Our Work
We are researchers, designers, prototyping geeks, compliance assurers, production managers, and content creators. We are passionate about growth and continue to invest in in-house capacity and infrastructure to deliver projects with excellence.
Not only that. We are also a trusted partner to a network of Kenyan makers and materials producers; trust hard-earned over years of following through and completing projects together.
Our Services
R&D
Our R&D facility in Nairobi has the tools, skills, and cultural and contextual know-how to realize your product concepts. Need new ideas? We have those too.
Design
Our Kenya and Milan-trained designers are at your service, rethinking heritage craft techniques and materials for application to your projects.
Production & Sourcing
From sampling to a full run, we manage production for materials and finished products for you - even in the most remote rural areas - ensuring adherence to global standards.
Corporate Gifting
We take the hassle out of sourcing ethically-made products for your gifting initiatives, and customize them to fit your brand and target audiences.
Consulting Services
We provide high-quality data and insights to get your project started, differentiated, and serviced all the way through completion.
Content-Creation
We capture the human stories, provenance, and technical details of materials and artisanal techniques, to take your audiences behind the scenes.
Selected Works
Weaving tradition into modernity
Client: Heritage retail brand
Services: R&D, New product development, Production management, Quality control
Conscious corporate gifting
Services: Sourcing, Production management, Quality control
Developing a family of high-end packaging solutions made with sustainable local materials
Services: R&D, Design, Materials sourcing, Prototyping, Quality control, and Production management, content-creation
Elevating a heritage textile for wildlife conservation
Services: Development, Compliance testing (EU REACH), Quality control, Production management
Applying the "trash-to-treasure" philosophy to high-end- design
Services: Research, development, and Sample production
Assessing local production compliance for a global brand
Services: Compliance assessment
Upgrading a brand's capacity in leather goods production
Services: Capacity assessment, Training, Design, Sourcing, Content-creation
Forging a modern visual identity from centuries-old heritage
Services: Creative and heritage research, Identity design