AKETEKETE

We value collaborating and connecting with creatives to design modern objects with age-old techniques by supporting artisan communities to make them."

FOUNDED BY

Michael Nana Beyin Gyan & Maria Bernat Astorga

MEET

4 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES

our design

Jewelry & Bead Makers

Aketekete partners closely with the jewelry masters Mohammed and Erick and also the jewelry student Ayisi, all based in Accra, to create the metal parts from all their jewelry. From the medal of their necklace to their earrings hoops, all the pieces are handcrafted combining traditional and new techniques to create what they desire. 

The familiar Ghanaian beads, made with recycled glass, are crafted exclusively by the Krobo tribe, located in Ghana's Eastern Region.

Basket Weavers

Our baskets are created in the North of Ghana, where the traditional weaving skills have been passed down to subsequent generations over centuries.

Each basket can take between 3 and 10 days to be finished. It requires different handcrafted processes where the straw is twisted, dyed, and wove. For this reason, each basket will have the unique fingerprint of our artisan.

Tailor

Cotton or linen are some of the natural materials we decided to work with to create the linings, removable handle cloth, or others. This fabric, sourced in the local markets, comes normally from over-stock or old curtains, bed sheets, and clothes; sewn by our co-worker tailor Ayaa Adjei from Elmina.

we work with

communities of artisans