Design | South Africa

Design: Graphic Patterns for Striking Packaging

Bywellmadeafrica 30th September 201419th June 2020

Brittany Albertson [South Africa] In keeping with the theme of geometric patterns, I came across these striking packaging…

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Fashion | South Africa

Fashion: Geometric Prints, Structured Forms

Bywellmadeafrica 30th September 201419th June 2020

Sindiso Khumalo [South Africa] Bold graphics and geometric prints characterise the work of South African fashion and…

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