The Akumbia Showroom
Stay in Black Design.
We are reimagining Akumbia Lodge as a heritage stay and living showroom for Black creativity in Winneba, Ghana.
Our vision brings together furniture, textiles, lighting, art and everyday objects from Black-owned businesses and designers across Africa, the Caribbean and the diaspora. Guests will experience these pieces as part of their stay, discover the people behind them and explore ways to bring selected designs into their own homes.
The showroom is currently in development. We are welcoming conversations with makers, brands and design partners who would like to help shape it.
A Black House Rooted in Ghana
Akumbia Lodge began as the family home of Alex and Elsie Quaison-Sackey. Its next chapter will honour that history through the people, ideas and craftsmanship that fill its rooms.
Our ambition is to create a Black house: a place where Black creativity is intentional, visible and credited. Ghanaian heritage will anchor the experience, alongside contributions from across Africa, the Caribbean and Black communities around the world.
Each piece we select should have a reason to be here; through its beauty, usefulness, craftsmanship or connection to the story of the home. We want guests to know who designed it, who made it and what makes it worth bringing into their lives.
What makers receive
We’re open to product sponsorships, in-kind contributions, custom commissions, trade pricing and other arrangements that work for both sides.
Experience the design. Discover its story.
Stay with it
Settle into a room where the furniture, lighting, textiles and objects work together. Experience the design through everyday moments: a restful night, a shared meal or a quiet afternoon.
Meet the makers
Discover the businesses, designers and craftspeople behind selected pieces through room guides, maker profiles and stories from the restoration.
Bring it home
Explore purchasing and commission opportunities through participating partners. Product availability, ordering and delivery arrangements will be shared as the showroom develops.
Help Shape the rooms
We are seeking products and expertise across the interior design of Akumbia Lodge, with a focus on Black-owned businesses and African and Caribbean makers.
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Beds, seating, tables, cabinetry and outdoor furniture.
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Bedding, curtains, upholstery, rugs and woven pieces.
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Pendants, lamps, sconces, handles and architectural details.
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Paintings, photography, sculpture, ceramics and decorative pieces.
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Bathroom fixtures, tile, wallcoverings, mirrors and surface materials.
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Dinnerware, glassware, serving pieces, robes, bath products and fragrance.
We welcome established brands, independent studios, and skilled craftspeople. Products should complement the design direction and be suitable for regular guest use.
Tell us about your work. Share your business, your products and how you’d like to take part. A finished proposal isn’t required.
We reply. You’ll hear from us.
We talk fit. We discuss the design direction, the room and what each side contributes.
We agree the scope. Each partnership has a defined contribution, placement, recognition period and responsibilities for delivery and installation.
Your work goes in. Installation, photography and your maker profile follow.
You’re featured. Your work appears in the lodge, on this page and in our updates.
From first conversation to finished room
Your work, experienced in a real home.
Suite Legacy is the renovation series being developed around the transformation of Akumbia Lodge. It brings together African luxury, family history and the decisions involved in giving a historic home a new purpose.
The showroom will be part of that story: discovering makers, choosing materials and seeing how individual pieces transform a room.
As the project progresses, this page will introduce confirmed partners, document installations and share the stories behind selected designs.
Follow the making of the Showroom
Could your work belong at Akumbia Lodge?
Tell us about your business, the products you create or supply, and how you would like to participate. You do not need a finished sponsorship proposal to begin the conversation.
