Lunar, one of South Africa’s top design labels for the past two decades, is set to unveil its exciting new Spring/Summer 2018 collection on Friday 7 September in Johannesburg. At a special evening launch event to be held at the Lunar showroom located at 44 Stanley Avenue, Milpark, customers will get the chance to preview and buy pieces from this much anticipated collection.
Read moreLIONESS LAUNCH: Mbali Masike, founder of NgiyiMbali Wines, launches exciting new wine brand in South Africa
Mbali Masike, founder of Ngiyi Mbali Wines (South Africa)
ngiyiMbali Wines is a newly launched, family-owned range of wines in South Africa, founded by entrepreneur Ngiyi Mbali. It has always been Mbali’s dream to become a winemaker. A little over 5 years ago Mbali tasted a bottle of wine and she fell in love with it. The inspirational story of Ngiyi Mbali Wines started there.
Read moreLIONESS LAUNCH: The Chocolatiers open their first retail store experience in Johannesburg
Melanie Finch-Keshwar & Ann Finch, co-founders of The Chocolatiers (South Africa)
There is nothing quite like a retail store experience when you want customers to see, smell and taste your luxury artisanal chocolates. That’s why this month, The Chocolatiers opened their first retail store in their trendy local village of Linden in Johannesburg.
Read moreLIONESS LAUNCH: Femi Handbags opens its first flagship store in Lagos
This month saw Femi Handbags, one of the foremost and most iconic leather handbag and accessory brands in Nigeria, announcing the beginning of an exciting new chapter as it opened its first ever stand-alone handbag and accessories store in Lagos on Sunday 1st July 2018.
Read moreLIONESS LAUNCH: Suzie Wokabi founder of Suzie Beauty launches new skin care range in Kenya
Suzie Wokabi, founder of SuzieBeauty (Kenya)
SuzieBeauty officially launched the first Kenyan line of cosmetics products back in 2012 – developed by an industry professional, for the everyday African woman. This month saw the leading brand announcing it has expanded it’s range to include skin care.
Read moreLIONESS LAUNCH: Carrie Leaver and Shona McDonald launch a unique co-working space for startups in Cape Town
Carrie Leaver and Shona McDonald, founders of Stoep Startup Co-Working & Stay (South Africa)
Cape Town based social entrepreneurs Carrie Leaver and Shona McDonald have launched Stoep Startup Co-Working & Stay business venture. This is a truly unique co-working space and work retreat in the heart of the southern suburbs of Cape Town for social innovators, entrepreneurs and startups. Along with beautiful co-working spaces, they offer bed and breakfast for travelling professionals on business trips, venue hire, events, workshops and a gorgeous stoep cafe.
Read moreLIONESS LAUNCH: Miminat founder Mimi Shodeinde launches a breath-taking new luxury home accessories collection
Mimi Shodeinde, founder of Miminat
Miminat, a London based Interior Architecture and Furniture Studio founded in 2014 by the uber talented Nigerian/UK design entrepreneur Mimi Shodeinde, is launching its new breath-taking collection OKUTA on 2 June. The Okuta Collection is inspired by ancient Yoruba stone murals, and explores the organic and natural forms of late 14th century Yoruba design. Its combination of wood, brass, glass, ceramic and gold leaf, embodies the richness that the African continent and Yoruba culture have to offer.
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