What we're loving this week

January 12, 2025 Melanie Hawken

What we’re loving this week

At Lionesses of Africa, there is nothing we like to do more than celebrate all things Woman Made In Africa, showcasing the world-class products being created by Africa’s talented and innovative women entrepreneurs. Catching our attention this week are: Wunmi Olufeko, founder, Design for Love (DFL) Nigeria; Ana Alecia Lyman, founder, Oleos de Miombo, Mozambique; Rahel Mwitula Williams, founder, ILAVA (Tanzania/Kenya); Adenike Ogunlesi, founder Ruff n Tumble (Nigeria); Ntombenhle Khathwane, founder, Afrobotanics (South Africa).

What we're loving this week

January 5, 2025 Melanie Hawken

What we’re loving this week

At Lionesses of Africa, there is nothing we like to do more than celebrate all things Woman Made In Africa, showcasing the world-class products being created by Africa’s talented and innovative women entrepreneurs. Catching our attention this week are: Hend Riad and Mariam Hazem, co-founders of Reform Studio in Egypt; Mapholo Ratau, founder of Ledikana in South Africa; Akosua Afriyie-Kumi, founder of AAKS in Ghana; Zainab Ashadu, founder of Zashadu in Nigeria/UK; and Emilia Banda Tambatamba, founder of Dvyn Treat Batamba in Mozambique.

Johannesburg Furniture Designer Lizl Naude pushes the boundaries by transforming rubbish into beautiful furniture

September 12, 2016 Melanie Hawken

Lizl Naude, founder of Lilly Loompa (South Africa) — **Lizl Naude**, founder of Lilly Loompa (South Africa)

Johannesburg Furniture Designer and Entrepreneur, Lizl Naude, has recently launched her new “Rubbish Range” of furniture made with discarded, waste material. Lizl Naude, owner of Lilly Loompa, a Johannesburg based Furniture Company, is a self taught Designer. She started designing and making furniture roughly six years ago, mostly because she couldn’t afford to buy new pieces to furnish her home. She started to scout and source for budget material and quickly realised that most people discard of very usable materials. This led to her building and designing beautiful furniture items that she used in her home.

8 Things we're loving at Lionesses of Africa this month!

June 30, 2015 Melanie Hawken

Trebene

Loving the Cape-Town based ethical fashion label, designing, printing and handweaving luxury 100% Cashmere scarves. Click to visit.

oh-lief

Loving the 100% natural and organic products formulated by the dynamic South African sister founders, Christine and Louiza. All their products are produced according to the standards of internationally recognised organic certification bodies. Click to visit.

Punk & Ivy

Loving the highly original 'Motique' from which dynamic husband and wife team, Bianca and Khaya Sibiya, retail their uber-trendy Punk and Ivy clothing brand. Click to visit.

DEF.I.NI.TION Africa

Loving the latest designs that this dynamic design team of Nahida, Nadia and Olga took on the road to showcase in Kenya this June. Click to visit.

Flavour Union

Loving the wonderful new range of truffle-based gourmet products being produced by Cape Town-based foodpreneur, Amanta Hooman. Click to visit.

Smith - Jewellery by Anna Raimondo

Loving the 'Bone Couture' collection of Cape Town-based Smith Jewellery especially this 'Gilt Talon and Onyx Necklace'. Click to visit.

AAKS

Loving the latest collection of luxurious handcrafted bags by the hugely talented Ghanaian designer, Akosua Afriyie-Kumi, being retailed by Anthropologie in the USA. Click to visit.

BOLD Kampala

Loving the exciting fashion showcased during the BOLD World Tour that stopped off in London, Kigali, Luanda and Johannesburg. Click to visit.

A new regular Lionesses of Africa feature is 'Things We're Loving This Month', where we showcase some of the fabulous and truly unique products being created by our talented women designers, makers and crafters across the continent. These are some of the things we are loving this month - hope you enjoy them too!

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