Textile: Julie Kouamo Pop Up
JULIE KOUAMO [Cameroon] [Image credits: Julie Kouamo Pop Up – taken by Tapiwa] Textile and interior accessories…
Decor: Kanga Cloth Lamps and Pendants
Primitive Modern Arts [Kenya] [Image credits: Light Pendants, Lamps, and Fabrics – Primitive Modern Arts] Recently introduced…
Textiles: Sankofa Center Wax Cloth Inspiration
The Sankofa Center [Ghana] The Sankofa Center is a not-for-profit arts-based organisation in Ghana that uses traditional African…
Textiles: Brightly Coloured Kente Strip Cushions
Our Talking Hands [Ghana] [Image credits: Cushion Covers – Our Talking Hands] A couple of weeks ago…
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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…
Textiles: Serena & Lily Africa Inspired Fabrics
Serena & Lily [Africa inspired] [Image credits: clockwise from top left, Kuba Pillow Cover in Orchid; Kuba Fabric…
Textiles: Luxury Silk Linens
Tsakani [South Africa] [Image credits: Bedding and Cushions – Tsakani Silk] Silk is a pure natural protein,…
Textiles: Moroccan Kilim Fabrics
Kilim Cushions [Africa Inspired] Plümo [Image credit: Kelim Cushions – Plümo] Doing some research for a client I keeping…
Design: India Hicks Indigo Dyed Linens
India Hicks [Image credit: Indigo Napkin Set – India Hicks] Just spotted these indigo dyed napkins currently…
Textiles: Evocative Prints from Julie Kouamo
Julie Kouamo [Cameroon] Julie Kouamo is a French/Cameroonian print textile designer whose bold, evocative fabric and wallpaper designs…
Textiles: Legendary Textile Artist Nike Davies Okundaye
Nike Davies Okundaye [Nigeria] [Image credit: Reverse Applique Wall Hanging – Nike Centre for Art and Culture]…
Textiles: The Tentmakers of Cairo at Art in Action 2012
The Tentmakers of Cairo [Egypt] Today sees the start of Art in Action a four-day annual celebration of…
Textiles: Banke Kuku Queen of Colour
Banke Kuku [Nigeria] [Image credit: Victorian Chairs – Banke Kuku] Inspired by a fusion of African and…
Textiles: Aissa Dione Luxury Woven Textiles
Aissa Dione Tissus [Senegal] [Image source: Aissa Dione Tissus Fabrics via Textiel Museum The Netherlands] Businesses, schools,…
Art: Papa Ibra Tall’s Vibrant Tapestries at Dak’Art 2012
Papa Ibra Tall [Senegal] Several months ago I coveted a dress made out of gorgeously colourful…
Textiles: Comfort & Samuel Paying Homage to Africa’s Textile Heritage
Comfort & Samuel [Nigeria] [Image credits: left, Ododo; and right, Osun, Samuel, and Alabi Cushions – Comfort…
Textiles: Kudhinda Potato Print Fabrics Made In Zimbabwe
Kudhinda Fabrics [Zimbabwe] Back home in Harare no school art lesson was complete without a potato…
Textiles: Muya Ethiopia Inspired by Ethiopia’s Rich Textile Heritage
Muya Ethiopia [Ethiopia] [Image credits: Woven Textiles and Pottery – Muya Ethiopia] Muya Ethiopia was founded in 2005…
Textiles: Skinny laMinx Afro-Scandi Style
Skinny laMinx [South Africa] [Image credit: Skinny laMinx Tea Towels] As winter gives way to spring, the promise…
Textiles: Bonana Van Mil Luxury Hand Painted Silk Accessories
Bonana Van Mil [Botswana] [Image credit: Wild Berries Scarf – Bonana Van Mil] I have a weakness…