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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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Obakki Gift Guide: Ethical Gifts Too Beautiful to Pass Up
Our Holiday Gift Guide makes it easy to choose sustainable, ethical presents that will feel just as good giving as they do getting.
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ARE YOU LIVING INTENTIONALLY?
On a global scale, Intentional Living means you should know where the products you purchase come from. You should know all the way back to who mad...
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WHY ETHICAL MANUFACTURING MATTERS
Ethical Manufacturing is a choice made by business. Supporting Ethical Manufacturing is a choice made by you. And that choice is part of practici...
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WHO WE ARE + WHY WE REBRANDED
At the core of this shift is an exploration of what it means to live a more connected, intentional life. Intentional living is about slowing down e...
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WHAT IS CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION?
Sustainability, transparency, and cultural respect are essential components if you want your closet and home to have a truly clean conscience. Thro...
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THE IMPORTANCE OF SLOW DESIGN
Slow Design, Slow Fashion, Slow Food – the Slow Movement has arrived, and it has a message: Slow down. Hard to do on a personal level when we live ...
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Preserving Tradition in a Modern World
Most of us recall the old adage: Evolve or Die. A little harsh, perhaps, but we live in harsh times. And it’s happening to some of the oldest tradi...
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The History of our Artisans
It’s important for Obakki to acknowledge the past struggles that many of our artisans have faced. You could never imagine what the people in many o...
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