We Are NBO

We Are NBO is a handmade jewellery brand based in Nairobi. Their artisans, who often come from marginalized backgrounds, are talented and highly skilled, using heritage craft to make contemporary, covetable jewellery. They creatively upcycle their tools, using reworked water pumps as sanding benches and denim off-cuts as buffing wheels.
They work with mostly recycled and upcycled tools and materials salvaged from the waste stream, such as recycled brass, wood and bone. Their pieces are 24k Gold Plated.
They consider their pieces to be a dialogue between the artisan and their designer, Michael Nguthu, who has leveraged his experience working for international brands to create organic, felt jewellery pieces that tell a story of joy, resilience, community and ingenuity.