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Best Moments of 2015!

This past year surpassed my wildest expectations! I launched Bolé Road in May which I've been dreaming and scheming about for years. And since then we've completed 5 shows, 3 collections, 1 epic ...

Giving - imagine1day

As an Ethiopian-American, I started Bolé Road Textiles to be more connected to Ethiopia and to contribute to positive change in the country.  Since it is the season of giving, I thought it would ...

Studio Tour

This has been a wonderful week! First up and super exciting was our studio tour on Design*Sponge featured on their ‘What’s in Your Toolbox’ column.   It's exciting to share my creative process, gl...

Elegant Ivory + Gold Interior

shop our pillows & art:   1   |   2   |   3  |   4    floor lamp  |  sofa   |  rug   |  wood table  |  side table      It's been a while since I put together a room inspiration, but I...

Holiday Gift Guide

     1  Lulete Pillow $99  |   2  Qerz Framed Textile $299  |   3  Negus Hand Towel $35   4  Abren Napkins $65   |   5  Leul Pillow $99  |   6  Abren Throw  $175  7  Abren Table Runner ...

Brooklyn Flea Pop-Up!

Thank you to everyone who came out to see us at the Renegade Craft Fair this past weekend!  As always, we had a blast meeting our followers and chatting with our clients!  If you missed us no worr...

The Heritage Collection + Event

We just launched our Heritage Collection this week and we couldn't be more excited! Take a look at the whole collection in our lookbook here. The collection hit just in time for Renegade Craft...

Road to Wollo

In my Textile Journey post, I mentioned how much I enjoy taking road trips in Ethiopia. I thought I would share photos of my favorite sites, from the mountainous landscape to the historic archite...

New Collection - Behind the Scenes

Textile Journey - Wollo

Out and About in Ethiopia

The Chequit + Our Pillows

You may have noticed that we've added a Your Home section on our site to feature all of the fabulous ways our clients adorn their homes with our pieces. We have one more space to add to the mix bu...

Ethiopia Bound

September is the beginning of spring in Ethiopia and this past Saturday was New Year’s Day in the country. As mentioned in our lookbook, this time of year is the inspiration for the Indigenous Bl...

Renegade Craft Fair

We'll be at the Brooklyn Expo Center this weekend for the Renegade Craft Fair!!  This may be your last chance to snag your favorite Indigenous Blooms pieces, which are going fast!   We will be...

MODERN Bohemian - Get the Look

Photo by Dabito / Abrams We all love Justina’s Blakeney’s new book – The New Bohemians.  I was lucky enough to meet Miss Justina and have my copy signed in April.  The book explores the spectr...

My Dining Room + Our Table Linens

Last week we launched our table linens but before that I gave a sneak peek of a few napkins and table runners in my dining room on instagram. I wanted to share more photos of my table setting t...

Table Linens Launch!

I’m so excited we finally launch our table linens this week. I wanted to create a set of simple modern linens that would compliment our collections. Each item features a simple series of stripe...

Two Pillows + A Throw Giveaway!

Zarre   |  Tezeta  |  Abren Throw   //   Abyssinian Rose  |  Calla Lily  |  Sunflower Throw   Exciting news!  We have partnered up with designlovefest for an epic giveaway!  We are giving...

Styling With A Yellow Sofa

It’s official – yellow sofas are a thing.  Which has me very excited since I clearly love the color, as is evident in the Indigenous Blooms collection and my current living room refresh... very ...

Interior Design Past Life

Being included in the D*S book has made me reflect on my creative career up until this point.  (Perhaps I am trying to convince myself I deserve the honor!)  If you’ve read my ‘Meet Hana’ page, y...