About Me

Eva Naa Dodua Yebuah, Founder of NAADEE IN-HOUSE DESIGNS, is one of Ghana’s finest female designers of niche Afrocentric interior products and batik and tie and dye production.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with specialty in Textile Designing from the College of Arts, University of Science & Technology, then, now Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology in Kumasi, Ghana.

Thereafter, Naa Dodua learnt how to sew and started designing and sewing batik and tie and dye in Accra. However, her heart’s pulse was in interior design products. She enjoyed using natural and local raw materials to craft and transform various interior products into distinct Afrocentric creations.

Consequently, Naa Dodua worked in Artist Alliance Gallery in Accra, which is the biggest gallery in West Africa.

At the Gallery, she worked under Prof. Ablade Glover; Ghana’s renowned painter and printmaker, known for his vibrant and expressive works, depicting Ghanaian culture and everyday life. This was a great learning opportunity for Naa Dodua because it gave her vast exposure into different aspects of the arts and enhanced her Afrocentric design signature.

Over the years, NaaDee In-House Designs has gained visibility through various exhibitions in Ghana and the Sub-Region including:

First Ever Ghana Gastronomic Cultural Extravaganza – Shangrila Hotel – Accra (1996)
Beauty in Beads and Batik – American Club House, Accra – Ghana (1996)
Fifth Ghana International Trade Fair, Accra – Ghana (1997)
First Central Business Expo – Accra – Ghana (1997)
Panafest ’97 – Cape Coast – Ghana (1997)
Batik Mode (Solo Exhibit) – Alliance Francaise, Accra – Ghana (1998)
SIAO ’98 – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (1998)
AKORA Arts – Signature Gallery – Accra – Ghana (1999)

NaaDee In-House Designs has also gained exposure in the USA through several exhibitions, under the auspices of the Ghana Export Promotion Centre.

Naa Dodua believes in contributing her expertise for the training of others with similar interests. As a result, as part of the social responsibility of NaaDee In-House Designs, she has been Facilitator in several training programmes including:

NBSSI/ASSI sponsored programme in dyeing – Agbozume – Volta Region, Ghana – June, 1997
Training Programme in dyeing organized by AGI/UNDP, Aflao – Volta Region, Ghana – June, 1997
Training Programme in Batik and Tie and Dye organized for Peace Corps volunteers, Accra, Ghana – April, 1998
Poverty Reduction Programme in Batik Making – Accra, February, 1999
Programme in Batik Making for Peace Corps volunteers – Accra, April, 1999

Naa Dodua currently displays her Afrocentric interior product range for sale in several hotels and outlets in Accra – Ghana, including Ghana’s Kotoka International Airport.