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Windhoek
African Kirikara, led by Claudia von Hase from Guest Farm Kiripotib, makes carpets and rugs from 100% natural Swakara sheep wool in ten natural colors, along with jewellery set with precious and fantasy-cut stones and handwoven baskets and ceramics. Its team, split evenly between men and women, trains apprentices in spinning, weaving and design.
Best for Swakara wool carpets and rugs
Windhoek / Online
Elze Jewellery is the work of Windhoek-based goldsmith Elze Eigelaar, who designs and hand-makes nature-inspired earrings, pendants and bangles. Pieces are priced in the online catalogue and ordered directly through WhatsApp or the site's contact form, with delivery and returns handled from her studio.
Best for Nature-inspired earrings, pendants, and bangles hand-made by Windhoek goldsmith Elze Eigelaar
Windhoek
Herrle & Herma Jewellers crafts fine jewellery using Namibian precious materials from its Windhoek storefront in the Sanlam Centre, with a second shop in Swakopmund. The retailer sells rings, necklaces and gold and silver investment coins both in-store and through its online shop with worldwide DHL shipping.
Best for Fine jewelry in Namibian precious materials, plus gold and silver investment coins
Windhoek / Online
Katharina Karl is a Windhoek-based fashion label offering quality leather handbags, wallets and Namibian handcrafted coats designed by founder Katharina Karl. Each bag is catalogued with materials and dimensions online and purchased by contacting the designer directly, including via WhatsApp.
Best for Leather handbags, wallets, and Namibian handcrafted coats, ordered directly via WhatsApp
Windhoek
Leather Connection sells leather shoes for men, women and children, handbags, belts, wallets and riempies, plus leather craft tools and bag-closing machines, from its shop at 18 Bell Street, corner Lazarette Street, Windhoek and a second shop in Swakopmund. It also supplies retail partners in Tsumeb, Rundu, Mariental and Otjiwarongo.
Best for Leather shoes and craft supplies
Old Breweries, Windhoek
The Namibia Craft Centre opened in 1990 in the Old Breweries complex on Tal Street in Windhoek. About forty craft enterprises hold retail space there, drawn from communities and projects across the country. Woven baskets, carved makalani kernels, San ostrich eggshell jewellery, Himba bracelets and embroidered linen fill the floor. The Omba Arts Trust took over its management in 2004.
Best for Forty Namibian craft enterprises trading under one roof in Windhoek.
The Namibia Craft Centre opened in 1990 in the Old Breweries complex on Tal Street in Windhoek, under Newveld Ventures Investment and Development Company. The Rossing Foundation took over management in 1996 and added the Omba Gallery. Kerry MacNamara Architects won an award for the design, and the rebuilt centre opened in 1997. Demand for trading space pushed a further expansion in 1999 that brought in the Hilde List Loft and the Cold Room. The Omba Arts Trust was established in 2004 and took the centre over from the Rossing Foundation. In 2009 the trust chose to concentrate on craft development, and the centre was registered separately as Namibia Arts, Craft and Design. About forty craft enterprises hold retail space under that roof. They come from distinct communities, ethnic groups, separate projects. The centre reckons that the trade supports more than 4,000 crafters and their families in some of the most rural and marginalised areas of the country. The stock reads as a map of Namibia. Woven baskets, carved makalani kernels, San ostrich eggshell jewellery, wild silk scarves, Himba bracelets, handmade paper, hand-woven carpets and embroidered linen all sit within a few metres of each other. Parking is enclosed and the building is reachable on foot. The centre describes the result as Namibia gathered under one roof.
Katutura, Goreangab Dam, Windhoek
Penduka, meaning "Wake up!" in Otjiherero and Oshiwambo, has operated for more than 30 years at Green Mountain Dam Road, Goreangab, Katutura, Windhoek, making embroidery, batik textiles, jewellery and upcycled "Trash to Treasure" home goods by hand. It employs rural artisans lacking access to capital or infrastructure, and also runs accommodation, a restaurant and an HIV & TB initiative.
Best for Handmade embroidery and batik textiles
Independence Avenue CBD, Windhoek
Slowtown Coffee Roasters, marking 15 years in business this September, sells coffee beans including its House Blend, African Sunrise Blend and Del Campo, plus pods, drip bags and hot chocolate from its Namibia base. It also offers office coffee supply, barista training and event catering stations.
Best for Namibian roasted coffee blends
Windhoek
Smart Fashion Boutique, at Freedom Plaza 99 in Windhoek, sells suits, evening wear, shoes and traditional Oshindonga-style clothing, noting more stock is available in store.
Best for Suits and traditional Oshindonga clothing
Independence Avenue, Windhoek
StArt Art Gallery sells paintings, prints, sculpture, woven textiles and digital photography by artists including Lynette Diergaardt, Nicky Marais, Jakobina Gideon and Petrus Amuthenu, working in acrylic yarn, acrylic paint, ink, linoleum block printing and soapstone. Recent featured works include "Shadow Weave" (2023) and "Radio Tower" (2023).
Best for Contemporary Namibian paintings and sculpture
Windhoek
Windhoek Book Den describes itself on Instagram as the largest independent book retail store in Namibia. It takes order requests or quotes and offers nationwide shipping.
Best for General and specialty books
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