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

Beazley Designs Of The Year 2017

Bywellmadeafrica 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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West African Food and Flavour With Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen Cookbook
Food & Drink | Ghana | West Africa

West African Food and Flavour With Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen Cookbook

Bywellmadeafrica 3rd November 20179th December 2019

  Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen cookbook by Zoe Adjonyoh is a revelation. A beautiful reference to Ghanaian cooking…

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Africa.Now – Exploring Africa’s Creative Community With Design Indaba
Africa | Cote D Ivoire | Design | Egypt | Ethiopia | Fashion | Ghana | Morocco | Nigeria | Rwanda | Senegal | Uganda

Africa.Now – Exploring Africa’s Creative Community With Design Indaba

Bywellmadeafrica 4th October 20172nd March 2021

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPkwUBfKyhA] Having spent the last seven years bringing you some of the names, designs, and services…

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YSWARA Brings Their Elegant Tearoom Experience To Ghana
Ghana | Interiors | Lifestyle

YSWARA Brings Their Elegant Tearoom Experience To Ghana

Bywellmadeafrica 28th April 20179th December 2019

  The launch of luxury tea brand YSWARA’s Johannesburg tearoom has been joined by the opening of…

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AMWA Designs Translating Ancient Adinkra Symbols Into Modern Textiles
Ghana | Textiles

AMWA Designs Translating Ancient Adinkra Symbols Into Modern Textiles

Bywellmadeafrica 7th April 20179th December 2019

Ancient Adinkra symbols and the wisdom of Ghanaian proverbs serve as the decorative backdrop to a collection…

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Africa By Design Inaugural Exhibition Launches In Ghana
Burkina Faso | Design | Ethiopia | Ghana | Mali | Nigeria | Senegal

Africa By Design Inaugural Exhibition Launches In Ghana

Bywellmadeafrica 31st March 20179th December 2019

  Exhibitions focusing on design from Africa continue to abound, with more countries outside the continent holding…

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LIHA Beauty Inspired By West African Skin Care Traditions
Beauty And Wellbeing | Ghana | Nigeria | West Africa

LIHA Beauty Inspired By West African Skin Care Traditions

Bywellmadeafrica 10th February 20179th July 2020

We have gone through a cold snap of late, the icy winter winds contrasted with the drying…

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Design | Ghana | Textiles | West Africa

Design: Mimi Plange Channels Classic West African Inspiration For Roche Bobois

Bywellmadeafrica 14th October 20169th July 2020

[Image credit: Mimi Plange x Roche Bobois Asante Doll Army Ice Blue] Fashion designer Mimi Plange has…

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Beauty And Wellbeing | Ghana

Beauty: Afro Hair Specialist Charlotte Mensah Launches Manketti Oil Hair Care Range

Bywellmadeafrica 17th June 20167th July 2020

London hairstylist and Afro hair specialist Charlotte Mensah recently debuted her first range of premium haircare products. The…

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Accessories | Ghana

Accessories: Monaa, Luxury Footwear Made in Ghana

Bywellmadeafrica 20th July 20152nd July 2020

Monaa [Ghana] [Image credit: Princess Slipper in blue – Monaa] Nothing says summer more than a pair…

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Accessories | Ghana

Accessories: A A K S Luxury Handwoven Bags at Anthropologie

Bywellmadeafrica 28th May 201530th June 2020

A A K S [Ghana] [Image credit: Happa Bag – A A K S] Luxury accessories label,…

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Ghana | Textiles

Textiles: Bespoke Binny Motivational Feel Good Furnishings

Bywellmadeafrica 8th January 201522nd June 2020

Bespoke Binny [Image credit: Wax print and African Proverb Cushion Collections – Bespoke Binny] The New Year…

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Fashion | Ghana

Fashion: Ohema Ohene’s Geo Africa Collection

Bywellmadeafrica 12th September 201419th June 2020

Ohema Ohene [Ghana] [Image credit: Ohema Ohene, Laura Cape Dress – Oh! Printex Collection] In a departure from the…

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Accessories | Ghana

Accessories: Stylish Heels

Bywellmadeafrica 22nd May 201416th June 2020

MO SAÏQUE [Ghana] [Images Credits: Hakuun, Miami Beat Collection – MO SAÏQUE] Afua Dabanka is a woman after my…

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Design | Ghana

Design: David Adjaye for Knoll

Bywellmadeafrica 3rd October 201312th June 2020

DESIGNER: DAVID ADJAYE [GHANA] [Image credits: Washington Corona Bronze Coffee Table – Knoll] ‘…unless I truly loved it, there was…

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Ghana | Textiles

Textiles: Sankofa Center Wax Cloth Inspiration

Bywellmadeafrica 9th April 201311th June 2020

The Sankofa Center [Ghana] The Sankofa Center is a not-for-profit arts-based organisation in Ghana that uses traditional African…

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Ghana | Travel

Travel: Cruising Lake Volta with The Ohemaa LXI

Bywellmadeafrica 15th February 201310th June 2020

The Ohemaa LXI [Ghana] [Image credit: The Ohemaa LXI] Cruise the waters of Lake Volta by setting…

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Decor | Ghana | Textiles

Textiles: Brightly Coloured Kente Strip Cushions

Bywellmadeafrica 6th February 20139th June 2020

Our Talking Hands [Ghana] [Image credits: Cushion Covers – Our Talking Hands] A couple of weeks ago…

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Art | Ghana

Art: El Anatsui Cascading Metal Wall Sculptures

Bywellmadeafrica 10th September 201229th May 2020

El Anatsui [Ghana]   Covering expanses of wall space, Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui’s stunning and ingenious fabric-like installations are…

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Accessories | Ghana

Accessories: Koshie O Compact and Colourful Messenger Bags

Bywellmadeafrica 24th August 201229th May 2020

Koshie O [Ghana]   Compact and colourful; New York-based fashion label Koshie O’s range of messenger bags make for…

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