
RAFFIA REVIVED
SHOOWA was founded with the goal to promote the sustainability of ancestral Congolese handcraft. The tribes produce the fabrics according to the aspirations of the western world: conscientious, slow, ethical.
The textiles are handcrafted in the former Kuba Kingdom. SHOOWA creates fashion and decor objects out of them in styles that preserve the art form while giving it a function.
The essence of the design philosophy is to be considerate to the producer, the consumer, and the material. Each accessory is a unique creative expression of the artist and tells a different story through detail, color, and shape. The finished high-quality goods are the opposite of a mass product: Unrepeatable.