Kazuri Ceramic

KAZURI CERAMIC BEADS, JEWELLERY & POTTERY HANDMADE IN KENYA;
Kazuri, which means "small and beautiful" in Swahili, began over a quarter of a century ago as a tiny workshop in the suburbs of Nairobi, experimenting in making beads. Its founder, Lady Susan Wood, started with two African women and soon discovered that there were many other women in the villages around Nairobi, most of whom were single mothers, that were in great

need of regular employment. Driven by the desire to provide such opportunities, Kazuri has grown and today they have a large workforce skilled in the manufacture of hand made jewelry and pottery. They have further applied their knowledge of ceramics and artistic flair that has made their necklaces so attractive and popular. The design and production of their own unique range of potteryware, which reflects the culture and wildlife of Kenya, has become a famous fashion worldwide! Each of their piece, like their beads is handmade and hand painted in rich colours and they're range is extensive from the individual collector pieces to dinner ware. As Kazuri starts its next 25 years, they ! pledge to continue giving hope and opportunity to the more needy

members of their society and at the same time carry on designing and making beautiful handmade beads and pottery. We at Zizini had the honor of touring their workshop and have the pleasure of presenting to you a collection of pictures displaying the workshop and the folks at work producing these fabulous crafts at the Kazuri Company in Karen a suburb of Nairobi kenya.

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