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A Showcase of African Design at Somerset House
Africa | Art | Exhibitions

A Showcase of African Design at Somerset House

Byatelier55 8th June 20218th June 2021

Postponed from September 2020 The London Design Biennale is now taking place in June 2021 at London’s…

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Beazley Designs Of The Year 2017
Burkina Faso | Exhibitions | Ghana | Morocco | Nigeria

Beazley Designs Of The Year 2017

Byatelier55 16th February 20189th December 2019

  Sir David Adjaye has been announced as the overall winner of Beazley Design of the Year…

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IFI Congress and African Design and Culture Festival Nigeria
Design | Exhibitions | Nigeria

IFI Congress and African Design and Culture Festival Nigeria

Byatelier55 10th November 20179th December 2019

  Lagos, Nigeria’s bustling dynamic capital plays host to the African Culture and Design Festival (ACDF), a…

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IFA Pure Gold Upcycled! Upgraded! Exhibition Exploring Sustainable Design
Burkina Faso | Design | Exhibitions | Mozambique | Nigeria | Senegal

IFA Pure Gold Upcycled! Upgraded! Exhibition Exploring Sustainable Design

Byatelier55 14th September 20179th December 2019

Greetings from the city of Hamburg in Germany where I am attending the press conference and opening…

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African-Print Fashion Now! A Story Of Taste, Globalization, And Style
Africa | Exhibitions

African-Print Fashion Now! A Story Of Taste, Globalization, And Style

Byatelier55 14th July 20179th December 2019

  African-Print Fashion Now is an exhibition that recognises the significance of the ever-popular African print fabrics….

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South Africa: The Art of A Nation At The British Museum
Art | Exhibitions | South Africa

South Africa: The Art of A Nation At The British Museum

Byatelier55 9th December 20169th July 2020

South Africa: The Art of a Nation, is a landmark exhibition at the British Museum that takes…

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Africa | Exhibitions | Fashion

Exhibition: Fashion Cities Africa Marking Africa’s Influence On Global Fashion

Byatelier55 28th October 20169th July 2020

Fashion Cities Africa [Exhibition] [Main image credit: Fashion Cities Africa, Brighton Museum and Art Gallery – Judith…

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Exhibition: Contemporary African Furniture Design on Display at Dubai Design Week

Byatelier55 24th October 201621st October 2022

Jomo Furniture   [Image credit: Birth Chair II – Jomo Furniture] Dubai Design Week opens today and among…

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Art | Exhibitions | Mali

Exhibition: Celebrating The Life and Work of Legendary Photographer, Malick Sidibé

Byatelier55 21st October 201621st October 2022

Malick Sidibé Exhibition at Somerset House [Mali] [Image credit: Amis des Espagnols, 1968,Photograph: © Malick Sidibé​Courtesy Galerie MAGNIN-A,…

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Art | Exhibitions | Nigeria

Exhibition: Fashion Illustration and Art by Nigerian Artist Ibe Ananaba

Byatelier55 12th September 201621st October 2022

Ibe Ananaba [Nigeria] [Image credit: ‘I Beta Pass My Neighbour’ (1) – Ibe Ananaba] A rising name…

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Africa | Design | Exhibitions

Exhibition: African Design at the London Design Biennale 2016

Byatelier55 7th September 201621st October 2022

London Design Biennale [Design] [Image credits: Porky Hefer, London Design Biennale 2016 – Tapiwa Matsinde] International design…

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Africa | Art | Design | Exhibitions

Exhibition: Creative Africa Art And Design Comes To Philadelphia

Byatelier55 13th July 20167th July 2020

Africa’s creativity is certainly capturing global attention, with seemingly every major city around the world holding or is…

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Exhibitions | Fashion | South Africa | Textiles

Events: “Picture Africa” – A Celebration of African Creativity at Decorex, Cape Town

Byatelier55 13th April 20167th July 2020

Picture Africa [South Africa]   [Image credits: Picture Africa – Marianne Fassler Resort 16 Collection, Photography by Paul…

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Africa | Art | Exhibitions

Exhibition: 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair at Frieze Week, New York

Byatelier55 15th May 201524th June 2020

1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, New York [Image credit: Paul Sika, Dandelia #1, 2012. Photographic Print mounted on lightbox. Courtesy…

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Design | Exhibitions | South Africa

Exhibition: Kassena Town, Modern African Furniture Design at Grains of Paradise

Byatelier55 23rd March 201523rd June 2020

Dokter and Misses – Kassena Town [South Africa]   Tomorrow sees the opening of Grains of Paradise,…

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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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Exhibitions | Nigeria | Textiles

Textiles: Yemi Awosile’s Textile Soundscapes

Byatelier55 17th September 201419th June 2020

Yemi Awosile [Nigeria]   Also on display at Africa Utopia was a new body of work by…

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Art | Culture | Events | Exhibitions

Exhibition: Africa Utopia 2014

Byatelier55 10th September 201416th June 2020

Africa Utopia Africa Utopia returns to London’s Southbank Centre this week. Taking place over four days from Thursday…

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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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Decor | Design | Exhibitions

Exhibition: Celebrating Contemporary African Design

Byatelier55 30th September 201312th June 2020

Heralded as being the first exhibition of its kind in London, September 14th saw the opening of Graphic…

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