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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…

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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…

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5 Female African Textile Designers NOT Designing African Print

Checked In: Design Tips from Morocco’s Hotel Nord Pinus

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An Open Letter to the Boss Who Does Not Know I am a Design Superhero

Good morning, sir. Nana here. If you’ve been reading my articles, you might have noticed that I write about African design. This might appear odd since I work for you…

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Anitra Terrell’s 7 Reflektions on Capitalizing on African Print

We all stan for the big names in business – Jobs, Dangote, Branson. Personally I find myself most enthralled with small business owners that are artrepreneurs like product designer Anitra…

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7 Home Design Tips Your Job Won’t Give You Before Relocating You To Africa

Akwaaba – you got the job and you are moving to Africa! In 2010, I too joined the brain gain bandwagon and moved back to Africa from Washington, DC for…

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Set Design: 6 Things I Learned from Africa’s Sex And The City

An African City (AAC) premiered its second season on January 24 2016 on VHX and fans everywhere let out a collective sigh of relief that the suspense was finally over.…

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African Interiors in Fashion – 4 Visual Branding Lessons that Gave Us a Decorgasm

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2016 Design Trends – How Africa Did It Right

Homepolish designer Angela Belt recently featured me as part of a series on 29 Black Tastemakers. Throughout the series, we shared our views on what’s trending in design. Trends inspire…

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6 Lessons From Morocco’s Maryam Montague

For this edition of Designed to Succeed, I interviewed Maryam Montague. I can’t quite remember how I discovered her but I knew instantly that I wanted to put her entire life…

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African Decor Brands That Should Be On Every Buyer’s Wish List

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African Interiors in Fashion – Interview with Ghana’s Favorite Golden Girl Bee Arthur

Who is Russian-Ghanaian, born and raised in Ukraine, with blond hair and an acute sense of what’s on trend? Renowned fashion designer Bee Arthur of fashion house B’Exotiq. A golden…

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Meet Happy Ideall – A Man on a Mission to Train A New Generation of Artisans in Ghana

My mother, in true African form, applauds literally anything I do to anyone who will listen (and sometimes even to those who won’t). She even brags about this blog. But…

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House Tour in Tunisia’s Idyllic Sidi Bou Said

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Designer Natalie Anderson’s Express Way to Greatness

Designed to Succeed – take three! Meet Natalie Anderson of Design Express Ghana Ltd. She is one of the young people in Accra leading the charge to change the interior design…

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Feel Good Decor with Gone Rural Swaziland

Everyone likes a feel good story and Gone Rural is just that: a warm and fuzzy business venture that makes you feel good about having a fabulously well-dressed home. Introduced…

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Office Spaces in Africa Are Stealing The Spotlight From Google

South Africa’s Donald Nxumalo Shares How To Trump The Odds

5 Female African Textile Designers NOT Designing African Print

Checked In: Design Tips from Morocco’s Hotel Nord Pinus

An Open Letter to the Boss Who Does Not Know I am a Design Superhero

Anitra Terrell’s 7 Reflektions on Capitalizing on African Print

7 Home Design Tips Your Job Won’t Give You Before Relocating You To Africa

Set Design: 6 Things I Learned from Africa’s Sex And The City

African Interiors in Fashion – 4 Visual Branding Lessons that Gave Us a Decorgasm

2016 Design Trends – How Africa Did It Right

6 Lessons From Morocco’s Maryam Montague

African Decor Brands That Should Be On Every Buyer’s Wish List

African Interiors in Fashion – Interview with Ghana’s Favorite Golden Girl Bee Arthur

Meet Happy Ideall – A Man on a Mission to Train A New Generation of Artisans in Ghana

House Tour in Tunisia’s Idyllic Sidi Bou Said

Designer Natalie Anderson’s Express Way to Greatness

Micheal Adumua Lights Up Ghana’s Neighborhoods

African Interiors in Fashion – A Love Story featuring DAAR Living and Christie Brown

Woman is the Key: Interview with Ghanaian Wood Sculptor Ken Gwira

Feel Good Decor with Gone Rural Swaziland

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