100 Female Champions of African Design
Interior design that is. This month has been just amazing. I always love March, primarily because it is my birth month (March 12) and the birth month of my home country’s…
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Dear Africa – Where is Our Parson School of Design?
As Africa continues to develop and grow its middle class, challenges in the built environment quickly move beyond architecture and urban planning. There is a longstanding joke that as an African…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Micheal Adumua Lights Up Ghana’s Neighborhoods
Allow me to introduce you to my buddy Micheal Adumua of Design Consultants Ghana. He is a towering 6”4 but surprisingly soft spoken. Better still, he can solve most of your deepest, darkest…
African Interiors in Fashion – A Love Story featuring DAAR Living and Christie Brown
Every woman’s life is punctuated by certain critical moments. Puberty, your first crush, graduation, losing your chastity belt. But no event is probably ranked as highly as marriage. The consummation…
Woman is the Key: Interview with Ghanaian Wood Sculptor Ken Gwira
I love my Facebook page. The feedback and messages I receive are so encouraging and I always get to meet interesting people who I instantly want to share with the…
Yemi Onibiyo Makes a Start up her Dream House
Welcome to the first edition of Blueprint Africa’s Designed to Succeed series! I created this series for the distinct subgroup of entrepreneurs that create business opportunities based solely on their…
Blueprint is the New Black: Welcome to the Blog
Blueprint Africa is an interior styling consultancy specializing in African aesthetics. My goal as its founder is to appreciate all the ways in which rural-urban, poor and rich, trendy and…