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Nairobi, KENYA

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Sustainable Partnerships
Sustainable Partnerships

By personally traveling to each region and working directly with makers, we build long-term relationships rooted in trust and collaboration.

Responsible Sourcing
Responsible Sourcing

We follow every product from concept to completion, ensuring responsible sourcing, ethical production, and environmental stewardship.

Artisan Craft
Artisan Craft

Handcrafted in partnership with world-class artisans—real people making products that bring meaning and connection to your space.

Meaningful Impact
Meaningful Impact

Through our artisan partnerships and the Obakki Foundation, we reinvest in the communities behind the craft—supporting clean water access, education, and sustainable livelihoods.

A woman wearing a red headwrap and olive green work jacket stands in front of a large pile of recycled plastic bottles, holding a large light blue water jug.

WASTE INTO POSSIBILITY

What is discarded can become something extraordinary.

A woman wearing a red headwrap and olive green work jacket stands in front of a large pile of recycled plastic bottles, holding a large light blue water jug.

At Nairobi’s Dandora dumpsite, one of East Africa’s largest landfills, women waste pickers recover glass that would otherwise remain buried within an enormous stream of urban waste. That discarded material becomes the beginning of something new. Collected and sorted by hand, the glass moves from Dandora into a local workshop, where skilled artisans transform it into contemporary glassware designed to be used again.

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THE WOMEN BEHIND THE MATERIAL

Value begins with the people who see it.

Two workers in olive green uniforms sort through a large pile of green bottles in an outdoor recycling or waste-processing area, with trash and bags piled in the background.

Long before a finished piece reaches the home, women waste pickers are doing the essential work of identifying and recovering what can be reused. Their knowledge keeps valuable materials in circulation while creating income for themselves and their families. By connecting this work directly to design and production, the collective brings greater recognition to the women whose labour makes the entire cycle possible.

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Craft in Contemporary Form

“Tradition is not static. It changes as we continue to work with it.”

A collection of hand-blown glass from Obakki figurines and small vessels in green, blue, and amber-brown, arranged on a white surface with strong sunlight casting shadows from kenya.

Handwoven in Mexico, each sculptural textile is created through careful construction and material balance. Fibres such as sansevieria, henequén, and cotton are layered across wooden structures, allowing woven strands and hand-tied fringe to extend beyond the frame. The result is work that moves between art and design, rooted deeply in Mexican craft while speaking to contemporary space.

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We celebrate slow design and artisan craft from thousands of artisans around the world. From Mexico to Uganda to Japan, we are excited to introduce you to our artisan partners.

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