Obakki Journal - Ideas To Live An Intentional Life

At The Table

An Escape to Italy With Our Favourite Summer Cocktails

Summertime, and the living is easy. In this week's Journal, we take you to the magical Italian island of Sardinia. Perhaps a quick pit stop for a r...

At The Table

At the table with Treana: A guide for all things oyster

What could be better than a sunny afternoon sitting at a café with friends, preferably beside the water, eating freshly shucked oysters on the half...

Interior Design

IN PRACTICE: THE ART OF CREATING A WILD FORAGED BOUQUET

With the arrival of spring and flowers blooming, we learn the art of floral freestyle design; creating an elegant, simple foraged bouquet. Whether ...

Intentional Living

UPCYCLING: HOW OUR ARTISANS ARE PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF SUSTAINABLE LUXURY

It is said that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure, and it’s never been more true than when it comes to upcycling, where waste is conv...

Interior Design

Finding Wabi Sabi in African Pottery

Having a wabi sabi approach to life doesn’t mean embracing carelessness or venerating a pile of junk. It's about appreciating, celebrating and sust...

Culture + Craft

African Blackwood: Preserving one of the world's most sought-after materials

African blackwood and African redwood are both extremely coveted around the world as exotic wood types. Members of the broader redwood family, thes...

Culture + Craft

Our All-Natural Soap Ingredients

Get to know the organic ingredients used in our signature soap—chemical free, palm-oil free, paraben free, sulfate free. Exclusive formulations des...

Intentional Living

The Problem With Palm Oil

Palm oil production is wiping out ancient forests, endangering wildlife and destroying communities, discover why Obakki’s natural soap collection i...

Artisan Stories

Weaving With Dignity: The Basket Makers from Kitui

Think about this—do you know where the products in your home come from? Do you know who actually made them? I’d like to tell you Margaret’s story.

Culture + Craft

What is Artisanal?

I bet you’ve had occasion to wonder just what the label ‘artisanal’, or the term ‘artisan’ really mean. The unregulated adjective has been appropri...