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Africa Inspired | Lifestyle

Lifestyle: Luxury Handcrafted Paper Notebooks

Byatelier55 9th January 20124th May 2020

Lovely Notebooks [Africa Inspired] [Image credits: top and bottom left, Africa Range; bottom right, Signature Range –…

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Africa Inspired | Culture | Lifestyle

Lifestyle: Photographer Mario Gerth African Portraits Collection

Byatelier55 20th December 20111st May 2020

Mario Gerth – African Portraits [Africa Inspired]      It goes without saying that artists and photographers…

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Africa Inspired | Art

Art: British Artist Emily Lamb Raising Awareness on Wildlife Conservation

Byatelier55 9th December 20111st May 2020

Emily Lamb [Africa Inspired] [Image credit: ‘They Will be Lost’ – Emily Lamb] I recently read a report stating…

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Africa Inspired | Decor | Design

Design: Bib&Sola Hand Blown Glassware

Byatelier55 25th November 20111st May 2020

Bib&Sola [Africa Inspired] [Image credit: The Ash Collection – Bib&Sola] Coming from the Latin words meaning ‘Water’…

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Africa Inspired | Beauty And Wellbeing | Uganda

Beauty: pureDKNY A Drop of Vanilla and Verbena Designed to Make a Difference

Byatelier55 25th November 20111st May 2020

pureDKNY [Africa Inspired] [Image credits: pureDKNY – A Drop of Vanilla] Whiling away time in House of Fraser, a leading…

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Africa Inspired | Art | Fashion

Fashion: Vlisco Delicate Shades Featuring Sabine Pieper Illustrations

Byatelier55 22nd November 201130th April 2020

Vlisco [Africa Inspired] [Image credit: Delicate Shades Campaign – Vlisco] Having struggled with it in the beginning…

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Africa Inspired | Textiles

Textiles: AphroChic Designing Modern Soulful Style

Byatelier55 16th November 201129th April 2020

AphroChic [Africa Inspired]   There are some truly amazing and inspiring blogs out there and not enough…

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Africa Inspired | Beauty And Wellbeing | Ghana

Beauty: Packaging Inspired by West Africa’s Love of Wax Cloth Fabrics

Byatelier55 2nd November 201129th April 2020

L’Occitane [Africa Inspired]   Escaping the crowds on Regent Street I ducked into L’Occitane in search of a few…

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Accessories | Africa Inspired | Jewellery

Jewellery: African Antique and Vintage Trade Beads 

Byatelier55 31st October 201129th April 2020

DANNIJO [Africa Inspired] I stumbled upon the blog Out and About Africa where I came across some colourful creations…

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Africa Inspired | Textiles

Textiles: Luke Irwin Custom-Made Hand-knotted Rugs

Byatelier55 19th October 201129th April 2020

Luke Irwin [Africa Inspired] [Image credit: Botswana Rug – Luke Irwin] I came across some beautifully patterned,…

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Accessories | Africa Inspired | Morocco

Accessories: Cobra Society Blending Western Style Boots with a Moroccan Twist

Byatelier55 12th October 201129th April 2020

Cobra Society [Africa Inspired] The latest print issue of Vogue UK has an interesting article on the rise of…

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Africa Inspired | Food & Drink | Nigeria

Food & Drink: African Cuisine with Akhaya Cookery School

Byatelier55 5th October 201129th April 2020

Akhaya Cookery School [Nigeria] New to African cooking or simply want to try your hand at creating…

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Africa Inspired | Fashion | Uganda

Fashion: CrOp by David Peck Spring/Summer 2011

Byatelier55 27th September 201129th April 2020

CrOp by David Peck [Uganda] [Image credit: CrOp by David Peck; Jamie Leigh Collier via TreeHugger] David…

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Africa Inspired | Lifestyle

Lifestyle: Baobab Collection Luxury Candles Inspired by Africa

Byatelier55 24th September 201129th April 2020

Baobab Collection [Africa Inspired] What an unexpectedly busy week it’s turned out to be; and as it…

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Accessories | Africa Inspired | Jewellery

Jewellery: Corinne Hamak’s ‘Africa’ Collection

Byatelier55 19th September 201129th April 2020

Corinne Hamak [Africa Inspired] Beautifully bright and stylishly simple I love the organic forms in London-based jewellery…

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Africa Inspired | Beauty And Wellbeing | Ghana

Beauty: Bulldog Moisturiser with Organic Shea Butter from Ghana

Byatelier55 16th September 201129th April 2020

Bulldog [Africa Inspired] [Image credit: Eco-System Moisturiser – Bulldog] So… having a name like Bulldog doesn’t exactly conjure up images of…

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Africa Inspired | Interiors

Interiors: New York Design and African Décor Meet in Italy

Byatelier55 9th September 201129th April 2020

New York Design and African Décor Meet in Italy [Africa Inspired] While looking around for interior inspiration I…

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Africa Inspired | Art

Art: London’s Darkroom Ndebele Print Inspiration

Byatelier55 6th September 201128th April 2020

Rhonda Drakeford / Darkroom [Africa Inspired] The bold and highly distinctive geometric patterns adorning the walls of…

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Accessories | Africa Inspired | Jewellery

Jewellery: Kuati Sahara Necklace and Cuffs

Byatelier55 2nd September 201128th April 2020

Kuati Sahara Necklace and Cuffs [Africa Inspired] Feel like a goddess with a spectacular choker style necklace…

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Accessories | Africa Inspired

Accessories: Rupert Sanderson’s Africa Inspired 2012 Resort Collection

Byatelier55 30th August 201128th April 2020

Rupert Sanderson [Africa Inspired] [Image source: Kibo Wedge – Rupert Sanderson Resort 2012 – fashionologie] I know…

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