Made51 Collaboration
A sustainable range of home décor handcrafted by Congolese refugees in Northern Zambia. This collection was launched in collaboration with MADE51, a UNHCR initiative that creates opportunities for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people to work and earn a living through craftsmanship.
They are part of our Kuba Collection, mixing textiles and artisan made products inspired by the Kuba Cloth, embroidered raffia textiles that were the very first artifacts that came from Africa, originally made in Kuba kingdom (now known as The Democratic Republic of Congo).
BEHIND THE SCENES
MADE51 X TRIBAL TEXTILES
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Read About The Design
Behind The Design • The Carved Kuba Pot
Crafted by Refugees • Made51 Project
We are proud of our thoughtful collection, inspired by the traditional Congolese Kuba pattern, and that we can confidently label this a sustainable collection.
When it came to designing as part of the Made 51 initiative, years of bush living gave us that awareness we needed to help design alongside the artisans of the Congolese refugee settlement. Being based in the middle of the African bush gives you a height
