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Africa Inspired | Beauty And Wellbeing | Senegal

Beauty: Tiossan Luxury Skin Care Collection Made in Senegal

Byatelier55 22nd April 201523rd June 2020

Tiossan [Senegal] Serial entrepreneur Magatte Wade, the founder of Adina World Beat Beverages, has created a new…

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Africa Inspired | Decor

Decor: Anthropologie’s Wax Cloth and Kanga Inspiration

Byatelier55 20th April 201523rd June 2020

Anthropologie Habari Collection Anthropologie’s latest season Dining and Entertaining collections see the Habari Collection. A range of bright…

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Africa Inspired | Decor | Textiles

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

Byatelier55 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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Africa Inspired | Textiles

Textiles: African Textiles Reimagined

Byatelier55 23rd May 201416th June 2020

Toghal [Africa Inspired] [Image credit: Table Napkins – Toghal] Yesterday I visited Clerkenwell Design Week and spent…

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Africa Inspired | Fashion

Fashion: Obakki, Fashion for Fundraising 

Byatelier55 25th May 201311th June 2020

Obakki [Africa Inspired] In a beautifully shot campaign featuring South Sudanese model Ajak Deng, the rare culture…

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Africa Inspired | Decor

Decor: Woven Telephone Wire Lamp Finials

Byatelier55 8th May 201311th June 2020

Hillary Thomas [Africa Inspired] [Image credits: Zulu Love Train Lamp Finials Collection – Hillary Thomas Designs] Give…

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Africa Inspired | Beauty And Wellbeing

Beauty: Planet Botanicals Natural Skincare

Byatelier55 26th April 201311th June 2020

Planet Botanicals [Africa Inspired] [Image credit: Planet Botanicals Natural Skincare Range] As the seasons change from cold…

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Africa Inspired | Design

Design: Hand Decorated Cabinets Inspired by African Design Elements

Byatelier55 22nd February 201310th June 2020

Lucas Risé [Africa Inspired] I stumbled upon these amazingly decorated, hand-painted cabinets by Argentinean artist, Lucas Risé. Visually…

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Africa Inspired | Design

Design: Updating Design Classics

Byatelier55 19th February 201310th June 2020

Wegner Shell Chair I have seen this chair pop up on many a Pinterest board channelling ‘African…

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Africa Inspired | Decor

Decor: AphroChic’s Juju Wallpaper Collection

Byatelier55 7th February 20139th June 2020

AphroChic – Juju Wallpaper Collection [Africa Inspired] The US-based textile company, AphroChic recently launched a new wallpaper collection entitled…

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Africa Inspired | Design

Design: Tucker Robbins Africa Bed 

Byatelier55 25th January 20139th June 2020

Tucker Robbins – Africa bed [Africa Inspired] Recognisable by the slightly raised pillow at one end, and…

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Africa Inspired | Design

Design: Chic Camping Stools

Byatelier55 18th January 20139th June 2020

Global Views – Camp Stools [Africa Inspired] [Image credits: Camp Stools – Global Views] For those who…

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Africa Inspired | Decor | Design | Interiors | Textiles

Decor: African Craft and Design Interior Design Inspiration

Byatelier55 18th January 20139th June 2020

House & Garden [Africa Inspired]   Flipping through the latest issue of House & Garden UK (February 2013) I came…

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Africa Inspired | Lifestyle

Lifestyle: Decléor Madagascar Scented Candle 

Byatelier55 11th December 20128th June 2020

Decléor Voyage – Madagascar Scented Candle [Africa Inspired] [Image credit:  Decléor Voyage – Madagascar Scented Candle] Premium…

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Africa | Africa Inspired | Art

Art: World Cup South Africa 2010 Posters

Byatelier55 21st November 20128th June 2020

World Cup 2010 Posters [Africa Inspired]   Granted the World Cup 2010 held in South Africa has…

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Africa Inspired | Textiles

Textiles: Serena & Lily Africa Inspired Fabrics

Byatelier55 20th November 20128th June 2020

Serena & Lily [Africa inspired] [Image credits: clockwise from top left, Kuba Pillow Cover in Orchid; Kuba Fabric…

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Africa Inspired | Messages And Musings

Reflecting on Two Years of Blogging

Byatelier55 28th September 20125th June 2020

Storage: Trunks, Chests, Boxes and Blogs Storage trunks will always remind me of school. Although I was…

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Africa Inspired | Design

Design: Adriana Hoyos Africa Collection

Byatelier55 25th September 20125th June 2020

Adriana Hoyos [Africa Inspired]   The majestic Serengeti Plains have inspired a contemporary classic range of furniture…

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Africa Inspired | Morocco | Textiles

Textiles: Moroccan Kilim Fabrics

Byatelier55 24th September 20125th June 2020

Kilim Cushions [Africa Inspired] Plümo [Image credit: Kelim Cushions – Plümo] Doing some research for a client I keeping…

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Africa Inspired | Textiles

Design: India Hicks Indigo Dyed Linens

Byatelier55 14th September 201229th May 2020

India Hicks [Image credit: Indigo Napkin Set – India Hicks] Just spotted these indigo dyed napkins currently…

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