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About Ask Ashe
Brand Consultant + Editor

I’m Nicola Ashe - ad exec turned brand consultant, who quit the rat race in 2014, so I could finally breathe again. I live in Durban, South Africa with my husband and 4 rescue dogs and run Ask Ashe as a brand consulting business, helping people create and curate their own brands. But it's also my little space on the web, where I've shared design, decor, food, travel or lifestyle snippets since 2009.

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  • *G. I. V. E. A. W. A. Y. * I promised some giveways as part of Ask Ashe turning ten celebrations and here is the first one. Whilst this prize is pretty awesome, what's even better is the story behind this business and the fact that it's a small South African brand making keeping your memories cool. I was first introduced to @metacraftart by Karen from @Lovilee and now I’m the proud owner of my very own piece of location art, which has very special meaning - read about this local brand and the full story at askashe.com. Now you have the chance to win your own customised Location Art bus blind, valued at R1600! 🖤 Check out my stories for some other beautiful examples of Metacraft Location Art. HOW TO ENTER: 1. Subscribe to the Metacraft Location Art newsletter on their website - you'll immediately get a 10% discount code for any location art you buy from them in future. 2. Like this post and follow @askashe and @metacraftart on instagram. 3. Tag 2 friends in the comments - 1 comment = 1 entry For extra entries share the giveaway post in your stories and tag both @askashe and @metacraftart That's it! One winner will be chosen at random on Thursday 29 August at midday. Giveaway is open to all SA residents, prize is not transferrable for cash and needs to be redeemed by the end of 2019 by the winner. . . . #metacraft #locationart #busblind #localzadesign #artforyourhome #artforyourwalls #ashedavisabode #askasheturns10
  • Sneak peek of the brand new @9thavenuewaterside which opens soon in the yacht mole - the interior is so beautiful and the food was delicious at a trial run lunch today. Wishing this team every success with this new venture - you’ve knocked it out the park! *More in stories* . Interior Designer: @hellokevinboyd . #durbanrestaurant @durbanfoodstylist #restaurantdesign #9thavenuewaterside #durbanfoodie #restaurantdecor #southafricanfoodies #localzadesign
  • Ask Ashe is 10! Never imagined back in 2009 that I would write that out in 2019 – Ask Ashe is flipping ten years old… What a journey! Over 2000 posts, over 4500 images and quite a few very different looks – if you’ve been following for a while, do you recognise any of the blog looks I’ve shared in my latest post over at askashe.com? Flip I had a good LOL looking in the wayback machine at what my site has looked like over the years! I count myself extremely lucky to have been able to use blogging as a creative outlet, to share the things I love, what I’ve discovered, to showcase small businesses and brands, as well as the opportunity to travel, taste, see and review myriad South African places and spaces. Whilst I don’t blog as much anymore, preferring the speed of instagram and the ability to create movies and stories, the blog will always be my first love, where I discovered my true passion for sharing the beauty of South Africa and its entrepreneurs, creatives, crafters, curators and artisans. To celebrate turning 10, I will be sharing a series of old posts, new discoveries, giveaways and some of the most common questions I’ve been asked over the years. Keep your eye on this page, as well as the blog and facebook pages for more details – and thank you for 10 years of awesome – the support has been incredible. facebook.com/askashe askashe.com
  • So exciting to welcome this to the hood - @thefoodbox031 has opened on Peter Mokaba (North Ridge) Road and in one short week has been wowing the crowds with its food, booze, drinks, decor and general coolness - long may it last! . There have been a few teething problems like long waits for food from some of the vendors, but everyone involved is just so nice and have bent over backwards to accommodate the crowds, so do your bit, support local, grab a table, order a drink and graze your way through the menus - so far we’ve tried the soft shell crab from SALT (pricey but very yum with a delicious zing), the prawn wrap from SHOT (ah-may-zing!), the prawn wontons, spring rolls and chicken noodles from KUNG THAI and quite a few gins and Devils Peak beers from ARTISAN BAR #hic 😉 . The decor is fab and I really hope the neighbourhood throws its weight behind supporting this new venue - small business at its best! . . . . . . #thefoodbox #durban #durbanfoodie #durbanrestaurants #askashe_loves #eatout #eatoutdurban #durbanblogger #southafricanblogger #bar #restaurant #pattern #instaeatssouthafrica #instaeatsdurban #patternobserver #designlife #design #pattern #style #bar #restaurant
  • Gin gin hello? Yes hi it’s Friday and it’s your last weekend to pig out before starting an 8 week challenge so you have to drink all of us 🤣 . . . . . #ashedavisabode #myhomevibe #gincabinet #ginbar #ginning #southafricangin
  • Last week of July... #howdidthatevenhappen
  • With over 1300 entries this was one ho-tea-ly contested giveaway 😉 But there could only be one winner of this awesome @tetleyteasa hamper, filled with some beautiful goodies for the ultimate black tea party for one ☕️🖤 Congrats to @cjanewonder 🙌 who has won all the goodies in the 3rd pic - enjoy! . ***WIN*** As there were so many eager @tetleyteasa fans I’m giving away 2 consolation prizes too, just like this post if you want to win a hamper of Tetley tea and a mug which will be sent to you to get your Tetley tea fix - see pic 2 for the prize ☕️🖤 . 2 winners will be chosen at random on Monday 29 June at midday. SA residents only. You can enter on Facebook too. #tetleytea #tetleyteasa #tealovers
  • Getting home to these guys - best feeling ever! I think they thought we’d left them 🙈 so much excitement to see us home 🐶🐶🐶🐶 . . . . . #rescuedogs #rescuedogsrock #dogs_of_instagram #dogstagram
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