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SHOP LOCAL-ish
The most unique local lifestyle brands and products that will guide, motivate and inspire you to express your identity.
KARIBU FLOWERS
Karibu, which means welcome in Swahili, is a premium online flower and gift shop. It offers a large variety of fresh-cut flowers, preserved roses that last for over three years, candles, home décor and personalised gifts.
Founded in 2016, Karibu Flowers is the first florist in Namibia to retail distinctive flower boxes, a design concept that uses luxurious hat boxes for floral arrangements.
www.karibuflowers.com
Instagram: @karibu_flowers_namibia
SNOESIG
Snoesig is all about creating beautiful things for children’s bedrooms. Embroidered by hand and stitched together with a 1985 Bernina, each item is unique and can be customised to the theme of a room. Snoesig creations are ideal for baby shower gifts or a cute little birthday present for a boy or girl.
Facebook: @snoesignamibia
Instagram: @snoesignamibia
NUTRIWILD
Vittoria Viglietti, founder of NutriWild and researcher of ancient skincare formulas and therapies, is a qualified nutritional therapy practitioner, currently studying organic skincare chemistry. All NitriWild products are sustainably formulated using naturally harvested botanical ingredients. They are gluten and alcohol-free and not tested on animals.
www.nutriwildlifestyle.com
Instagram: @nutriwild
ZE’RA
Ze’ra Leather uses traditional and modern techniques to put together unique leather products. Quality craftsmanship is the hallmark of every piece created by Ze’ra Leather.
Ze’ra is Hebrew and means offspring or seed. “It took me to the origins of everything we can find in nature, including leather, and how much value there can be found if we look close enough. We have realised that nature is genuine and good and we must never forget to be good stewards.” - Ernst Blaauw, owner and leather craftsman.
Ze’ra aims to create quality and originality, but at the same time also sustainability in our country. Products present the values and characteristics that the master leather craftsman has learnt through his leather creations.
“It’s our heartfelt wish and passion to show through our products, how good, genuine and original one can be and how important it is to stay true to what you believe in.”
Instagram: @zera_leather
KAT-ACTIVE
KAT-Active Apparel is a Namibian company focussing on women’s fitness clothing. The brand is a local employer and most of the manufacturing supplies are also sourced locally. Using fabrics that are suited for an active lifestyle, it strives to be the best manufacturer in Namibia when it comes to quality and it is certainly the best when it comes to price.
The names of KAT-Active clothing pieces are inspired by Namibia, incorporating the country’s wildlife, destinations and fauna into the themes of ranges. The brand’s range features tights, crop tops, sport bras, winter tops, hoodies, swimwear and more.
