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atelier 55 – The Curator of Contemporary African Design
Rose & Fitzgerald Beautiful Accessories Mixing Traditional Craft With A Modern Style Sensibility
Africa Inspired | Decor | Uganda

Rose & Fitzgerald Beautiful Accessories Mixing Traditional Craft With A Modern Style Sensibility

Byatelier55 30th January 20199th December 2019

Rose & Fitzgerald is a Ugandan design and craft studio that was born from of an American…

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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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Olivia Knox Accessories Inspired by The Beauty of Ankole Horn
Decor | Uganda

Olivia Knox Accessories Inspired by The Beauty of Ankole Horn

Byatelier55 14th April 20179th December 2019

  Olivia Knox is an interior accessories company born out of seeing the beauty in Ankole horn,…

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Accessories | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Jewellery | Uganda

Jewellery: La Diosa Statement Jewelry for Modern Goddesses

Byatelier55 27th March 201310th June 2020

LA DiOSA [Uganda / Eritrea / Ethiopia]   [Image credit: Kezen Necklace – LA DiOSA] LA DiOSA is a…

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Art | Uganda

Art: Master Woodcutter and Printmaker Fred Mutebi

Byatelier55 27th November 20129th June 2020

Fred Mutebi [Uganda] [Image credit: Rhythms of Grace – Fred Mutebi] Using a flat surface of wood…

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Ceramics | Decor | Uganda

Ceramics: Ugandan Ceramics Pottery School

Byatelier55 14th September 20125th June 2020

Ugandan Ceramics [Uganda]    [Image credits: Ugandan Ceramics Pottery School] Closely aligned with Vision for Africa International, and…

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Accessories | Competitions . Offers . Giveaways | Uganda

Accessories: Sseko Swiss Miss Clutch Bag Reader Offer

Byatelier55 4th July 201213th May 2020

Sseko [Uganda]    In February of last year, I did a feature on Sseko sandals and how the business is helping young women…

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Ceramics | Uganda

Art: Bruno Sserunkuuma Ceramics

Byatelier55 18th April 20128th May 2020

Bruno Sserunkuuma [Uganda] [Image credit: Bruno Sserunkuuma, Ceramic Vessel – Afro Art] Rather like the illustrations from a…

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Fashion | Uganda

Fashion: José Hendo Bark Cloth Fashion Collection

Byatelier55 5th April 20128th May 2020

José Hendo [Uganda] [Image credits: José Hendo, Resonance Collection – Oliver Morris] An ancient craft performed by the Baganda people…

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Food & Drink | Uganda

Food & Drink: Ndali Intense Vanilla Extract

Byatelier55 23rd February 20126th May 2020

Ndali [Uganda]     I love the taste and smell of vanilla; and find creamy vanilla ice-cream, the…

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Africa Inspired | Beauty And Wellbeing | Uganda

Beauty: pureDKNY A Drop of Vanilla and Verbena Designed to Make a Difference

Byatelier55 25th November 20111st May 2020

pureDKNY [Africa Inspired] [Image credits: pureDKNY – A Drop of Vanilla] Whiling away time in House of Fraser, a leading…

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Africa | Messages And Musings | Opinion | Uganda

Marking a Year of Blogging

Byatelier55 30th September 201129th April 2020

Celebrating a Year of Blogging [Image credits: T-shirts – Definition Africa] Wow, where has the time gone!!!! Today…

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Africa Inspired | Fashion | Uganda

Fashion: CrOp by David Peck Spring/Summer 2011

Byatelier55 27th September 201129th April 2020

CrOp by David Peck [Uganda] [Image credit: CrOp by David Peck; Jamie Leigh Collier via TreeHugger] David…

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Art | Ceramics | Uganda

Art: Gloria Ssali Pursuing Her Artistic Dream

Byatelier55 14th September 201129th April 2020

Gloria Ssali [Uganda] A long-held passion for clay saw Ugandan-born ceramicist, Gloria Ssali give up a career as a…

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Fashion | Uganda

Fashion: GloRia WavaMunno Blending Culture and Chic, Luxury and Function

Byatelier55 2nd August 201127th April 2020

GloRia WavaMunno [Uganda] [Image credit: Mwoyo, Sexuality; Spring/Summer 2009/2010 – GloRia WavaMunno] The GloRia WavaMunno brand is a true…

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Accessories | Fashion | Uganda

Accessories: Sseko Designs Summer Sandals 

Byatelier55 9th February 201113th May 2020

Sseko Designs [Uganda] [Image credit: Sseko Designs] Sandals that help turn dreams into reality. Sseko Designs is a sandal…

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Design | Uganda

Design: Form and Functional Product Design from Kayiwa

Byatelier55 11th November 20107th December 2019

Kayiwa [Uganda] [Image credit: Kayiwa] Based in Helsinki, Finland innovative product designer Lincoln Kayiwa was born into…

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