Category: social innovation
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Work Practice: A few days teaching never hurt anyone!
Another first for Kipenzi. I feel as if I am finally becoming part of the art/design establishment in Frome UK. Someone looked up to me professionally as a business owner for a while and though time consuming, it was quite exciting. A couple of weeks ago, I was asked if I could have a 14…
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Badili
Designing a ceramic jewellery collection for Stone Crest’s special projects. Having work with various ceramic artisans as well as a fairly large handmade beads and ceramics workshop in Kenya has given me a lot of experience. Together with access to resources on trends and the ability to be creative was a wonderful start for my…
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Kiondo Baskets
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“Would you like the fine weave of the rough weave?” that is always a difficult one as they are both superb products! Sisal grows abundantly in parts of Kenya particularly the Eastern province. Basket weaving has been a strong aspect of the province’s inhabitants livelihoods through the years. The basic basket is made from hand-processed…
LINDA ODHIAMBO 