We've maintained great relationships with our customers over the years. Our clientele has been very varied from Trinidad who's who (designers, athletes, current and former ministers etc) to our faithful neighbours in Belmont. Well our most famous customer ever was American songstress Roberta Flack! She was in Trinidad for a show at Zen in late 2005 I think, and popped in and had a look around. Some Bakuba cloth cushions caught her eye! And in 2 minutes she grabbed them up, gave everybody hugs and was gone! While we don't have those cushions anymore, we still have a few pieces of Bakuba cloth from Congo (and Lesley has some wonderful pieces in her private collection!)
Bakuba cloth is a handwoven raffia textile from the Kuba (or Bakuba) tribe in Congo. It is known for its abstract patterns. It comes mainly in two varieties, smaller tufted pieces, and larger flat pieces. We've included a link to Kenyan designer Lisa Christofferson so you can see what they look like. Our pieces start at TT$300.
By the way. we're going to try daily blogging on Chic Shak! Hope you enjoy!
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