Home & Garden

We are design-makers of Jamaican hand-made ceramics, lighting, furniture and soft goods for the home. Our main products are our porcelain home goods and bespoke lighting fixtures inspired by the Caribbean with a modern aesthetic. Our products are designed with traditional and modern materials using new methods of design-making[micro/light manufacturing] to create design innovations for the home. We infuse Caribbean ‘roots & culture’ and nature, into the design and creation of each piece while utilising modern technology to advance the designs. The product line is clean and modern but warm at the same time, a true expression of Tropical Modern, functional design for the home, typically, pairing local materials such as Jamaican wood and clay with the natural beauty of ‘very white’ porcelain. The shapes are simple, marrying crisp whites and colours of the Tropics with the warmth of wood and other traditional local materials.

Since our creation in 2015 by Tshepo Mohlala, his purpose was clear; to connect with people through the stories that our designs tell. A lifestyle brand founded in South Africa, TSHEPO offers a range of bespoke denim clothing and ready-to-wear products, the brand has established itself in the hearts and minds of ordinary South Africans and people across the world, where our brand has been applauded .Our decision to specialise in denim is due to its distinctly nostalgic character and its ability to tell stories.It’s not just stories, it’s the truth. Your jeans tell the story about you. Denim beocmes a part of you, a passport with a unique ability to tell the truth. The TSHEPO logo – a three pronged crown – is inspired by the three women to have played a role in the upbringing of Tshepo: His mother, grandmother, and trendy aunt Takalani. Women who raised him and shaped him into the man he is. They allowed Tshepo to wear his crown. Each peak represents a women that shaped him into the man who wears the crown. The soul of the brand sits in our Atilier in Victoria Yards, on the outskirts of the Johannesburg CBD. The Atilier is home to a team of artisans who design and manufacture a range of bespoke and ready to wear garments, all telling a story. The people who make our products are celebrated and their love for creating beautiful things comes through in every stitch. The brand specializes in bespoke, ready-to-wear and purpose driven merchandising and clothing for like mined corporates. Committed to the development of denim, through the promotion of africanism and localization, TSHEPO honors denim’s ability to stand the test of time by honoring the past, acknowledging the present and designing with the future in mind. We believe that our main responsibility is to create desirable and functional items that our consumers value and can enjoy for a life time. Each product tells a true story. At TSHEPO we believe. We believe in the power of story telling. Every product we sell has a purpose and a story, a reason why we made it. Story telling is where our product development process begins. We believe in community. The friends of our friends are our friends. We believe that jeans fit better when the person making them does it with love and is treated well. We believe that our processes are as important as the final product. We believe in Africa. TSHEPO delivers world class quality whilst honoring our roots and heritage. Our philosophy has always been “People First”, we value community and we pay special attention to our design process. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part is honored. The importance of quality, craft and culture, attention to detail and honoring Africa resonate deeply, informing our brand’s core philosophy. Our mission is simple: to promote the accessiblity of denim and the unique stories that denim tells about it’s wearer. Our vision is original: to create a brand that honors Africa and makes you feel your best.

K’era desired to return to the art of creating by hand without the aid of digital and hi-tech tools. Her current mixed media work is based in an intuitive art practice. Letting go of her analytical/judging mind, each piece is a non-linear story woven together of found fragments from the world around her. Her collaged paintings include found paper sourced from magazines, newspapers and books as well as hand-painted paper along with her own mark-making. In addition to her collage work, K’era collaborates with one of the few remaining American mills to transform her multi-media pieces into colorful woven throw blankets, pillows and tapestries made of 100% hand-dyed cotton for home interiors. Cosy, casual and comfortable, the woven throws are an extension of K'era's affinity for textiles and functional art made for everyday use and enjoyment.

Mitchell Black is a home decor brand featuring American made product in several home accent categories. Custom and bespoke wall art, wallcovering, wallpaper, designer flooring, decorative pillows, scented soy candles and outdoor fabric are the mainstays of the brand. The Mitchell Black design team includes artists and luxury lifestyle enthusiasts who, together, create a collective design aesthetic embraced by hoteliers, boutique owners, interior designers, retailers and consumers worldwide. The melding of traditional art forms with contemporary lifestyle concepts sets the Mitchell Black Home accessories brand apart from the rest. Mitchell Black Home was founded in 2012 by Lynai Jones.

SampleHAUS got its start by creatively up-cycling interior design waste into eclectic home decor. While working at an interior design firm, I was always surrounded by beautiful fabrics and other materials that mostly ended up getting thrown away, for reasons as discontinuation or project surpluses. I decided to begin collecting these excess materials and that’s when SampleHAUS was born. With a background in Fine Art and Interior Architecture, Diana Adams found a way to combine her natural artistic talents with her respect for what the interior design industry is doing for creating more sustainable environments and life styles. The interior design and architectural industry has been leading the charge in sustainable design and reducing the our carbon foot print, but simultaneously generating waste of their own in the process. I want do my part in utilizing and upcycling what would have been discarded and giving it a new life. This could be anything from discontinued or excess samples that vendors creating for marketing, to scraps of materials left over from upholstery and building materials.

SHE-EO London founder, Emeca Hart established the luxury scent brand just this year, right in the midst of a global pandemic, but she’s absolutely determined to build a successful business and put the proudly Black-owned brand on the map. As a business owner and female CEO, that certainly comes with its challenges but Emeca is prepared to face them head-on. Her early years of spending summer vacations with her grandparents in the countryside of Jamaica birthed her love for exotic scents, a passion that is now reflected throughout her product line. Emeca sits down with SCHICK to discuss her long-term vision for SHE-EO, which couldn’t be clearer: To gain global recognition, be purposeful, enrich, empower, elevate, engage and inspire.

YOWIE is a home and life shop focused on curating small collections from friends, independent artists, and designers. Our storefront is located at 716 S. 4th Street in Queen Village, Philadelphia and founded by Shannon Maldonado. Our founder Shannon Maldonado also offers consulting services in the form of art direction and interior design.

Design Dua. is a design company and fair trade training center that helps employ and bring change to villages in West Africa. Our design studio located in Ghana is head by our Creative Director and an innovative design team. Many of our baskets are variations of baskets designed by local artisans in Ghana's Upper East We have invented new designs, that we hope will help expand the basket industry in Ghana. So far we have uniquely designed the Pet Bed Series, The Baby Changing Pad, and the Wall Set.

Estelle Colored Glass is a luxury brand of hand-blown colored glass cake stands and stemware in a mix of jewel tones and soft pastels. The Estelle Colored Glass collection is comprised of original commissioned pieces made by glass artisans in Poland at a glass making company with a rich 100-plus-year-old history. Estelle Colored Glass pieces are best described as "jewels for your table." We just hope our vintage-inspired yet refined and modern colored glass collection starts a revival of colored glass that is reminiscent of a past time. Estelle Colored Glass is inspired by my grandmother, Estelle, who loved antiquing and had a special day of the week where she visited her favorite shops looking for new treasures in small neighboring South Carolina towns. During the summer months, I had the pleasure of coming along on many of these treasure hunts. My favorite collection that she was always adding to was her colored glass collection. This marked the start of my love for colored glass. My grandmother often used her colored glass pieces at Sunday dinners. She was well-known as an amazing cook and every course was delicious. She always prepared a homemade dessert to be enjoyed on Sundays by family and friends who would often drop in for an afternoon visit. Her signature dessert was a from scratch decadent vanilla pound cake often beautifully displayed on a colored glass cake stand and served with a side of strawberry jello topped with whipped cream. The moist pound cake with the chilled jello and creamy whipped cream were a delectable blend. Under my grandmother's tutelage, I learned my first fundamental cooking techniques all the while spending invaluable time side by side with her in the kitchen and accompanying her on shopping trips. Most of all, I am indebted to her for teaching me the gift of being a fine hostess. I hope our heirloom quality pieces help create special memories for you just like the memories I have of time spent with my grandmother, Estelle, affectionately also known as "Big Mama."

Kawa Moka is a 100% women owned Ghanaian Coffee Company that specializes in the production of artisan small batch roasted coffee. Our green beans are grown organically by six women small farm owners in Leklebi in the South Afadjato District of the Volta Region of Ghana. Since the 1930’s, the people of Leklebi have grown a Robusta Variety of Coffee (Coffea Canephora) in altitudes of above 2000 feet. At Kawa Moka, we understand that behind every great cup of coffee, there is a careful planting, harvesting, roasting and brewing process. Our passion is to share that expertise with you, to ensure you drink only the highest quality coffee every time.