Swahili Chic: The Feng Shui of Africa by Bibi Jordan

Swahili Chic: The Feng Shui of Africa is Bibi Jordan’s illustrated exploration of Swahili design, architecture and ways of living. The book travels through coastal East Africa, considering the history and interiors of places including Lamu, Zanzibar, Mombasa and Malindi.

Photographs of buildings and rooms accompany regional cultural context and ideas for incorporating elements of Swahili design into other homes. Despite the subtitle, its central subject is Swahili architecture and decor, not a course in Chinese compass-based feng shui. It offers visual inspiration as well as an armchair journey through the region.