Kemide Lawson | Cottage Noir

Rethinking home as culture,  joy, and ancestral intelligence. 

Author of House Proud. Founder of The Cornrow. Creator of the Afri-tectural Digest on SubStack.

Here we dive into The Black Home, from 2,000 BCE into the Afrofuture. Learning about the Black Home encompasses interior design, architecture, art, activism, and incredible stories of Black Lives throughout time. Since I moved into my own home, which I call Cottage Noir, and sought to decorate it in a modern Afrocentric vibe, I became obsessed with the Black Home. I could not believe how little is known about it in popular culture, with it often being overlooked in interior magazines, books, and TV. And there is so much to discover. From Ethiopian castles to Jamaican stately homes to the fabulous home of some of the most successful people in the world, let's get into it!