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Meet Mr Somebody & Mr Nobody. Their collection of African-flavoured domestic curiosities runs the spectrum of quirky cool.
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After being plucked from Ghana, these chickens took a long international flight and now they can be used just about anywhere anyhow.
After being plucked from Ghana, these chickens took a long international flight and now they can be used just about anywhere anyhow.
These doily designs make Mr Somebody & Mr Nobody remember long international flights, fast cars, fat chickens, six fingers and how he has to run for a patch of shade so that his shoes don’t melt on a hot day.
These doily designs make Mr Somebody & Mr Nobody remember long international flights, fast cars, fat chickens, six fingers and how he has to run for a patch of shade so that his shoes don’t melt on a hot day.
These doily designs make Mr Somebody & Mr Nobody remember long international flights, fast cars, fat chickens, six fingers and how he has to run for a patch of shade so that his shoes don’t melt on a hot day.
These doily designs make Mr Somebody & Mr Nobody remember long international flights, fast cars, fat chickens, six fingers and how he has to run for a patch of shade so that his shoes don’t melt on a hot day.
These doily designs make Mr Somebody & Mr Nobody remember long international flights, fast cars, fat chickens, six fingers and how he has to run for a patch of shade so that his shoes don’t melt on a hot day.
These doily designs make Mr Somebody & Mr Nobody remember long international flights, fast cars, fat chickens, six fingers and how he has to run for a patch of shade so that his shoes don’t melt on a hot day.
These doily designs make Mr Somebody & Mr Nobody remember long international flights, fast cars, fat chickens, six fingers and how he has to run for a patch of shade so that his shoes don’t melt on a hot day.
These doily designs make Mr Somebody & Mr Nobody remember long international flights, fast cars, fat chickens, six fingers and how he has to run for a patch of shade so that his shoes don’t melt on a hot day.
These doily designs make Mr Somebody & Mr Nobody remember long international flights, fast cars, fat chickens, six fingers and how he has to run for a patch of shade so that his shoes don’t melt on a hot day.
These doily designs make Mr Somebody & Mr Nobody remember long international flights, fast cars, fat chickens, six fingers and how he has to run for a patch of shade so that his shoes don’t melt on a hot day.
These doily designs make Mr Somebody & Mr Nobody remember long international flights, fast cars, fat chickens, six fingers and how he has to run for a patch of shade so that his shoes don’t melt on a hot day.
These doily designs make Mr Somebody & Mr Nobody remember long international flights, fast cars, fat chickens, six fingers and how he has to run for a patch of shade so that his shoes don’t melt on a hot day.
A multipurpose cloth, that can become a sarong, tablecloth, picnic blanket, dress, skirt, shawl, chair throw, bed end cover, nursing tent, apron, towel, wall hanging, curtain, bag, car seat cover, sunshade and a bikini. We kid you not!
A multipurpose cloth, that can become a sarong, tablecloth, picnic blanket, dress, skirt, shawl, chair throw, bed end cover, nursing tent, apron, towel, wall hanging, curtain, bag, car seat cover, sunshade and a bikini. We kid you not!
A multipurpose cloth, that can become a sarong, tablecloth, picnic blanket, dress, skirt, shawl, chair throw, bed end cover, nursing tent, apron, towel, wall hanging, curtain, bag, car seat cover, sunshade and a bikini. We kid you not!
A multipurpose cloth, that can become a sarong, tablecloth, picnic blanket, dress, skirt, shawl, chair throw, bed end cover, nursing tent, apron, towel, wall hanging, curtain, bag, car seat cover, sunshade and a bikini. We kid you not!
A multipurpose cloth, that can become a sarong, tablecloth, picnic blanket, dress, skirt, shawl, chair throw, bed end cover, nursing tent, apron, towel, wall hanging, curtain, bag, car seat cover, sunshade and a bikini. We kid you not!
A multipurpose cloth, that can become a sarong, tablecloth, picnic blanket, dress, skirt, shawl, chair throw, bed end cover, nursing tent, apron, towel, wall hanging, curtain, bag, car seat cover, sunshade and a bikini. We kid you not!
So what if you don't have a hot rod! Instead walk for a long, long time and carry your stuff in one of these bucket seats. You can sit and rest on it along the way. Besides being good for bottoms, they also make great picnic hampers and little tables.
So what if you don't have a hot rod! Instead walk for a long, long time and carry your stuff in one of these bucket seats. You can sit and rest on it along the way. Besides being good for bottoms, they also make great picnic hampers and little tables.
These radios cushion your rump during long tedious productions, take the edge off stadium seating, keep you comfy on long journeys, plus make your room sing when set on your sofa.
These radios cushion your rump during long tedious productions, take the edge off stadium seating, keep you comfy on long journeys, plus make your room sing when set on your sofa.
Bury your clutter in these top-notch VIP containers to ensure your knickknacks a smooth ride out of sight.
Bury your clutter in these top-notch VIP containers to ensure your knickknacks a smooth ride out of sight.
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Welcome to the world of Mr Somebody & Mr Nobody where golden chickens reign supreme and people go to heaven in luxury German sedans.

Mr Somebody & Mr Nobody is a couple of (female) gents: artist Sharon Lombard and graphic designer Heidi Chisholm, both South Africans now based in the US.

Their range draws on their own wry sense of nostalgia for their home continent and a love for its traditional craft. Their label – so named because as an immigrant, you “leave as Mr Somebody and arrive as Mr Nobody” – is an exuberant embrace of Africa’s flashy leaders, the make-do ingenuity of its everyday people and flare for quirky decoration

For example in Ghana, it is customary to send loved ones off in beautifully carved, painted coffins that resemble the deceased’s most precious possession in life… a sewing machine, a cellphone, a Coke bottle. Mr Somebody & Mr Nobody’s turned these containers into the final resting place for your clutter.

Also in their range of quirky homeware are buckets that double up as seats, scatter cushions that look like radios, ceramic plucked chickens and glittering doilies.

You can also step out in Mr Somebody & Mr Nobody style with one of their cheeky khanga cloths.