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Africa | Architecture | Art | Design | Exhibitions

Exhibition: Making Africa, Vitra Design Museum

Byatelier55 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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Africa | Awards | Events

Awards: Celebrating Contemporary Design in Africa

Byatelier55 30th May 201416th June 2020

Africa Design Award [Africa] [Image credit: Africa Design Award Logo – Africa Design Award] The inaugural Africa…

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Africa | Events | Messages And Musings

Events: New Year. New Inspirations.

Byatelier55 7th January 201412th June 2020

[Image credit: Africa is Now – The Design Indaba Expo] As 2014 gets underway, it brings with…

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Africa | Art | Exhibitions

Exhibition: Contemporary African Art Fair

Byatelier55 16th October 201312th June 2020

1:54 [Edson Chagas; Angola: Found not Taken, Luanda, 2009 – C-print on dibond, 120 x 80cm] One…

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Exhibition: Design Africa

Byatelier55 30th September 201312th June 2020

African Design in the City [Image credit: Bangou Collection Lampshades – Julie Kouamo] September has been a…

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Lifestyle: Africa Documentary BBC ONE 

Byatelier55 4th February 20139th June 2020

Africa – David Attenborough/BBC ONE I have been watching Africa, the new documentary series by veteran British presenter,…

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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 | Food & Drink | Liberia

Food & Drink: Speciality Teas Inspired by Africa

Byatelier55 30th April 201211th May 2020

Caranda Tea [Liberia]   A longing for the familiar tastes of home led Liberian entrepreneur, Doughba Caranda-Martin…

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Africa | Art | Decor

Art: Doors of Africa

Byatelier55 15th March 20127th May 2020

Doors [Africa Inspired]   Fed up after the deafening sound of another slammed door, my sister took…

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Africa | Messages And Musings | Opinion | Uganda

Marking a Year of Blogging

Byatelier55 30th September 201129th April 2020

Celebrating a Year of Blogging [Image credits: T-shirts – Definition Africa] Wow, where has the time gone!!!! Today…

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Africa | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Decor | Design | Egypt

Design: Snob, Contemporary Furniture and Interior Accessories Made In Africa

Byatelier55 7th July 201127th April 2020

Snob – African Furniture and Interior Accessories [Cameroon / Egypt /Burkina Faso] I stumbled upon the Green Tea…

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