Home decoration and garden stores Senegal

Shopping, while watching craftsmen at work, is the particularity of the craft villages. The one in Saint-Louis hosts about thirty stands. Woodcarvers, dressmakers, jewellers, manufacturers of recycled objects, weaving ... You can visit Mouhamed Bèye, a very warm craftsman who makes beautiful jewelry in ebony and teak. It is a pity that one feels oppressed at the entrance by a large part of the craftsmen who encourage people to buy, a practice due in large part to the lack of tourists in this area.

Housed in the former ^19th-century Senegalese courier service, this beautiful gallery offers exhibitions and sales of paintings, jewelry, sculptures, beads, clothing and hand-woven fabrics. St-Louis designer Mame Madeleine Niang exhibits her collections alongside the creations of young painters, sculptors and innovative craftsmen. Since 2014, she has initiated Saint-Louis Fashion Week, a fashion event organized during the jazz festival. She also rents out basic, decent rooms.

During your journey on the Petite Côte, you will surely have noticed wooden or stone sculptures, sand paintings, fixed under glass or colored batiks. Here you are at the place of creation of all these works of art. Sculptors, shoemakers and jewelers, more than 50 artisans work here, in a well organized place where each has its numbered box. The vast majority of works designed here are wood sculptures: The Laobé are indeed renowned for their work of wood. Don't miss Matar Dioum's workshop in box No. 66 (++221 77 631 96 64) and its imposing and dismountable sculptures in case you want to bring one. You can also watch the careful manufacture of the djembés where sculptors, ferrelsewhere and assemblers work together. See Carlos in box No. 61 (++221 77 413 80 49), he will explain the various steps. As you will find in all of Senegal the works of these artists, so much discuss art and price here!

Olivia, whose Senegalese name is Diarra, settled in Ngaparou with her Senegalese husband Thierno, after living in Canada for ten years. Wishing to promote local crafts, she created her website where she presents her favorites: clothes, facials, jewelry and decorative objects. The prices are fair, hardly more expensive than in the craftsmen. With her husband, they have also launched Covoyagement, a collaborative website for parcel transfer and accompaniment.

Established for nearly 20 years in Saint-Louis, the association La Liane brings a precious help to street children and isolated women in difficulty. It is to offer a second life to these women that the association has set up this workshop-boutique. Women from Saint-Louis and surrounding villages are trained in crochet and sewing, and then sell their creations on the spot, which generates an income for them. You will find original items made from recycled materials, such as cushion covers made from fabric scraps. To discover!

Ousmane Mbaye, one of Senegal's most talented designers, opened his showroom in his childhood neighbourhood. One is immediately struck by the furniture with pure lines that perfectly occupy the space. Creator bubbling with ideas, his works evolve with time, his questions and his desires. You can feel it just by walking through the room. And if this contemporary design pleases you, take a trip to Shop Bi, a concept-store just a stone's throw away, where Ousmane Mbaye offers a selection of objects spotted during his travels.

Whether they are made of natural fibres, cotton, linen or paper, Johanna Bramble's creations reveal singular patterns with colours that are sometimes bright and sometimes discreet. It is in the garden of her workshop that Senegalese weavers reproduce her designs on a traditional loom. Lampshades, cushions, bags, curtains or even loincloths, these works of art surprise by the traditional techniques used, embellished with a more contemporary personal touch.

A collection of jewellery and semi-precious gems unique in the world presented by this expert jeweller since 1989. Necklaces, bracelets, earrings, pendants and magnificent pearls of colour and beauty dating from two centuries to over two millennia BC. The arrangements and ornaments are made with great taste and dexterity. The prices often reach the firmament, but the rarity and value is there. Ishmael and his family also offer accommodation for rent.

Created in 1961, this village is a good place to get an idea of what the country's craftsmen produce. Grouped by professional category, the artisans exhibit a wide range of sculpted works. You'll also find all types of leather goods (cow, snake, goat, crocodile) and jewelry. Unfortunately, the place has become very touristy, and prices are often unreasonable. Bargaining is the order of the day, as is harassment from the touts.

Known as Zorro, in reference to the famous character he has admired since his youth, Abdoulaye Sow is an outstanding collector who regularly travels throughout West Africa in search of rare and singular objects such as masks, fetishes, jewellery and statuettes. In his well-stocked art gallery, each object has a story to tell about African culture, and one could stay there for hours listening to Zorro tell us about them. In the summer, he closes shop for a while to exhibit or rest in France.

At Lulu, it is above all a family passion for interior decoration, a tribute to a grandmother who passed away, but also a beautiful story of friendship. The brand, already present in Belgium, naturally developed in Senegal, and it is Clément, the friend of the associates, who launched into the adventure here. 850 ^m2 are thus dedicated to interior decoration, from furniture to household linen and tableware. A beautiful place to discover, but also to try out on the restaurant side which offers a pleasant lunch break, based on healthy and original dishes.

At the corner of one of the main streets of Saint-Louis, in front of Ndar Ndar Café, this small store is full of typical souvenirs to bring back from the land of Teranga. Wooden sculptures, African masks, bogolans, bracelets, various wax items, sand paintings and fixtures, you should find your happiness! It has been run for more than 15 years by Sidi Sow, a discreet and friendly trader, with whom you will have to haggle. So use your negotiating skills to buy your favorite items at the right price!