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Studio Badge Ghana Interior Elegant Accessories Combining Wood And Concrete
Decor | Design | Ghana

Studio Badge Ghana Interior Elegant Accessories Combining Wood And Concrete

Bywellmadeafrica 2nd January 20199th December 2019

Studio Badge in Ghana creates chic lifestyle accessories for the modern home. Bearing a minimalist aesthetic underpinned…

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The Baba Tree Basket Company
Basket Weaving | Decor | Ghana

The Baba Tree Basket Company

Bywellmadeafrica 15th August 20189th December 2019

Bolgatanga in Ghana’s Upper East Region is synonymous with basket weaving, and the distinctive round-bellied Bolga Market…

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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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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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Decor | Design | Exhibitions

Exhibition: Celebrating Contemporary African Design

Bywellmadeafrica 30th September 201312th June 2020

Heralded as being the first exhibition of its kind in London, September 14th saw the opening of Graphic…

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