MEDIOCTA
GIKOMBA MARKET, NAIROBI
01 — Manifesto
Nairobi / BerlinTHAT’S WHY WE TURN THE FASHION WASTE OF THE GLOBAL NORTH INTO TOMORROW’S HYPE.
DEEP IN THE STREETS OF NAIROBI, VISIONARY DESIGNERS STEP IN EXACTLY WHERE THE SYSTEM FAILS — GIVING “DONATED” AND DISCARDED TEXTILES FROM EUROPE, THAT END UP IN EAST AFRICA, A SECOND LIFE.
THE RESULT: RADICALLY REIMAGINED STREETWEAR THAT WE BRING BACK TO BERLIN TOGETHER.
WITH A PASSION FOR FASHION, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND SCIENTIFIC TRANSPARENCY, WE’RE CHANGING THE FUTURE OF THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY.
WE REDEFINE CONSUMPTION AND CONNECT IT WITH REAL, POSITIVE IMPACT.
FARO IS THE PROOF OF CONCEPT THAT CREATIVES FROM THE AFRICAN CONTINENT DEFINE THE GLOBAL ZEITGEIST AND THAT CIRCULARITY IS A NECESSITY.
02 — Collections
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MEDIOCTA
GIKOMBA MARKET, NAIROBI
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BONES
GIKOMBA MARKET, NAIROBI
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HEKIMA
GIKOMBA MARKET, NAIROBI
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LANESTEPPER
MAZIWA MARKET, NAIROBI
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NAIROBI APPAREL DISTRICT
MAZIWA MARKET, NAIROBI
Salina Araya / Founder03 — A platform, not a trend
it does not only matter what we make, but how, where and with whom we make it.Meet FARO