Design | Nigeria | South Africa | Textiles
Design: Yinka Ilori and Laduma Ngxokolo Creative Collaboration
Yinka Ilori and Laduma Ngxokolo Last week’s Africa Utopia provided the opportunity to catch up with what was happening…
Design: Ifeanyi Oganwu, Beautifully Engineered Craft
Ifeanyi Oganwu [Nigeria] [Image credit: Blue Splice – Expand Design] Ifeanyi Oganwu is a young talented architect…
Design: Sustainable Design Legacy
Baay Xaaly Sene [Senegal] [Image credit: Moscow apartment of Russian designer, Dmitry Velikovsky showing Baay Xaaly Sene Armchair –…
Design: Egyptian Lamps
Zenza [Egypt] A trip to Egypt looking for interesting accessories for a new home accessories business called…
Design: David Adjaye for Knoll
DESIGNER: DAVID ADJAYE [GHANA] [Image credits: Washington Corona Bronze Coffee Table – Knoll] ‘…unless I truly loved it, there was…
Decor | Design | Exhibitions
Exhibition: Celebrating Contemporary African Design
Heralded as being the first exhibition of its kind in London, September 14th saw the opening of Graphic…
Africa | Design | Exhibitions
Exhibition: Design Africa
African Design in the City [Image credit: Bangou Collection Lampshades – Julie Kouamo] September has been a…
Decor | Design | Eswatini | South Africa | Swaziland
Design: Contemporary South African Design at West Elm
West Elm/South African Design [Africa Inspired] West Elm is a Brooklyn based company whose Autumn 2012 collaboration collections…
Design: Contemporary Egyptian Furniture
Dalia Sadany [Egypt] Dalia Sadany is an Egyptian architect and interior designer who creates sophisticated, contemporary spaces for…
Design: Hand Decorated Cabinets Inspired by African Design Elements
Lucas Risé [Africa Inspired] I stumbled upon these amazingly decorated, hand-painted cabinets by Argentinean artist, Lucas Risé. Visually…
Accessories | Algeria | Design | Jewellery
Jewellery: Shimmering Metals, Sculptural Forms
[Image credit: Choker – Taher Chemirik/Artsy] Fluid, sculptural pieces formed out of shimmering gold and silver metals…
Design: Updating Design Classics
Wegner Shell Chair I have seen this chair pop up on many a Pinterest board channelling ‘African…
Design: Decadent Daybeds
Odds & Ends [Kenya] [Image credits: Funzi Daybed – Odds & Ends] What can be more decadent than…
Design: Tucker Robbins Africa Bed
Tucker Robbins – Africa bed [Africa Inspired] Recognisable by the slightly raised pillow at one end, and…
Design: Chic Camping Stools
Global Views – Camp Stools [Africa Inspired] [Image credits: Camp Stools – Global Views] For those who…
Africa Inspired | Decor | Design | Interiors | Textiles
Decor: African Craft and Design Interior Design Inspiration
House & Garden [Africa Inspired] Flipping through the latest issue of House & Garden UK (February 2013) I came…
Design: Artlantique Gives Discarded Fishing Boats a New Lease of Life
Artlantique [Senegal] [Image credit: Commode Thies – Artlantique] Weathered by the elements, wood salvaged from old or…
Design: Upcycled furniture Inspired by Nigerian Parables
Yinka Ilori [Nigeria] [Image credits: Odd One Out chair at D’apostophe – Yinka Ilori] Dismantling discarded pieces of furniture…
Design: Adriana Hoyos Africa Collection
Adriana Hoyos [Africa Inspired] The majestic Serengeti Plains have inspired a contemporary classic range of furniture…
Design: Iman Deco Woven Patio Furniture
Iman Deco [Africa Inspired] [Image credit: Iman Deco Hoop Chair via MeubleSoLoft] I recently received a request…