Wax Collection: the tableware of African pagnes

In West Africa, a wax print fabric is not chosen for its colors alone: it has a name, and that name sends a message. It is the market women and those who wear the fabrics who give them their names, with great humor and wisdom. Our Wax collection brings these fabrics to the table.

Fabrics that speak

  • Fleurs de Mariage: the bouquet given to the bride and groom. Read its story
  • Hirondelles (Ntaban): in Ghana, "money has wings". Read its story
  • Œil de ma rivale: the co-wife who watches. Read its story
  • Gamaphone: the circles of the gramophone. Read its story
  • Makaïva: a Fon riddle about the afterlife. Read its story
  • Ludo Kouin: the dice game. Read its story
  • Kpévi, les Petits Macaronis: a dowry fabric. Read its story
  • Our intertwined destinies, Apple of discord, Billionaire, Electric Bulb, Snail, Shrimp, Peanuts, Leopard skin, Marie-Thérèse's nails… each has its own article on our blog.

In the collection

Round, square and oval plates, coffee and tea cups, mugs, speckled bowls, salad bowls, platters and breakfast sets: each fabric is available on several pieces, to create a matching or deliberately mismatched table. Each piece is decorated to order in our workshop in Alfortville: the pattern is prepared, applied and glazed by hand before firing. Colors, first name, date or short message: it can be personalized on request, and a broken piece can be replaced individually.

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