KUNI: Black/Natural Vertical Striped 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 KUNI shade features vertical black and white stripes against natural undyed sisal. Create a statement in your living space, whilst introducing a calming, 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 Kenyas largest tribes are best known for. These weavers all belong to a fair trade 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 a little information about the weaving cooperative. Want to know more about the people behind the baskets? Meet the weavers here.