domenica 21 agosto 2011

Aisha's Wood Collection

Square woody bag in purple, black and white







Square woody bag and pochette in purple, black and white



Purple rumble earrings

Aisha's Colors of Tanzania Collection

Minibag and belt

Aisha's Iconic Collection

Classic bag with black and brown kitenge




 Classic bag with blue and yellow kitenge




B&W bracelet


Black and brown bracelet

Minibag with blue and yellow kitenge




 Rumble earrings



Triangle earrings



Curved earrings




 Heart earrings



 Pochette



Hand fan


Find out more about the manufacturing tecnique


Here is Aisha at home with her family










Here is Aisha at Uvikiuta smiling during the photoshooting




sabato 20 agosto 2011

Aisha: bags and accessories made with love in Tanzania

The Project.
Aisha is a young Tanzanian artisan living close to Dar Es Salaam. She has a great taste inspired by the colourful kanga and Kitenge of the costal culture of East Africa.
The idea came out of the creativity of Aisha Massare and the management expertise of Francesca Romana Rinaldi.
The two have met during a voluntary work camp at Uvikiuta center in Chamazi-Temeke in August 2011. 


The products.   
Aisha's creations are made in Tanzania with recycled pieces of kitenge, kanga and palm leaves. All products are handmade: for this reason they are very original and different one from each other.
Aisha's collections
The "Iconic" bags, pochette, earings, breacelets and other small accessories are made with a special selection of double coloured kitenge and kanga fabrics used  by tanzanian women for clothing.
The "Colors of Tanzania" collection has a higher variety in terms of colours and patterns.
The "Wood" collection is the most fashionable and uses also recycled pieces of wood from forniture items.