Our products are handmade in the heart of Cairo by expert and innovative craftswomen. Everything is made from clean recycled materials and turned into useful, beautiful and unique items. The sources are carefully chosen; new fabric scraps and offcuts come from textile factories, printed paper from shops and educational establishments. Ties, ringpulls and coffee capsules are donated straight to the A.P.E. Nothing comes out of the garbage.

The makers belong to an Egyptian NGO, the Association for the Protection of the Environment (A.P.E.), which has a 35 year history of working alongside the Zabbaleen, the informal garbage collectors’ community. Through the A.P.E.'s development programmes, women especially have become empowered to build better lives for themselves and their families and children.

We buy the products on Fair Trading terms and donate a substantial percentage of our profit to support the A.P.E. community projects.