About Us
Bibianna launched in 2021 with our home fragrance range that celebrates the vibrant history of West African culture by combining visual art with fragrance. Nothing ignites the senses quite like scent, drawing out long lost memories and creating new ones along the way. Our visual candles tell a story of the rich history of the Nigerian culture and heritage.
Bibianna has since expanded into the art, craft, fashion and lifestyle spaces. Colour, vibrance and energy! Unique pieces to elevate and inspire conversation both throughout our homes and in our personal style. A big focus for us will be our gallery space, with a great selection of paintings by African artists particularly from Nigeria.
Collecting art has always been a passion for our founder Caroline Forshaw from a young age. She was always drawn to creative spaces where you could lose yourself taking in the visual stories and emotional outlets of other humans. She found herself drawn to and pulled in by beautiful objects and the power of the story telling through individual expression. The craftsmanship and history of objects and artefacts that tell a story of our rich cultural heritage, the expression in an artists work. In these spaces she realised the emotional impact of surrounding yourself with things to inspire and uplight you.
She was lucky enough to know a kind curator of a gallery she used to visit frequently on weekends to take in their array of dazzling paintings as well as their vast selection of tribal artefacts and home decor. His encouragement and guidance helped her to have the courage to start to invest in pieces to spark joy in her personal space and that was where her passion for collecting art began.
Nigeria has an incredibly dynamic art scene and is a melting pot of incredible talent. It will be a great pleasure to be able to share some of that talent with you, our Bibianna community. Most of our pieces will be one off, all handmade by African artisans and artist.
We are also excited to announce our partnership with our sister brand Ariaba, an established high-end fashion brand coming out of Lagos, Nigeria. It is quite literally a sister brand too (watch out for our blog piece on this for the full story). This partnership brings you exquisite resort wear and accessories all hand made in Nigeria.
Ariaba is a beautiful expression of the modern Afrocentric woman. Think beautiful colours in gorgeous flowy fabric showcasing iconic Nigerian craftsmanship and style. Handmade leather goods in a selection of skins as well as a gorgeous range of Ashokè bags and mini purses. We will have seasonal drops of certain collections with limited range... meaning you can snap up unique pieces in individual colour ways.
Thank you for coming along with us on this journey!
