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African Furniture Design At Salone del Mobile 2018
Africa | Design | Kenya | Morocco | Nigeria

African Furniture Design At Salone del Mobile 2018

Bywellmadeafrica 17th April 20189th December 2019

Salone del Mobile, the prestigious Italian furniture fair opens its doors today offering visitors the very best…

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Sanlam Handmade Contemporary Fair Presents The 2017 Well Made In Africa Exhibitors
Decor | Design | Events | Fashion | Jewellery | Kenya | Morocco | Nigeria | Senegal | South Africa

Sanlam Handmade Contemporary Fair Presents The 2017 Well Made In Africa Exhibitors

Bywellmadeafrica 1st September 20179th December 2019

  Earlier this year, I was honoured to have been appointed the guest curator for the prestigious…

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Mashirbirya Patterns Inspire Saba Studio’s Furniture Made On Lamu Island
Design | Kenya

Mashirbirya Patterns Inspire Saba Studio’s Furniture Made On Lamu Island

Bywellmadeafrica 23rd June 20179th December 2019

  Centuries-old Mashirbirya patterns have inspired a contemporary collection of limited edition furniture made on Kenya’s, Lamu…

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Design | Kenya | Nigeria | Textiles | The Gambia

Design: Designer Ifeanyi Oganwu and Artist Pheobe Boswell Collaborate with Toghal Textiles

Bywellmadeafrica 17th October 20169th July 2020

Dotted around the lounge at 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair was a collection of colourful, contemporary seating…

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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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Kenya | Textiles

Textiles: Kenyan Jewellery Designer Gladys Macharia For URBANARA

Bywellmadeafrica 16th May 201524th June 2020

Gladys Macharia for URBANARA [Kenya] [Image credit: Gladys Macharia, Awasi Collection Table Runner and Napkin – URBANARA] UK online…

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Fashion | Kenya | South Africa

Fashion: Kanga Kulture for KISUA

Bywellmadeafrica 30th November 201420th June 2020

Kanga Kulture for KISUA [Kenya] [Image credit: African Print Pleat Jacket – Kanga Kulture for KISUA] Kenyan…

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Decor | Kenya | Textiles

Decor: Kanga Cloth Lamps and Pendants

Bywellmadeafrica 25th July 201311th June 2020

Primitive Modern Arts [Kenya] [Image credits: Light Pendants, Lamps, and Fabrics – Primitive Modern Arts] Recently introduced…

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Kenya | Travel

Travel: Ngerende Island Lodge

Bywellmadeafrica 31st May 201311th June 2020

Ngerende Island Lodge [Kenya] [Image credit: Ngerende Island Lodge via Kiwi Collection] Offering guests luxury in the…

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Design | Kenya

Design: Decadent Daybeds

Bywellmadeafrica 15th February 201310th June 2020

Odds & Ends [Kenya] [Image credits: Funzi Daybed – Odds & Ends]  What can be more decadent than…

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Accessories | Jewellery | Kenya

Jewellery: Chic Adornment Made In Kenya

Bywellmadeafrica 17th September 20125th June 2020

Savannah Chic [Kenya] [Image credit: Kikoy Bracelets – Savannah Chic] We may be entering Autumn here in…

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Interiors | Kenya | Travel

Travel: The Red Pepper House in Lamu

Bywellmadeafrica 20th August 20123rd July 2020

The Red Pepper House [Kenya] [Image credit: Dining – The Red Pepper House] The historical island of…

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Interiors | Kenya

Interiors: Suno Kay Osterweis Idyllic Lamu Retreat

Bywellmadeafrica 6th July 201213th May 2020

Claudio Modola for Suno Kay Osterweis [Kenya] [Image credit: Claudio Modola Home for Suno Kay Osterweis –…

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Beauty And Wellbeing | Kenya

Beauty: Basa Body Coconut Oil Skincare

Bywellmadeafrica 19th June 201213th May 2020

Basa Body/ Coast Coconut Farms [Kenya] [Image credits: top, Gift Box; bottom, Lotion, Lip Butter and Body…

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Accessories | Kenya

Accessories: Brightly Beaded Summer Sandals

Bywellmadeafrica 15th June 201213th May 2020

The Afropolitan Shop [Kenya] [Image credits: clockwise from top left, African Shield, Infinity, Mara, Jamaica, and Sunset Sandals…

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Design | Kenya

Design: Master Wood Carver Daniel Omondi

Bywellmadeafrica 2nd April 20128th May 2020

Daniel Omondi [Kenya] [Image credit: Daniel Omondi – Rocking Chair] A few weeks ago I featured a…

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Design | Kenya

Design: Mijikenda Salvaged Driftwood Furniture

Bywellmadeafrica 16th February 20126th May 2020

Mijikenda Workshop [Kenya] [Image credit: Driftwood Mahogany Console – Mijikenda Workshop] The irregular form of a solid wood…

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Accessories | Jewellery | Kenya

Jewellery: Nasimiyu Upholding Cultural Traditions 

Bywellmadeafrica 27th January 20125th May 2020

Nasimiyu [Kenya] [Image credit: Nasimiyu] An abundance of colourful beads strung, woven and twisted together form the…

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Africa Inspired | Decor | Kenya

Decor: Wooden Spoons Handcarved in Kenya

Bywellmadeafrica 17th January 20125th May 2020

Wooden Spoons on Leif [Africa Inspired] [Image credits: Leif] Wooden spoons are a kitchen staple and bring…

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Decor | Design | Kenya

Design: Kitengela Hot Glass Chandeliers

Bywellmadeafrica 27th October 201127th April 2020

Kitengela Hot Glass [Kenya] [Image Credit: Westend House Chandelier – Kitengela Hot Glass] Picture heavy wooden doors…

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