the process
Step 1
Design
Each Swahili Coast product starts right here in our Wilmington studio!
Our Creative Director leads the process, designing original products to be handmade in East Africa.
Step 2
Collaboration
We share the designs with our partners in East Africa. Tony, our Swahili-speaking Production Director, travels to East Africa to work directly with the artisan team–matching our vision with handmade, quality craftsmanship.
Step 3
Production
Our products are hand-cut, hand-beaded, hand-tooled, and hand-sewn by our skilled artisan partners.
Everything is made ethically in safe environments by fairly-paid artisans.
Step 4
Transportation
We ship all of our products by air freight.
Step 5
Share the Story
As a brand, we place our products in stores all over the world for you to discover–from your neighborhood surf shop to major retailers like Anthropologie.
Step 6
Your Adventure Begins
Our products have a story that continues with you… what will your next chapter be?
