The brand, which also makes these gorgeous hand-woven scarves, is based (obviously) in Ethiopia, and is committed to providing employment and a steady market for artisans in Addis-Ababa.

The founders, Sammy Abdella and Holly Hikido are committed to providing comfortable working conditions for their employees throughout the entire year, not just in the workshops, but also in the Sammy retail store in Addis-Ababa, and now the line is one of the few self-sustaining businesses in Ethiopia.The country is one of the world’s largest leather producers (who knew!) which they use throughout their collections to make the softest ever leather pouches, all tie dyed with chrome-free reactive dyes.

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