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Kilifi Design Collective

Top choice in Kilifi


Right next to the Wild Living Cafe on the southern outskirts of Kilifi, this excellent shop showcases the wares of four local, ecofriendly Fair Trade designers and cooperatives: leather bags, purses, clutches and belts by Zinj; colourful shirts and dresses by Duka; lampshades and containers made of baobab seed pods by Seedling; and 4Shore T-shirts with Kenyan themes.


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