SNEAK PEEK! 👀 // NEW PRINTS IN THE WORKS!

We've been having SO MUCH FUN working with several very talented textile designers over the last few months to develop designs we think you'll really fall for. Each one of these beauties will be part of our 100% Made in Kenya textile line, using cotton that is grown, spun, woven, and printed all right here in Kenya. Production this localized is both rare and special, as it allows us to tell our story from beginning to end. What we especially love about these fabrics is the intimacy we have with the origin of the designs, and the fact that the women who created them will be able to share the inspiration and significance of each directly with you! This year you'll be meeting artists Shadé Akanbi, Angela Muritu, Jo Kalute, Phathu Nembilwi, and Lulu Kitololo. We can't wait for you to see their final work, and hear their thoughts about these functional, wearable works of art! 

And now, a bit about the PROCESS!

VOTE in Zuri // GEORGIA!

INSTA CORNER! WHO WE'RE FOLLOWING: @ACCRAPHOTO

A creative and a photojournalist living in Accra, Ghana, Francis Kokoroko takes the most whimsical and beautiful pictures, with an eye toward documenting the ever-evolving cultures and everyday life of people on the African continent. An intimate and relatable glimpse into the lives of others, you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll love.

WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO // Lianne La Havas

Singer, songwriter and guitarist, Lianne La Havas deserves all the accolades she's been getting lately. Born to a Jamaican mother and a Greek father, her sound is a mostly acoustic hybrid of funk and soul, inspired by Nina Simone and Lauryn Hill.  (Oh, and did I mention that she performed a fabulous Tiny Desk Concert for NPR?)

WHAT WE'RE READING// Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

If you haven't read Jacqueline Woodson's recent novel, Red at the Bone, we can't recommend it enough! Moving forward and backward in time, Jacqueline Woodson's taut and powerful novel uncovers the role that history and community have played in the experiences, decisions, and relationships of families, and in the life of the new child. This story is told so beautifully, her writing has been compared to the legendary Toni Morrison; we couldn't agree more.

WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO //The Power Is Out, with Ngofeen Mputubwele

I recently heard WNYC podcast journalist Ngofeen Mputubwele interviewed by Gregory Warner in his Rough Translation episode, "We Don't Say That".  As one of the only Congolese families within a hundred miles of his childhood home in West Tennessee, Mputubwele found that storytelling was a way for him to relate to the world around him, and to help others do the same. Listen to his portraits told through story on The Power is Out.