OUR STORY
STEP INTO ACACIA'S WORLD
A BRAND BORN OUT OF ADVENTURE
Being named after the beautiful thorny, African Acacia tree - I knew I was not destined for a boring life. I grew up on the Zambezi river banks where crocodiles lurked in the muddy waters, elephants drank from our school pool and hippos occasionally visited our front lawn. From the moment I was born, my life has been a series of adventures and stories to tell.
The question I often asked myself - how do I tell these stories?
A CANVAS OF SILKS
I found my answer in a paintbrush and a canvas of silks. There was too much detail in the stories I wanted to share and I wasn't prepared to sacrifice any of it.
A silk scarf became the vessel for my creativity, stories interwoven into delicate silks that were made to be treasured for a lifetime. The Acacia Zuri Silk Scarf collection was born.
- ZURI -
BEAUTIFUL & GOOD
I set out on a mission. I created a collection of wearable works of art that told meaningful stories of wildlife, nature and travel.
Yet I was missing something.
The word Zuri means “beautiful” in Swahili, but the word has greater depth when you realise that it also means good. This became my moral compass, my promise to myself. I pledged that everything I created would be as sustainably and ethically sourced as possible. To this day, all my designs are GOTS certified (Global Organic Textile Standard) and all my packaging is sustainably sourced.
FROM ACACIA
“These designs are drawn from places I hold close — the wild Zambian scenes I grew up in and the English countrysides I visited my family at. Each piece holds a story of treasured moments.”
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