African Inspired Lampshades: Interior styling inspiration

"Collect things you love, that are authentic to you, and your house becomes your story." ~ Erin Flett ⁣ ⁣

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Have you seen our latest designs yet. More and more colourful designs 

ALEWA Lampshade & Cushion

Quite functional: They come in different shapes & sizes (custom orders welcome) and can be used as ceiling pendants or paired up with a lamp base (table & floor). 

Adding colour: The colours, vibrancy & patterns will "funkify" any space and be a conversation starter too!

DALA Lampshade 

 My handcrafted lampshades are my signature & best-selling products. They seem to be gaining quite a reputation, slowly becoming a movement (in my head).

SANAA Lampshade 

I tend to seek out eye-catching African inspired design prints which may be bold, geometric, retro, tribal, botanical, mid-century modern or even  geeky too!  

AMURA Lampshade

At the moment I’m obsessed with giving my lampshades alternative linings on the inside like metallic gold or bronze as well as making them transparent too.

FUNKE Lampshade

I love commissions, special projects & collaborations, especially partnering with interior designers/stylists, property developers, home-stagers, architects etc. I also work with film set & stage designers. 

OWUSU Lampshade

ARIYO Lampshade 

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Where to buy:
www.detolaandgeek.com

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Mothers Day UK Sale 2019

My Detola and Geek Mother's Day Sale is in full swing. Get 25% off when you spend £40 or more online.

"A child's fingers are not scalded by a piece of hot yam which his mother puts into his palm" ~ African proverb 

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To place your order, please visit my

Website (Use code MOTHERSDAY at checkout)

Etsy Shop (No code needed) 

p.s. Sale ends 31st March 2019

Detola and Geek's Flash Valentine's Sale

Detola and Geek has a flash sale on at the moment. This is my way of spreading love, doing it my way. The sale is off the back of this week's valentine's day celebrations. Detola & Geek just wants to show appreciation and spread love. I have had lovely customers, followers/likers on my social media as well as 5 star reviews.

My Detola & Geek African inspired handmade products are a quick & easy way to inject splashes of colour into your spaces.

Quite functional & very trendy too. These vibrant designs always get the conversation started. Right!

All my products are handcrafted in a smoke free & pet free home studio.

I have loads more online. Different african wax print inspired patterns and colours. There something, am sure, that suits everyone online. If not you can place a custom order request. Just send me a message via my Contact Page on Detola & Geek's website.

SALE ENDS TOMORROW SUNDAY 18TH FEBRUARY 2018.

To browse and order online:

Website 
(use code SPREADLOVE at checkout)

Etsy Shop
(no code needed)

Detola and Geek on the road: Autumn Crafty Fox Market, Dogstar, Brixton

Detola and Geek will be selling in person at this "Crafty Fox Market". So delighted as it will be our first time!

This special handmade market will be part of the 'Brixton Design Trail' during the London Design Festival. 

3 floors full of many wonderful handmade designer/makers, craft workshops & pop up tea room as well as music (of course).

DATE: Sunday 18th September 2016

TIME: 11am - 5pm

PLACE: The Dogstar, 389 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW9 8LQ

ENTRY: Free of Charge

More info here: http://www.craftyfoxmarket.co.uk/brixton-18-sept-2016

Be there or be square!

Birthday Flash Sale 20% off by Detola & Geek

Detola & Geek's 1 DAY SALE IS ON TODAY

It's my birthday, so I decided to treat you all!

You can shop my Detola and Geek handmade items & get an extra 20% off today only. Ends midnight 25/07/2016.

Please note: The sale excludes Craft Kits & Clearance items

Shop at:

ETSY

FOLKSY

Happy St Patrick's Day March 2016

Happy ST Patrick's Day to all my Irish readers all over the globe

 

"May your troubles be less

and your blessings be more

And nothing but happiness

Come through your door"

         ~   Old Irish Blessing

HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY 

 Flash sale now on, ends tomorrow 18th March 2016 at midnight, so get your skates on folks!  

Have a Guinness  or two on me 🙌.

Black history month: YDP's top 50 Black Owned Businesses

Oh I forgot to mention that Detola & Geek was listed as one of the  50 favourite Black owned businesses to celebrate Black History Month

Thank  you so much Your Design Partner for this! So honored as there are so  many other befitting black owned small businesses that have set the pace already.

To see the full list please checkout the blog post here Where to shop black owned businesses

(Image credits: Your Design Partner)

Detola And Geek On the Road: Susie's Vintage & Handmade Pop Up Fair Feb 2016

A couple of Sundays ago, I attended my first handmade fair for 2016.

A totally new handmade fair for me, as well as venue, and I can't sing their praises enough. I am quite selective at which fairs I attend as some of them are not always cracked up to be all that (if you know what I mean)!

It was organised by Susie of Susie's Vintage Warehouse (which is based in Halls Green, Hertfordshire).

The venue itself - Nobel School, Stevenage - was just the right venue. Ample parking, very helpful & accommodating host, fab variety of stall holders & loads of footfall. It was also well publicised. Now that is how to pull off a "handmade & vintage fair"

An you will be please to know that I will be attending the next one. For all the details please click the link >>>>>>>>>>>>> Detola & Geek on Facebook

Detola and Geek is really looking forward to the next on in April. Can't wait.

If you can't make, no need to panic as you can always buy online :

 Etsy Shop

 Folksy Shop

Susie's Vintage and Handmade Pop Up on Sunday 7th Feb 2016

Just a quick share of Detola and Geek's first handmade fair for the New Year 2016

And it's gonna be fab.

This will be my first time selling, in person, at this Hertfordshire Pop Up Fair, hosted by Susie's Vintage Warehouse, so fingers crossed and all ;-). Really looking forward to it.

It is being held in a high school hall so there will be loads of other stall holders there too selling both vintage and handmade products.

To find out more & have a feel of the other small businesses taking part, hop on over to Susie's Pop Up Fair on Facebook!

Why not follow Detola & Geek too on Facebook so that you don't miss out on future events and other exciting news & updates. 

See you there!

Detola and Geek lampshades are a lighting fantastic on Folksy

Yes I know this colour popping handmade lampshade of mine is quite bright & of the non-African print in naturel but it's warm. And I know it isn't Summer but it will inject colour into any room which needs some.

Not 1 but 3 of my "Detola and Geek" lamp shades got featured on Folksy's blog. If you haven't heard of them (mouth wide open), then you'd  better get on down there. 

Folksy is an online marketplace that sells "Modern British Craft" on behalf of UK-based handmade designers and makers. 

"A place to buy handmade gifts and crafts supplies and for British designers and  makers to sell their work" ~ Folksy

My candy striped retro lampshade made page 1. Yay!!!  You just need to scroll down ( to nearly the end) and 'oops there it is'  

https://folksy.com/themes/the-best-lampshades-and-lights  

If you go onto page 2, there are 2 more of mine - African wax print inspired . Double Yay!!!

Detola & Geek at Dot to Dot's Christmas Fair 2015

A very colourful & pictorial view of the Christmas Fair where Detola & Geek exhibited last weekend which was UK's Small Business Saturday

Was  a great one again at Dot to Dot Gallery in Letchworth Town Centre, meeting new faces, seeing old friend again, happy customers as well as networking.

As you can see that a my stall was packed with my can't-miss-due-to-their-colour-design lampshades of all sizes, cushions,  zipper pouches, lavender bags, wall decor & tote bags

African Wax Print Home Decor & Gifts by Detola & Geek

Handmade Jewelry by All About Eve

Eco friendly Gifts by Really Eco Baby  

Handmade Gifts by Made by Lisa

Felt handmade products 

Art & illustration by Pomegranate Boo

If you click on their names it'll take you directly to their shops / pages 

My shop & social media links are:

Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DetolaAndGeek

Folksy shop: https://www.folksy.com/shop/DetolaAndGeek

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DetolaAndGeek

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/detolaandgeek/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DetolaAndGeek

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/DetolaAndGeek/

Day 3 Art Chain Challenge: Red & Green African Print Chevron handmade Lampshade & Cushion

This was a rare vintage ‪ African print design.The pattern was so popular that I had to join two pieces of fabric together in making this lampshade. 

A customer wanted one to match the cushion she was about to order online via my Etsy Shop. I checked with her first to see if she was happy with me using 2 separate fabric pieces to make her 35cm drum lamp shade. She said YES!!! 

Talk about precision aligning & invisible meeting line of two pieces of fabric. Phew! No pressure. At all. LOL.

Here's the feedback I received "Lovely! Well-made items. Easy to communicate with. Thanks so much! :-)

I then went on to nominate the lovely Ceridwen of Ceridwen Hazelchild Design who is one awesome Illustrator! to share for 5 days 1 creation per day & nominate a different person each time. Off you go girl.

Here are my deets if you need a lampshade or any other home decor product:

Shops: Etsy http://www.DetolaAndGeek.etsy.com                Folksy http://www.DetolaAndGeek.folksy.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DetolaAndGeek
Twitter: http://twitter.com/DetolaAndGeek

Instagram: http://instagram.com/detolaandgeek
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/DetolaAndGeek
Blog: http://detolaandgeek.blogspot.co.uk

Tumblr: http://www.detolaandgeek.tumblr.com

Day 2 Art Chain‬ challenge: Bull's Eye African Print Cushion

Day 2 of The ‪#‎ArtChain‬ challenge:

Culled from my Detola and Geek's Facebook page .....

Here is the first cushion I made which I call the Bulls Eye Circles African print fabric cushion.

Shortly after starting my lampshade making journey, I got a message from a potential Etsy customer asking if I made cushions. The fabric they wanted was the Bull's Eye African Print one. I was like yikes - I've never ever used a sewing machine before in my life. After calming myself down I started phoning around, frantically, to see if any of 

my friends could borrow me their sewing machine as well as give me a crash course in 'Sewing 101'. I found one nearly immediately & I replied the customer letting them know that I DO make cushions as well. That was my introduction to the world of sewing. Two borrowed sewing machines later, am the proud owner of a Janome 7025 

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I nominate my very talented friend Lee of 'By Candlelight 27' to share for 5 days 1 creation per day & nominate a different person each time. Off you go girl ......