NDIPO: Black And Natural Pendant Shade

Bring a beautiful sense of texture and ethical ambience to your interiors with a handwoven sisal lampshade - ethically produced in Eastern Kenya. The NDIPO shade boasts a pair of black stripes against natural undyed sisal, giving a soft low light.

These lampshades are all woven by women of the Kamba tribe, a group renowned the world over for their exquisite handicrafts. Basketry is one of the crafts that the Kamba – one of Kenya’s largest tribes – are best known for. These weavers all belong to a cooperative and are are primarily farmers, largely relying on unpredictable rainfall to grow crops and rear livestock. Basket weaving has become a source of alternative income for these communities during the dry seasons, helping women support their families more comfortably.

Each lampshade comes with information from the weaving co-operative that made yours. Want to know more about the wonderful women behind the shades? Meet the weavers here.