Vanessa Agyemang on Sprinkling Copper Dust on London’s Design Scene
I am often fascinated by multi-pronged talents, men and women with career branches sprouting out in varied directions but born from the common root of the arts. Vanessa Agyemang is…
Posts by tag
interiors
14 posts
Abidjan’s Best Kept Secret – Kajazoma
Jeanine Zogo approaches strangers with the relative cool charm of a woman who has been through a lot and is confident in her skin. I was scheduled to meet her…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Interior Design and Revolutionary Tourism: A House Tour of Tunisia’s Ben Ali Ruins
There is nothing better than getting home from Christmas break and having a national holiday a few days later. Yes, January 14th is a great day – in Tunisia at…