Hadithi? Hadithi njoo!

Handmade in Kenya, every piece a story to carry home.

Beadwork, carvings, kiondo baskets and savannah paintings from the art and craft collective at The Hub Karen. Every piece is sold by the hands that made it.

Young woman wearing a Maasai beaded collar
Close-up of Maasai beadwork
Beaded by hand
Maasai beaded collarKES 2,400

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Prices in Kenyan shillings

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Straight from the maker

100% handmade in Kenya, never factory stock

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African djembe drums

KES 6,500KES 7,550

Goat-skin drums carved from a single log and rope-tuned by hand.

Cowrie shell shekeres

KES 2,100KES 2,400

A dried gourd netted with cowrie shells. It rattles like rain.

Maasai beaded bangles

KES 1,650KES 1,950

Beaded bangles in every colour. Stack them, mix them, pack a dozen.

Artists' catalogues

Browse the artists' work

The artists of the collective, each with a catalogue of their work: title, size, medium and whether a piece is still available.

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Our story

Hadithi is Swahili for story. Every piece in this market comes with one, and the person who made it is right there to tell it.

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Fresh from the stalls

What visitors are taking home

A jewelry stall hung with beaded necklacesWatch: a morning at Hadithi Hadithi
Beaded by hand

Maasai Beadwork & Beaded Cuffs

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Beaded Maasai cuffs on a market table
Handcrafted copper cuff bracelets in the sun
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Magical Kenya, framed

Take the savannah home with you

Original paintings by Kenyan artists, rolled and tubed so they travel safely in your luggage.

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Painting of elephants walking beneath an acacia tree at sunset, reflected in a waterhole
Elephants at the waterholeAcrylic on canvas · KES 2,500
Postcards from the market

Wander the stalls

A shopper walking between market stalls
Saturday in Karen
Colourful woven baskets on a wall
The basket wall
Carved animals behind a Hakuna Matata sign
Hakuna matata, carved
Souvenir magnet teaching Swahili greetings
Your first Swahili lesson
Folded kitenge fabrics
Kitenge by the stack
Kwaheri, come back soon
We came for an hour and stayed for three. Every stall had a story behind it.
Aiko T. · visitor from Japan
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Painting of a woman in a colourful headwrap and earrings
Painted by hand, sold at the stalls
Jambo!

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