2017
CUSTOMISED STATIONERIES African textile hand covered stationeries
FROM ME TO YOU... Tamiah Designs is owned by me, Kouassi Gaelle. Kouassi is my Ivorian name and Gaelle the French but the usual one. Kouassi is normally a male name in Ivory Coast but my parents wanted a boy so badly that they called me the male version of Akissi or Chi-Kouassi. I am a French/ Ivorian African textile crafter. I was born in Paris, France 3 and a half decades ago from Ivorian parents and spent most of my childhood in Ivory Coast surrounded by cheerful and colourful West African textiles also known as Ankara or African wax prints. I was fascinated by them. 5 years ago, I took the plunge and decided to start a business that will enable me to fulfill myself personally and professionally. I also had the unique opportunity to work with my beloved textiles and showcase/promote them in any possible way. So, here I am with Tamiah Designs, named after my daughter. who is also 5. Both Tamiahs are my pride and energy source!
TAMIAH DESIGNS The business is built on a passion for fine textiles, and in particular for African textiles. Their vibrant and colourful attributes are the main source of inspiration.
We are designing and manufacturing handmade accessories for home, office and school using African textiles. For the time being, they are all individually handcrafted in our studio in Bensham, Gateshead, UK.
Also, each piece in the Tamiah Designs line is handcrafted in limited edition batches. This provides a much sought-after appeal to our pieces, while offering unique designs that are handcrafted to the highest standards specifically for our customers.
our range of stationeries We have a range of: - notebooks (lined or unlined normal 70 gsm paper, A6 or A5 size); - sketchbooks (unlined 140 gsm cartridge paper, A6 or A5 size); - calendar year diaries (January to December) - academic/student diaries (July to July).
They are available in various : - layouts (weekly, daily or hourly for the diaries), - fabric cover (handmade Bassam batik or African wax prints), - and sizes (A6, slimline, A5 and A4).
They are all covered by hand using carefully selected pieces of African textile
West African Bassam Batik The fabric used on these plannners is called Bassam Batik. It is a very specific fabric used for batakari dresses and for decoration purposes. Bassam Batik is handmade using natural dyes and traditional techniques on 100% high quality cotton from Ivory Coast in the coastal city of Bassam near the border with Ghana. It is renown to be one of the best quality batik in West Africa. Ref: 6900.00
African wax print a.k.a Ankara African wax print also known as Ankara print is a type of machine printed fabric originally inspired by Indonesian batik and traditional african patterns. It has intricate tribal-like patterns and colours and is often named after sayings, personalities or occasions. It is also made with 100% cotton using a dye resist wax technique. The colours comply with the local preferences of the customers. Ref: 7652.00
Weekly planners
Weekly planners are hardback diaries available in A6, Slimline, A5 and A4 sizes. * Slimline: 3 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 3/8 inches 8.5 x 16 x 1 cms * A6: 4 3/16 x 5 7/8 x 3/8 inches 10 x 15 x 1 cm * A5: 5 7/8 x 8 3/8 x 3/8 inches 15 x 21.5 x 1 cm * A4: 8 3/8 x 11 1/2 x 3/8 inches
FROM MAY ONWARDS
Academic midyear diaries running from July to July are also available in A5 and A4 sizes (see linesheets)
FROM FEBRUARY ONWARDS
Ref: TDWA6/TDWSL TDWA6/TDWSL Ref:
Ref: TDWA4
Ref: TDWA5
A6/SLIMLINE
A5
A4
Each double page shows the entire week, starting at Monday on the top of the left-hand page & ending on Sunday followed by a notes section at the bottom of the right-hand page. Each page is headed with the month & year. »» Personal Information »» Calendar 2017, 2018 & 2019 »» Conversion Tables »» International Information »» 2018 Holidays & Notable Dates »» General Information »» Notes »» Accounts
Ref: TDWA6/TDWSL
starting
starting
£ 9.99 CODE ITEM
Ref: TDWA5
£ 15.99
PRICE
TDWA6
Slimline WTV £11.99
TDWSL
A6 WTV
£9.99
Ref: TDWA4
starting
£ 23.99
CODE ITEM
PRICE
CODE ITEM
PRICE
TDWA5
£15.99
TDWA4
£23.99
A5 WTV
A4 WTV
Daily and hourly planners Daily planners are hardback diaries available in A6, A5 and A4 sizes.
Hourly (appointment) planners are only available in A5 and A4 sizes.
* A6: 4 3/16 x 5 7/8 x 3/4 inches 10 x 15 x 2 cm * A5: 5 7/8 x 8 3/8 x 3/4 inches 15 x 21.5 x 2 cm * A4: 8 3/8 x 11 1/2 x 3/4 inches 21.5 x 29.3 x 2 cm
FROM MAY ONWARDS
Ref: TDDA6
Ref: TDDA5 /TDHA5
Ref: TDDA4/TDHA4
A5
A6
A4
Each page shows one week day with hours between 9am and 5 pm for the Appointment diary. Saturday and sunday are on the same page. Each page is headed with the month & year. »» Personal Information »» Calendar 2017, 2018 & 2019 »» Conversion Tables »» International Information »» 2018 Holidays & Notable Dates »» General Information »» Notes »» Accounts
Ref: TDDA5/TDDA4
Ref: TDDA6
starting
£ 12.99
starting
£ 24.99
Ref: TDHA5/TDHA4
starting
£ 29.99
CODE ITEM
PRICE
CODE ITEM
PRICE
CODE ITEM
PRICE
TDDA6
£12.99
TDDA5
£24.99
TDDA4
£29.99
A6 DAP
TDHA5
A5 DAP
A5 Appointment DAP £27.99
Ref:
A4 DAP
TDHA4 A4 Appointment DAP £36.99
blank journals: notebooks/sketchbooks *Notebooks: 70gsm lined standard paper 200 pages / 100 sheets. Available in A6 and A5 sizes.
*Sketchbooks: 140gsm All-Media Cartridge Paper, acid-free and sized for extra wetstrength. 90 pages / 45 sheets. Sized for extra wet-strength. Available in A6 and A5 sizes.
ALL YEAR ROUND
lined notebooks The insides are quality notebooks with 100 lined sheets. CODE ITEM
PRICE
TDNBKA6 A6 LINED NOTEBOOK
£9.99
TDNBKA5 A5 LINED NOTEBOOK
£14.99
Ref: TDNBKA6/TDNBKA5 Ref: TDHA5/TDHA4 Ref: TDHA5/TDHA4
unlined sketchbooks The insides are high quality sketchbooks with 90 unlined cartridge paper. CODE ITEM
PRICE
TDSBKA6 A6 SKETCHBOOK
£13.99
TDSBKA5 A5 SKETCHBOOK
£22.99
Ref: TDSBKA6/TDSBKA5
to shop, go to: www.tamiahdesigns.com
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