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MADE51, Design-Led Craft for Social Impact
Burkina Faso | Decor | Mali | Rwanda | South Sudan

MADE51, Design-Led Craft for Social Impact

Byatelier55 5th October 20215th October 2021

MADE51 is a pioneering initiative that brings together designers with refugees to create and craft products for…

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Gorilla’s Nest A Luxury Retreat in the Foothills of Rwanda’s Virunga Volcano Range
Interiors | Rwanda | Travel

Gorilla’s Nest A Luxury Retreat in the Foothills of Rwanda’s Virunga Volcano Range

Byatelier55 19th February 202021st July 2020

Luxury resort and private property group One&Only has opened Gorilla’s Nest, their second property in Rwanda following…

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Nyungwe House Rwanda’s 5 Star Safari Lodge Perched on the Edge of a National Park
Interiors | Rwanda | Travel

Nyungwe House Rwanda’s 5 Star Safari Lodge Perched on the Edge of a National Park

Byatelier55 16th October 201914th July 2020

A few years back I introduced Nyungwe Forest Lodge a beautiful property in Rwanda located on a…

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Eden Diodati Luxury Sustainable Jewellery With A Philanthropic Purpose
Accessories | Jewellery | Rwanda

Eden Diodati Luxury Sustainable Jewellery With A Philanthropic Purpose

Byatelier55 25th September 20199th December 2019

Fashion is an industry in the spotlight over issues around sustainability with regards to fast and throwaway…

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Africa’s Basket Weavers Telling Stories Through Basketry
Basket Weaving | Decor | Niger | Rwanda | Swaziland

Africa’s Basket Weavers Telling Stories Through Basketry

Byatelier55 19th June 20199th December 2019

Basketry is a skill that has been practiced up and down the continent for centuries with examples…

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Bisate Lodge Showcases Contemporary Rwandan Design
Design | Interiors | Rwanda | Travel

Bisate Lodge Showcases Contemporary Rwandan Design

Byatelier55 10th October 201814th July 2020

Blending into the steep hillside of an eroded volcanic cone that overlooks the Bisoke Volcano is the…

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Inzuki Jewellery A Rwandan Brand Blending Traditional Crafts with Contemporary Design
Accessories | Jewellery | Rwanda

Inzuki Jewellery A Rwandan Brand Blending Traditional Crafts with Contemporary Design

Byatelier55 18th October 201713th July 2020

The traditional crafts of Rwanda are the inspiration behind an up and coming jewellery brand called Inzuki,…

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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

Byatelier55 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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Design | Rwanda

Design: Kubaka Furniture Collection

Byatelier55 15th December 201420th June 2020

George Pericles [Rwanda] [Image credit: George Pericles]  George Pericles is an innovative creative think tank operating between…

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Decor | Rwanda

Decor: Indego Africa Design-Led, Traditionally Inspired Rwandan Handicrafts

Byatelier55 7th June 201311th June 2020

Indego Africa [Rwanda] [Image credit: Copabu Wooden Bowl, Black – Indego Africa] Design-led aesthetics and sustainable social…

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Interiors | Rwanda | Travel

Travel: Striking Modern African Interior Design Inspiration at Nyungwe Forest Lodge 

Byatelier55 17th July 201214th May 2020

Nyungwe Forest Lodge [Rwanda] [Image credit: Main Lodge – Nyungwe Forest Lodge] I have just finished reading…

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Art | Rwanda

Art: Rwanda’s Striking Imigongo Panels

Byatelier55 6th March 20126th May 2020

Imigongo Paintings [Rwanda]    Once upon a time in the Rwandan Province of Kibungo lived Prince Kakira;…

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Accessories | Rwanda

Accessories: Taya Maxey Kitenge Cloth Belts

Byatelier55 10th August 201127th April 2020

Taya Maxey [Rwanda] Define your waist with some beautiful bold belts from Taya Maxey. The wide belts are…

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Rwanda | Travel

Travel: Premier Eco-Tourism Destination Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge

Byatelier55 21st June 201127th April 2020

Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge [Rwanda] [Image credit: Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge – Kiwi Collection] At first glance Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge itself is…

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Food & Drink | Rwanda

Food & Drink: Land of a Thousand Hills Drink Coffee Do Good

Byatelier55 15th April 201122nd April 2020

Buf Café / Coadeka-Bukonya / Land of a Thousand Hills [Rwanda] [Image credit: Land of a Thousand…

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Fashion | Rwanda

Fashion: Mille Collines Blending Trend and Tradition

Byatelier55 18th January 20119th December 2019

Mille Collines [Rwanda]     [Image credits: Mille Collines] An eclectic design style seeking to blend trend…

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Basket Weaving | Decor | Rwanda

Design: Gahaya Links Baskets Celebrating Peace

Byatelier55 10th November 20107th December 2019

Gahaya Links [Rwanda] [Image credits: top, Fairwinds Trading; bottom, Gahaya Links] Following on from my previous posting about the Zimbabwean…

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