Objects with Meaning
Spring 2022 Designer, globetrotter and entrepreneur, Albertan Treana Peake is a woman of conviction and heart. Through her foundation and brand Ob...
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These 9 Under-the-Radar Design Finds Can Style Your Home Sustainably
April 2022 The artisans that handcraft this earthenware in Northern Uganda use the earth and generations of skill to support and transform their c...
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3 Easy Ways to Set a Chic Fall Table
August 2021 Dress yours up with modern rimmed glassware, clean-lined metallic flatware, and barely-there blush napkins, and then top it with fest...
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Goodee teams up with Obakki on celestial houseware
April 2022 Canadian brands Goodee and Obakki have just released a collection of celestial stoneware pottery, and it doesn’t disappoint. The duo wo...
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Spruce Up Your Table with These Modern + Women-Owned Design Brands
March 2022 The culmination of founder Treana Peake’s passions for travel and design, Obakki is a purpose-driven lifestyle brand powered by its fa...
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The T List: Five Things We Recommend This Week
April 2021 “Ultimately, we want to bring beautiful, handmade products into people’s homes so we can create more tangible change,” Peake tells me.
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Slow Design: Purpose-Led, Small-Batch Housewares from Obakki
May 2021 Understanding the process that goes into the objects in our homes creates more intentional, conscious living: That’s the ethos of Canadian...
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Obakki’s New Collection of Handcrafted Bowls and Spoons Reveals the Beauty of Slow Design
March 2021 Obakki, a purpose-led brand of handcrafted homewares and lifestyle products, is bringing awareness to the issue with a new collection of...
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Obakki’s New Soap Collection Helps Create Income for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa
January 2021 When it came to ingredient sourcing, Obakki called on different women entrepreneurs in Africa who are supporting their families throug...
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Your Favorite Travel Souvenirs Are Now Online
January 2021 A scroll through the site will instantly bring you closer to the potters in Mexico, or the candlemakers in Japan or basket weavers in ...
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These Handcrafted Candles Will Soothe You in the Dark Months Ahead
October 2020 Sustainability, traceability, and ethical production are at the heart of Obakki, a purpose-led lifestyle brand founded by local Treana...
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What’s on the ELLE Editors’ Radar Right Now
December 2020 New collections—like the elegant clay pieces from Oaxaca Pottery Collective—are made in partnership with top-tier artisans from aroun...
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Skin, Soul and Ritual - A summer Skincare Dialogue with Maya Allen
We sit down with Maya Allen—award-winning beauty editor and longtime wellness advocate—to talk about skincare as ceremony, the quiet power of Obakk...
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HOLIDAY COCKTAIL HOUR WITH HANDMADE ITALIAN GLASSWARE
The holiday season is a time of warmth, joy, and togetherness—a season when we gather with friends and family, celebrate long-standing traditions, ...
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