African-Inspired Interior Design: Explore Color and Pattern
Cultural Influences
A course by Eva Sonaike , Creative Director
About the video: Cultural Influences
Overview
“Now I will explain how to add cultural influences for your home and where to find them.”
In this video lesson Eva Sonaike addresses the topic: Cultural Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: African-Inspired Interior Design: Explore Color and Pattern. Add a cultural flair to your interiors by exploring colors, patterns, and textures from around the world.
Partial transcription of the video
“Cultural Influences In this lesson, we'll learn to add cultural influences to your home and where to find them. These days, many people travel to faraway places on holiday or vacation and bring beautiful items back home with them to remind them of the wonderful time they had abroad. Cultural keepsakes are great for decorating your home as they bring culture, uniqueness and personality to your design space. Whatever culture you're from, there may be a specific reference you want to integrate into your design scheme. Remember, cultural references can be found anywhere from Iceland to Australi...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: African-Inspired Interior Design: Explore Color and Pattern
-
Category
Architecture & Spaces -
Areas
Decoration, Interior Architecture, Interior Decoration, Interior Design, Spatial Design

Eva Sonaike
A course by Eva Sonaike
Eva Sonaike is the creative director of the London-based interiors firm of the same name. She has been interested in interiors from a young age and grew up surrounded by culture and art before going on to study an MA at the London College of Fashion. She specialized in contemporary African fashion and textiles, and went on to work as a fashion editor for titles including Elle Germany. In 2009, after struggling to find the interiors products she wanted to decorate her home with, she founded her own interiors firm which specializes in luxury, African-inspired home textiles, and soft furnishings
Since then, Eva Sonaike has become an international company with a presence in five different continents. The products Eva designs have been sold in stores including Liberty, Fenwick, and Selfridges, and are regularly featured in interiors and fashion publications.
- 92% positive reviews (26)
- 1,014 students
- 16 lessons (1h 32m)
- 19 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever