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L’Équipée

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Long Spoon with Kazuri Yellow Ting Ting Bead

$46.00

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L’Équipée

L’Équipée is a Nairobi-based studio founded by Lilo Chaumont together with her daughter Gus.

Long Spoon with Kazuri Yellow Ting Ting Bead

$46.00

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The Nairobi Series

Kazuri Beads, Nairobi

Kazuri Beads in Nairobi employs over three hundred and forty women, mostly consisting of single mothers, who come together and create an array of handmade ceramic beads.

These beads are handcrafted, painted, and glazed, fired and quality checked meticulously, then threaded into beautiful pieces of jewelry which are sold locally and distributed internationally.

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L’Équipée, Nairobi

In close collaboration with 19 Kenyan artisans, L’Équipée produces furniture that is displayed across Africa and Europe.

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Tope Pottery, Nairobi

Tope Pottery is located on a stretch of open land on the outskirts of Nairobi, in a place with lush flora and vibrant, rust-colored dirt.

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PCEA Eastleigh Community, Nairobi

When I arrived in Nairobi, I met Rachael who teaches at a school in the PCEA Eastleigh Community Centre - an NGO located in the suburb of Nairobi, Eastleigh.

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L’Équipée

L’Équipée utilizes Kenyan materials and techniques and materials. Committed to developing sustainable collaborations with local makers, L’Équipée has created a body of work that includes furniture, housewares, and interior design - and embodies the unique character and vibrancy of Nairobi with the the aesthetics of Paris.

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