Meet the Makers

Behind every piece in the Gojo collection is a person — a weaver, a farmer, a craftsperson keeping a tradition alive. These are their stories.

 

 

ORIGIN

Machakos Region, Rural Kenya — an all-women weaving initiative

 

THE CRAFT

Every basket in Gojo's home collection begins in the sisal fields of Machakos, Kenya. The sisal plant — a hardy, drought-resistant succulent — is grown by small-scale women farmers in this rural region. From farm to finished basket, every single step is done entirely by hand.

 

The sisal leaves are hand-decorticated — a process of stripping the fibre from the leaf by hand — to create the sisal twine used for weaving. The twine is then hand-dyed using low-impact fibre reactive dyes, sun-dried in the open air, and handwoven into finished baskets using techniques passed down through generations of women in this community.

 

 

 

THE MAKERS

This collection is made entirely by an all-women weaving initiative from rural Kenya. These are not factory workers — they are skilled craftswomen, many of whom learned to weave from their mothers and grandmothers. The cultural way of trade that sustains them is under real threat, as younger generations in the region move toward more modern livelihoods.

 

 

WHAT YOUR PURCHASE SUPPORTS

•          Direct income for women farmers and weavers in rural Machakos, Kenya

•          Preservation of a handwoven basket-making tradition at risk of being lost

•          Small-scale women-led sisal farming

•          Low-impact, sun-dried natural dyeing — no synthetic processes

•          100% handmade production — no machines, no shortcuts

 

 

 

Gojo — The continent, carried home.