Discover A Small Business: Qaribu Kenya

Since human beings started wearing the first rudimentary garments, leather has been one of the most popular and most durable materials used to create fashion items and accessories. Today, there are thousands of leather brands all over the world. By creating Qaribu Kenya, however, founder Jim Kimathi sought to create a unique leather brand. Qaribu Kenya sets itself apart from other leather brands by creating leather products that are fast becoming the go-to souvenirs for gifting to people close to you.

The idea for Qaribu Kenya came to founder Jim came when he was searching for a nice gift for his father’s 50th birthday. After searching both online and offline for a while, he realized that there weren’t many people selling unique, high quality products that could be given as gifts. Jim then tapped into his love for handcrafted leather products to create products that would fill the gap he had identified in the market, and that is how Qaribu Kenya was born.

Despite being a relatively new company, having been started less than five years ago, Qaribu Kenya is fast creating a name for itself with the expertise of its craftsmen in working with leather, and is becoming recognized as one of the most creative leather accessory brands in Kenya. Their products are made from the finest, natural vegetable tanned, full grain Kenyan leather. At a time when most “leather” brands make their products using faux leather, Qaribu Kenya makes their products using 100% genuine leather.

The craftsmen at Qaribu Kenya are dedicated to making leather products that not only last forever, but products that also meet the greatest standards of quality, construction and style. All their leather products are hand-stitched using timeless traditional methods and techniques of leather craftsmanship, maintaining precision even in the smallest details and giving their products a signature sleek look and feel.

Qaribu Kenya has a wide range of personalized leather products, including wallets, women’s clutch purses, belts, card holders, and sandals.

Personalized Souvenirs

One of the things that makes Qaribu Kenya products stand out and makes them the perfect gift or souvenir is that Qaribu Kenya offers free personalisation for all of their products. Whether you want a name, an image, a logo, or even a quote embossed on a wallet, belt, sandals or card holder, Qaribu Kenya will do it for you free of charge. This is what has made their products a darling among the Kenyan market.

Aside from that, Qaribu Kenya products have something else going for them: despite their sleek look and luxurious feel, Qaribu Kenya products are quite affordable.

Putting Smiles On People’s Faces

According to Jim, nothing gives him greater pride than seeing the smiles on people’s faces whenever they receive personalized Qaribu Kenya products as gifts, especially in today’s world where most people post on social media when they receive gifts from loved ones. Jim says that, while Qaribu Kenya would certainly produce their leather products faster and cheaper by cutting corners on materials and workmanship, this is something he would never allow at Qaribu Kenya. Instead, they stick to traditional handcrafting methods and techniques to ensure that every product that they ship is of the highest quality and has roots in traditional leather craftsmanship and heritage.

If you are looking for a nice, personalized leather souvenir for a friend, family member or a loved one, or even if you are looking for a unique wallet, belt, purse, card holder or pair of sandals for yourself, be sure to check out Qaribu Kenya products. You can find Qaribu Kenya on Instagram @QaribuKenya, or on Facebook under the same name.