AFAR started in Addis Ababa, inside a working textile lab where skilled artisans cut, print, dye, sew, and finish by hand. Behind the brand sits four generations of textile work that began in Prato, Italy.

In Ethiopia, AFAR became a daily practice, make the product, test it, refine it, repeat. We keep the process close. We stay in the factory. We work with materials we know and people we know.

Today AFAR bags and accessories are made at Village Industry in Addis Ababa. The team prints, hand-sews, uses natural dyeing, and finishes each piece on site.