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Yala Jewellery

  • What:

    African-inspired modern jewellery

  • Why:

    Artisan-made intricate designs

  • Where:

    Kenya and UK
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YALA JEWELLERY: WHAT IS IT?

Yala Jewellery offers beautiful handmade accessories, predominantly crafted from brass. Designs vary from discreet to striking, but they all have one thing in common: painstaking, intricate detail, no matter which piece you’re looking at.

The beautiful brass and cow horn bracelet in the main image was made by Yala’s brass artisan George and his team in their workshop just outside of Nairobi.

Other key pieces include the versatile Lela 3-way hammered brass earrings, which can be worn in multiple ways. There’s also a zero-waste brass pendant and the stunning Ambira necklace – an ornate double chain necklace featuring nesting spear shapes with black horn tips.

YALA JEWELLERY: HOW SUSTAINABLE IS IT?

Yala’s brand purpose is to create financial opportunities for artisans working in the informal sector in Kenya, where all the products are made.

One of its workshops is staffed by Maasai women who earn three times more than the average wage within the area for the work they do. Due to family dependencies, their earnings have a positive impact on 300 additional households in the area.

The brass workshops in Nairobi are staffed mostly by men, who founder Audrey Migot-Adholla works with and pays directly, no middlemen – and she visits all the workshops regularly, too.

All jewellery is made from recycled, re-used or reclaimed materials, but you’d never know by looking at it. The brass artisans supply the cow horn, which they source themselves. The beads and leather are from the Maasai community.

Yala was the first jewellery brand to be a certified B-Corporation in the UK – the certification measures a company’s entire social and environmental purpose, meaning Yala Jewellery balances purpose and profit.

YALA JEWELLERY: WHERE CAN I BUY IT?

You can buy direct on Yala Jewellery and also look out for them at Wolf & Badger, Compare Ethics, Akojo Market, The Good Apparel, Faire…

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