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Botswana | Fashion | South Africa | Zimbabwe

Fashion: Bridal and Evening Wear Designer Angelo Lambrou

Bywellmadeafrica 26th April 201122nd April 2020

Angelo Lambrou [Botswana / South Africa / Zimbabwe] [Image credit: Angelo Lambrou] With three days to go…

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Accessories | South Africa

Accessories: FitFlop in Collaboration with Net-A-Porter and Wola Nani

Bywellmadeafrica 20th April 201122nd April 2020

FitFlop / Net-A-Porter [South Africa] [Image credit: FitFlop – Manyano Sandal / NET-A-PORTER] Not being sporty, I…

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Beauty And Wellbeing | Nigeria

Beauty: Shea Radiance Luxuriously Whipped Shea Butter

Bywellmadeafrica 19th April 201122nd April 2020

Shea Radiance [Nigeria] [Image source: Shea Radiance packaging – African Digital Art] I like the look of…

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Art | South Africa

Art: Woza Moya Dreams for Africa The Most Beautiful Object in South Africa

Bywellmadeafrica 19th April 201122nd April 2020

Woza Moya Dreams for Africa [South Africa] [Image credit: Woza Moya Dreams for Africa Chair – Design Indaba]…

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Decor | Design | Togo

Design: Innovative Industrial Designer Kossi Aguessy

Bywellmadeafrica 18th April 201122nd April 2020

Kossi Aguessy [Togo] [Image credits: Kossi Aguessy, Stella – yatzer] You may not be familiar with the name Kossi…

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Food & Drink | Rwanda

Food & Drink: Land of a Thousand Hills Drink Coffee Do Good

Bywellmadeafrica 15th April 201122nd April 2020

Buf Café / Coadeka-Bukonya / Land of a Thousand Hills [Rwanda] [Image credit: Land of a Thousand…

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Fashion | Menswear | South Africa

Menswear: Knitwear Inspired by Xhosa Culture

Bywellmadeafrica 13th April 201122nd April 2020

Laduma Ngxokolo [South Africa] The ‘Colourful World of the Xhosa Tribe’ is a range of locally sourced…

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Botswana | Travel

Travel: Wilderness Safaris Abu Camp, Botswana

Bywellmadeafrica 12th April 201122nd April 2020

Abu Camp [Botswana] Between last the week’s fashion post set in the wilderness and being currently engrossed in the…

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Fashion | Zimbabwe

Fashion: Farai Simoyi Madame’s Rouge Collection A/W 2011

Bywellmadeafrica 11th April 201122nd April 2020

Farai Simoyi [Zimbabwe] [Image credit: Madame’s Rouge – Farai Simoyi] There is a touch of sultry seductiveness about…

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Democratic Republic Of Congo | Food & Drink

Food & Drink: Original Beans Chocolate at London Chocolate Festival 

Bywellmadeafrica 11th April 201122nd April 2020

Original Beans [Democratic Republic of Congo] [Image credit: Original Beans] Spent a rather indulgent, calorie-busting afternoon with…

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Decor

Decor: Zebra Print Inspired Interior Accessories

Bywellmadeafrica 8th April 201121st April 2020

Adore Home Magazine [Africa Inspired] [Image credit: Adore Home Magazine Australia] While the hot pink zebra print…

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Africa Inspired | Botswana | Fashion

Fashion: Gudrun Sjödén Summer 2011 Africa Based Lookbook

Bywellmadeafrica 7th April 201121st April 2020

Gudrun Sjödén [Africa Inspired] While leisurely flipping through the ‘Mail on Sunday’s’ (3rd April 2011) ‘You magazine’…

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Djibouti | Travel

Travel: Djibouti Palace Kempinski – The ‘Dubai’ of the Red Sea 

Bywellmadeafrica 6th April 201121st April 2020

Djibouti Palace Kempinski [Djibouti] [Image source: Djibouti Palace Kempinski – Kiwi Collection] I don’t know much about…

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Accessories | Ghana | Jewellery

Jewellery: Christie Brown’s Afromatic Daydream Accessories

Bywellmadeafrica 5th April 201121st April 2020

Christie Brown [Ghana] [Image credit: Afromatic Daydream Necklace – Chrisite Brown] Make a bold statement this summer…

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Decor | Design | Egypt

Design: Karim Rashid cutting-edge contemporary design

Bywellmadeafrica 5th April 201121st April 2020

Karim Rashid [Egypt] [Image credit: Matrix Sofa System, 2009 – Karim Rashid] With over 3000 designs in…

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Africa Inspired | Fashion

Fashion: Missoni’s Global Chic Inspiration

Bywellmadeafrica 4th April 201121st April 2020

Missoni [Africa inspired] [Image credits: Pre-collection spring 2011 – Missoni] Luxurious crochet knits are the signature of…

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Accessories | Botswana | Jewellery | Namibia | South Africa

Jewellery: The Shining Light Awards Collection of Diamond Creations

Bywellmadeafrica 1st April 201121st April 2020

The Shining Light Awards collection [South Africa]: Overall winner – David Atho Moatisi    It is a sad…

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Accessories | Africa Inspired

Accessories: Bettye Muller Wax Cloth Wedges on Anthropologie

Bywellmadeafrica 31st March 201121st April 2020

Anthropologie Shoes [Africa Inspired] [Image credit: Bettye Muller] Just stopped by Anthropolgie online and came across these wax cloth…

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Architecture | Ghana | Interiors

Architecture: A Home Built in Celebration of Love

Bywellmadeafrica 31st March 201121st April 2020

Joe Osae-Addo [Ghana] [Image credit: dwell/Dook – September 2007] Building your own house is a dream for…

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Accessories | Zimbabwe

Accessories: Clutch Culture Textile and African Print Bags

Bywellmadeafrica 30th March 201121st April 2020

Clutch Culture [Zimbabwe] [Image credits: Clutch Culture] In the words of TLC ‘CrazySexyCool’ are words that come…

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