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  • THE T LIST: FIVE THINGS WE RECOMMEND THIS WEEK

    April 2021

    “Ultimately, we want to bring beautiful, handmade products into people’s homes so we can create more tangible change,” Peake tells me. 

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  • SLOW DESIGN: PURPOSE-LED, SMALL-BATCH HOUSEWARES FROM OBAKKI

    May 2021

    Understanding the process that goes into the objects in our homes creates more intentional, conscious living: That’s the ethos of Canadian homewares brand Obakki, and it’s one we can get behind.

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  • OBAKKI’S NEW COLLECTION OF HANDCRAFTED BOWLS AND SPOONS REVEALS THE BEAUTY OF SLOW DESIGN

    March 2021

    Obakki, a purpose-led brand of handcrafted homewares and lifestyle products, is bringing awareness to the issue with a new collection of wooden bowls and spoons—each carved using the remnants of left-behind timber from deforested areas—in order to emphasize the more sustainable, generational practices of small-scale artisans.

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  • OBAKKI’S NEW SOAP COLLECTION HELPS CREATE INCOME FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN AFRICA

    January 2021

    When it came to ingredient sourcing, Obakki called on different women entrepreneurs in Africa who are supporting their families through sustainable businesses for the soaps’ star actives.

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  • YOUR FAVORITE TRAVEL SOUVENIRS ARE NOW ONLINE

    January 2021

    A scroll through the site will instantly bring you closer to the potters in Mexico, or the candlemakers in Japan or basket weavers in Kenya – realizing there are some splurges that come guilt-free.

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  • THESE HANDCRAFTED CANDLES WILL SOOTHE YOU IN THE DARK MONTHS AHEAD

    October 2020

    Sustainability, traceability, and ethical production are at the heart of Obakki, a purpose-led lifestyle brand founded by local Treana Peake. Partnering with artisans around the world, the organization is committed to creating meaningful change at the community level.

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  • WHAT’S ON THE ELLE EDITORS’ RADAR RIGHT NOW December 2020

    New collections—like the elegant clay pieces from Oaxaca Pottery Collective—are made in partnership with top-tier artisans from around the globe while ensuring transparent production.

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  • FASHION BRAND OBAKKI UNVEILS CAPSULE COLLECTION AT ISETAN IN JAPAN

    March 2019

    Heritage, tragedy, future: These are the drivers that inspire a new capsule collection by Vancouver-based sustainable fashion brand Obakki and a community of women living in the world's largest refugee camp, Bidi Bidi, in Uganda.

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  • START-UP SPOTLIGHT: OBAKKI CELEBRATES PASSION, PURPOSE AND PEOPLE

    November 2020

    Obakki is as committed to making an impact, as it is to beautiful design. Originally launched as a fashion brand in 2005, Obakki has recently shifted into the lifestyle space. Working with skilled craftsmen and artisans from around the world, Obakki serves asa global marketplace filled with products that are unique, beautiful and created with purpose

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  • LIFESTYLE BRAND OBAKKI RELAUNCHES WITH PRODUCT LINE FOCUSED ON SLOW DESIGN AND GLOBAL REACH

    September 2020

    “Each piece has a story,” designer and humanitarian Treana Peake says of her lifestyle brand Obakki's relaunch this week. The label has relaunched with an expanded collection of ethically-produced homeware and lifestyle products made by artisans around the world, with a focus on intentional consumption and social impact.

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