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Dear Africa – Where is our Maison et Objet?
In the design world, the new year is marked by a second Christmas better known as trade show season. The designer’s calendar is quickly choked the first few months of…
Ambition, Așǫ-Oke and Adekunle Gold: the Making of Ilé-Ilà
Tosin Oshinowo, principal architect at cmDesign Atelier awed her peers with the launch of her latest project, furniture line Ilé-Ilà. Translated to House of Lines from her native Yoruba, Tosin’s…
How to Protect Your Space from the Blinding Glare of Judgmental House Guests
The fall holidays are upon us and as such you are probably back home right now getting into the groove of being everyone’s public servant. Shopping for new towels, geting…
Enam Gbewonyo’s Lessons for Surviving the Intersection of Black, Diaspora, Gender and Art
On now until August 22, Accra is hosting an innovative all female art exhibition titled Dispersed bringing 3 artists from the Black British Female Artist (BBFA) Collective based out of…
Checked In: Austere Charm at Tangiers La Tangerina Hotel
One of the best vacations was to Northern Morocco. Although I loathe the degree to which foreigners count Moroccan design as separate from rather than a subset of African design…
Companies to Inspire Africa: Azalai Hotels
It’s 11:05am and I am late for my tour of the new 4-star Azalai Hotel Abidjan. As my taxi flies over the Henri Konan Bedie toll bridge to my destination,…
When Conde Nast Sent Us An Olive Branch: My Review of CN Traveler’s 2017 Africa Issue
Conde Nast (CN) publications are notoriously tone deaf to black culture. The appointment of Edward Enninful as the Editor in Chief of British Vogue, one of the most pre-eminent brands…
Checked In: Subdued Luxury at Chedi Muscat, Oman
Some of my best vacations were overzealous escapades. Times where I went to the club with my suitcase in a FOMO-induced haze just hours before I was scheduled to catch the…
African Interiors in Fashion – House Tour with CocoLili’s Furaha Bishota
Today I invite you to the very first edition of Blueprint Africa’s new home tour series: We Live in Trees focused on unpacking ‘African inspired’ decor. It is my cheeky…
6 Business Tips From Basket Baller Gregory MacCarthy
The best thing about social media is meeting people with whom you have an instant sense of familiarity. This was the case for me and Baba Tree Baskets founder Greg…
The Easiest Way to Grow Your Instagram Following…For Free
I joined Instagram 4 years ago but it was only recently that I uncovered a dirty secret about the social media app that I believe is the key to my…
Office Spaces in Africa Are Stealing The Spotlight From Google
Increased activity in Africa by multinational organizations has generated a significant demand for high quality office space in many capital cities. Likewise the lack of formal employment opportunities for Africa’s…
South Africa’s Donald Nxumalo Shares How To Trump The Odds
If you have been following us for a while, you know that we routinely profile Africa-based artrepreneurs who offer tips on running a business in the creative field. For our sixth…
