A bag as part of the trip
AFAR and KEL12 begin a new collaboration built around thoughtful travel, Ethiopian craft, and objects made to stay on the road.
New collections, enduring materials, and occasional offers from AFAR—shared with the stories, people, and places behind each object.
AFAR and KEL12 begin a new collaboration built around thoughtful travel, Ethiopian craft, and objects made to stay on the road.
As we continue to build "A Bag of Stories", the AFAR magazine, we turn our attention to another design from the Raffia Collection: Kaluwa, a distinctive woven bag created in two sizes for the lighter rhythm of summer.
AFAR has a new online home and a new way of writing to you. From now on, our collections will arrive with stronger images, clearer information, and more room for the materials, people, and ideas behind what we make. We begin with Keisha: one generous shape, interpreted in three distinct voices.
AFAR joins Ethiopian Airlines ShebaMiles, connecting Ethiopian-made travel bags with one of Africa’s great routes of movement.
The new raffia collection is coming in Summer 2026. Explore the lookbook now and join our newsletter for first access when the bags become available.
At the tenth edition of The Bag Show, AFAR presented its first raffia collection in Addis Ababa. Made with fiber sourced in Madagascar and finished by women artisans in Ethiopia, the collection entered the runway during an evening supporting Our Father’s Kitchen.