Travel Journal - Nkuku Life
Our travel journal is an ever-evolving connection with our team and the artisans we work with, revealing all that goes on behind the scenes, sharing of-the-moment content to provide a transparent look at how the artisans we work with create our products and their working environments. We want to take you with us on our travels, sharing our experiences and adventures and introduce you to the artisans behind our collections.
Piles of sustainable mango wood, dome bases
Almost finished lamp base
Traditional chisel used to create metal pattern
Joining Mbata candle holder to the base
A completed pattern
Vases ready for finishing
Shaping a glass by hand
Using the heat to complete the base
Finishing our Mahika pot
Metal printing tools with patterns
A printing pattern ready to ready to add to a frame edge
Hand crafted tacks
Lamp bases ready for wiring
Crafting our traditional vases
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A new pattern concept for wood
Random collection of dusty pots, interesting shapes
Crafting our wooden terrarium bases
Handmade frames for making recycled paper
A reclaimed India cart before cleaning
An ornate doorway
Experimenting with mango wood and marketry
Typical street view, Rajasthan
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Noko wicker lamps ready to be packed and delivered to the UK
Ideas for practical storage
Shaping and hammering our iron knobs
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Tools of the trade
An open fire for moulding glass
A row of reclaimed Mawari horses
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