Mahali, meaning market place or plaza inย Swahili, is a newly launched online boutique, honouring artisans from around the world.
Featuring designs fromย South Africa, New Zealand and Australia (and more soon to be added), it is the brainchild of mother and daughter duoย Susie Ellis and Justine Smith. Boasting homewares, linens, ceramics and jewellery, they aim to provide wares you’d find yourself in an exotic market, if only you had the time and the plane ticket!
โGrowing up in Southern Africa I was blessed to be surrounded by people creating beautiful things,” explains Susie. “As a young girl, I remember visiting a market on the shores of Lake Nakuru, Kenya and watching local women make sisal bags, baskets and placemats and that memory has stayed with me ever since.ย My daughter and I saw an opening for exclusive and handmade homewaresย that are not available in the local market.”
Bound together by a love of travel, stylish living and impeccable design,ย Susie and Justine hope to provide products thatย reflect where their customers haveย been and where they hope to go. “Weย know people canโt spend theirย lives travelling the world but Mahali can bring it a little closer,” says Susie. “Our pieces tell a story of another land, of travel and of adventure. We believeย in owning unique things that tell a story.”
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Love the web site good luck.Pauline