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From ancient times - when the old merchants bartered cotton, incense and gold along the Red Sea trade winds - Ethiopia has been known for exquisite textiles and jewels. A land of shifting rocks and volcanoes, its restless earth - over centuries -  forged diamonds, sapphires, opals, precious stones and yellow gold along the fissures and gorges of the great rift valley. Green amber seeped from the trees of the North and yellow amber, carried on Baltic storms, washed up on the shores of Lake Tana. Cotton, the world’s oldest natural fibre, thrived in the mineral-rich soils of the lowlands while silk was

In the five months my daughter has been learning to talk, she has learnt the word rain but not the word shower (or, for that matter, flush). At least every afternoon, rain falls on us hard and fast with a dramatic storm that lasts well into the evening. Often, we wake to the sound of gushing pipes outside our window and a steady drizzle that will clear steamily with the heat of the mid-morning sun. The water coats the side passages with slime more perilous than a banana peel and it gives thick, dark moss a leg up the concrete

A collection of fairtrade textiles, jewellery and handcrafted goods from Ethiopia. We partner with local artisans and businesses that employ women with fair wages and working conditions to create beautiful, one-off pieces you can feel good about. We are committed to eco-friendly production methods for a healthier planet. This means choosing to use natural dies and tanners; sourcing raw materials like cotton and silk from farms free of harmful pesticides and chemical inputs; and creating jewellery from recycled materials. Bahar Zaf means ‘tree from across the ocean.’ It is the Amharic word for the Eucalyptus tree, brought from Australia during Ethiopia's imperial