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Culture & craft

Made by Hand

A closer look at the hands behind the work.

Basket maker weaving natural fibres by hand

Look closer at texture, pattern and the idea of the maker behind a piece.

Objects invite us to notice: a texture, a repeat, the way a piece of cloth falls. This story makes room for that closer look.

Browse the Adire edit, then meet the studios behind it — from Abeokuta dye houses to Lagos workshops — and see how each piece connects to the people who made it.

Meet the makers