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Decor | South Africa | Textiles

Textiles: Interior Designer Ghislaine Vinas Designs ShweShwe Wallpaper For Flavor Paper

Bywellmadeafrica 27th May 20167th July 2020

ShweShwe is an awarding winning wallpaper designed by interior designer Ghislaine Viñas for Flavor Paper. Born in…

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Decor | South Africa | Textiles

Textiles: Modern South African Design The Ardmore Collection By Halsted

Bywellmadeafrica 25th March 20167th July 2020

Luxury South African textiles and lifestyle brand Halsted introduced The Ardmore Collection of textiles and interior accessories…

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Africa Inspired | Decor | South Africa | Textiles

Decor: KuDu’s Contemporary African Spring/Summer Style

Bywellmadeafrica 21st March 20167th July 2020

KuDu Spring/Summer Edit [Image credit: Mungo Itawuli cotton flat-weave bath sheet  – KuDu] Spring has begun bringing with…

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Decor | Kenya

Decor: Adele Dejak Launches Luxury Lifestyle Interior Accessories Collection

Bywellmadeafrica 22nd January 20163rd July 2020

The Adele Dejak Lifestyle brand was launched in 2014 and brings the modern elegance and luxury Africa…

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Decor | Design | Ethiopia

Design: Hand-Woven Lighting Inspired by Traditional Ethiopian Basket Weaving

Bywellmadeafrica 27th July 20152nd July 2020

The Abyssinia Lamp by PET LAMP and Salem’s Ethiopia [Ethiopia] [Image credit: Abyssinia Single Lamps – PET…

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Decor | Tunisia

Decor: Tinja Reinterpreting Classical Tunisian Crafts To Create A Handcrafted Modern Aesthetic

Bywellmadeafrica 21st July 20153rd July 2020

Handcrafted modern is the philosophy of Tinja, an interior design concept developed by a family passionate about…

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Africa Inspired | Basket Weaving | Decor

Decor: Safari Fusion’s Woven & Stitched 2015-16 Collection

Bywellmadeafrica 14th July 20152nd July 2020

Safari Fusion [Africa Inspired] Loving Safari Fusion’s beautifully styled 2015-16 Lookbook entitled, Woven & Stitched. The colourful,…

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Basket Weaving | Decor | Eswatini | Swaziland

Basketry: Gone Rural’s One of a Kind Hand Painted Baskets at Maud Interiors

Bywellmadeafrica 30th June 20151st July 2020

Gone Rural Hand Painted Baskets at Maud Interiors [Eswatini / Swaziland] [Image credit: Gone Rural Hand Painted…

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Africa Inspired | Decor | South Africa

Decor: Interiors Boutique KuDu Home Redefining the Way We View African Design

Bywellmadeafrica 23rd June 20151st July 2020

KuDu Home [Africa Inspired] [Image credit: KuDu Home] ‘Africa is Beautiful. Africa is Home.’ Two concise, yet…

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Africa Inspired | Decor | Design

Design: Otago Chandeliers Inspired by Dinka Corsets for Nandos Harrogate

Bywellmadeafrica 17th June 20151st July 2020

Otago and The Light Corporation for Nandos [Image credit: Maridadi Pendants for Nandos, Harrogate – Otago ©David…

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Decor | Textiles | Tunisia

Design: Tunisia’s Ancient Handicraft Meets Contemporary Swedish Design

Bywellmadeafrica 15th June 201530th June 2020

House of Rym [Tunisia] [Image credit: Cover Me Up Cushion Cover in Heavenly Honeycomb in Rose –…

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Decor | Design | South Africa

Design: Surilight Inspired by the Adornment of the Suri Tribe of Ethiopia

Bywellmadeafrica 1st June 201530th June 2020

Surilight by Egg Designs [South Africa] [Image credit: Brass Surilght] The Surilight is a cascading chandelier that…

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Decor: Silversmith Ndidi Nkubia at London Craft Week 2015

Bywellmadeafrica 6th May 201523rd June 2020

Ndidi Ekubia [Image credits: Ndidi Ekubia, Silver Vase – Ndidi Ekubia] Since I started my blogging journey I have come…

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Africa Inspired | Decor

Decor: Anthropologie’s Wax Cloth and Kanga Inspiration

Bywellmadeafrica 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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Books | Decor | Design

Contemporary Design Africa Book Modern African Home Decor And Design

Bywellmadeafrica 2nd February 201529th June 2020

Back in September 2014 I hinted at some news I was looking forward to sharing a few…

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Ceramics | Decor | Morocco

Decor: Myriam Mourabit Contemporary Moroccan Ceramics

Bywellmadeafrica 30th January 201522nd June 2020

Myriam Mourabit [Morocco] [Image credit: Tagine Ceramics – Myriam Mourabit] Award-winning Moroccan ceramicist Myriam Mourabit creates exquisite…

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Decor | Ethiopia | Textiles

Decor: Keteme’s Monochrome Interior Inspiration

Bywellmadeafrica 30th January 201522nd June 2020

Keteme [Ethiopia] [Image credit: Cushions and Textile Collections – Keteme] Keteme is a lifestyle home décor brand that offers…

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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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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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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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