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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Ceramicist Faty Ly Dishes Out Tips to Earn a Seat at the Table
Fatyly Ceramics’ recent entry into the Ivorian market gave me the rare opportunity to meet and interact with the designer behind the eponymous brand. The 6ft tall Faty Ly exudes…
African Decor Brands That Should Be On Every Buyer’s Wish List
The first three months of every year feature a strong calendar of decor-focused trade shows and events. There is Design Indaba in South Africa and Ambiente in Germany in February,…
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…
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…
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…
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…