The hands behind the craft

Every piece carries a name, a place, a story.

We work directly with weavers, dyers, beaders and carvers — no middlemen, no anonymity. Meet the makers behind Afrikainme.

Adire dyer

Folake Adeyemi

Abeokuta, Nigeria

Third-generation indigo dyer. Every resist pattern is drawn by hand — no two pieces are ever the same.

Kente weaver

Bonwire, Ghana

Kwame weaves geometry passed down from his grandfather. His bombers and stoles are worn on four continents.

Kente weaver

Bonwire, Ghana

Ama ties the stiffened cloth for gele headwraps — a skill that takes years to master and a lifetime to honour.

Maasai beader

Kajiado, Kenya

Layered collars in sunset ochre and earth tones — each bead placed by hand in the tradition of her community.

10% of every order returns to the communities our makers call home.

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