Flower Hoops
Flower Hoops
Based in Arusha, Tanzania, the jump-off point for safaris in the Serengeti, this beading workshop celebrates the traditional craft of Maasai beading. The glass beads for these Flower Hoops are sourced from the Czech Republic, a surprising century-old Maasai practice and little known fact. It takes an expert beader three days to make one cuff.
Thread in the cuffs is salvaged from used plastic grain sacks and spun together by hand. The leather is byproduct suede from Tanzania.
Fifteen beaders are employed at the workshop full-time and fifty-five more work from the surrounding countryside.
Sustainable & Ethical
We handpick pieces from across Africa that are made sustainably and ethically with premium materials by masterful artisans.
40+ Women-Owned & Led Businesses
We directly source from entrepreneurs that collectively employ more than 4,000 people across the continent.
