FLOC
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
FLOC is a Kenyan based creative business that unites modern design, artisan culture and ethical welfare. It was founded by Australian designer Nina Howard, who worked for many years as a design and market consultant for organisations including UNESCO, Traidcraft and AUSAid.
FLOC is an antidote to industrial production, working alongside established community cooperatives to create engaging handmade mobiles that combine imagination and elegance. They are uncompromising on ethics, guaranteeing artisans 50% of gross profits from every item.
FLOC use trusted, locally-sourced natural and recycled materials, and work with two cooperatives in particular; SMOLART Self Help Group, a member of the World Fair Trade Organisation ,and the Victorious Crafts Group - an artistic solution to the ingrained problem of youth unemployment in the Kibera slum, Nairobi. Victorious transform waste materials found in their neighbourhood, such as wood and brass, bone and horn from the meat industry, and handcraft them into striking products including jewellery, bowls and cutlery. They couple waste management with environmental sustainability, human dignity, and creative achievement.
Hand crafted, unique artisan mobile from the heart of Kenya, crafted from 100% naturally coloured soap-stone. FLOC guarantees their artisans 50% of gross profits from every item, and they only use trusted, locally-sourced natural and recycled materials.
All components are made ethically in Kenya.
Minimal assembly required before hanging - instructions and images provided inside packaging
Dimensions: roughly 33cm x 44cm
Limit exposure to water and moisture. These products are made for interior decorative purposes; not recommended for use outside.
FLOC mobiles are NOT toys. They are made to be admired and delicately handled by young and old. We advise that you hang your mobile out of reach of small children and babies.
Each FLOC mobile comes to you packaged in a re-usable box. Not only is it solid so that it’ll protect your product, but also elegantly designed with limited branding so that you can re-gift or store other precious items in it.
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