Inspired by Kenyan craftsmanship and Finnish design culture, unique pieces are created in Kenya for the Mifuko label: unagitated, sometimes downright minimalist, but always with impressive consistency. One of the pillars of the collaboration between Finnish designers Minna Impiö and Mari Martikainen and the Kenyan craftswomen is the idea, central to the label, of using materials such as the wood of the jacaranda tree (Jacaranda mimosifolia), which grows in Kenya, for the handmade products. What's more, in order to create small wooden pieces such as these adorable bunny pendants, fallen branches and twigs are collected so that the actual trees can continue to grow undamaged. Worked by hand - first carved, then sanded into shape and finally painted - unique little objects are created from the fallen wood, inspired by nature but designed with a twinkle in the eye.

These pendants are inspired by European rabbits, the petit pappillon, easily recognizable by their coloured spots and dyed ear tips. These pendants add a charming accent to your decorative arrangements, not only at Easter, or make the recipient smile when they discover a rabbit pendant on the ribbon of a gift. You can tell who carved and painted your bunnies by the attached tag, where the women sign their names.

Kenyan tradition and craftsmanship characterize the designs of the Finnish label Mifuko. The long-standing connection with Kenya enabled the two designers Minna Impiö and Mari Martikainen to start a cooperation with Kenyan craftswomen in 2009 so that the products could also be manufactured in Kenya. Mifuko now works with around 400 women, not only in Kenya, but also in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Ghana. They live mainly in rural areas and work primarily in agriculture. In the dry season, they weave carpets, weave baskets or bags, make jewelry and many other decorative items. Fair payment and long-term business relationships are just as important as the skills and traditional manufacturing techniques are taken into account when designing the products. This gives the women the opportunity to expand their knowledge and pass it on to younger women. They can build up their own network and are ultimately able to earn an additional income, as the women and their families primarily work in agriculture. Only when their own fields have been cultivated and the animals cared for do they produce for Mifuko, thus earning an additional income that often saves them during the drought.

Mifuko is a member of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO). On the one hand, this implies the permanent implementation and monitoring of fair trade and fair pay, and on the other hand, care is taken to ensure that the natural habitat is affected as little as possible during the manufacture of the products and that occupational safety is guaranteed. In addition, Minna Impiö and Mari Martikainen finance projects that improve the lives of the workers and their families, such as the construction of sanitary facilities.

Certain manufacturing steps are carried out by hand. Slight dimensional and color deviations may therefore occur.