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Effue Opiyo

Self Employed

Buku leather crafts

Bags, Product Design, Sustainable Design

The world continues to grow the leather industry with wide varieties of products. At Bukuleather, we introduce a more interesting aspect of handmade leather finished products with extensive knowledge of the special types or leather used from the local tanneries. With our expertise, we are able to give guidance on material production specifications to the end use of the products. Based in Malindi, Bukuleather started its journey in 2020 during the hit of Covid 19. Foccused on producing and marketing more fashionable, exquisite, durable, affordable, unique leather bags, belts, wallets, office desk supplies, office blinds, lamp shades, shoes, upholstery as we continue to maximize on the uses of this treasure. Bukuleather are specialized experts in leading the production to achieve maximum material quality, designing, to a customer’s touch of originality and invested in promoting green technology through recycling of accesories and re-using 2nd hand leather products with a key eye in polishing and replenishing to march Buku standards. As a designer, my main goal is to design products attached to my clients personalities, creating trends and develop unique designs that the world embraces their uniqueness. My vision is to build a team of young single parents talented and passionate about leather as a material and crafting as a way to express themselves through their creations. All products produced at Bukuleather are made with love, we focus on handatitching to bring out the uniqieness in the stitches amd create identity in a world full of creatives. Througj crafting, i hope we build a comnunity with the enthusiasm to be different, ve authentic and be free to create beyong imagination

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