Swahili Modern Reviews

Neena G.

Love this gorgeous basket. The color is perfect. Speedy delivery, and in perfect shape. Will order from this company again.

Aqua African Warming Basket

Rebeccah E.

Such a fun basket! I love the pops of color and how well made this is. I will definitely be shopping here again! 10/10 purchase!

Small Plateau Basket with Recycled Plastic Splashes

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Tina K.

Love this little drum! Goes with my elephant collection so well.

Tiny Djembe Drum from Senegal

Sandy

Extra tall triangle basket Excellent and amazing quality! Purchased this lovely basket to use as a laundry hamper, which I keep in the bedroom. It's a gorgeous piece that keeps laundry out of sight and stored in a work of art. Our visitors have no idea it's a laundry basket...Shhhh!!!! Extremely happy with my purchase!

Extra Large Silver Triangles Senegal Basket

Rita Carton

Beautiful basked The basket is beautiful and wonderful workmanship. It looks great in my bathroom and I'm especially thankful I can help out the African community and women who made this basket.

Green & Blue African Prayer Mat Hamper

Ann Mcdowell

Wooden spoon The wooden spoons are beautiful! I love the heart shape of the bowl part of the spoon. The wood is also very nice. Can't wait to serve up some salad or dish out a bowl of chili with them! I will be thinking of the person who made them with every use-

Hand-Carved Olive Wood Heart Spoon

Laura Rogove

badass basket It's perfect. Excellent craftsmanship and suits our needs perfectly while looking gorgeous beside our couch. Cleans up the room as we keep throw blankets in it, and occasionally provides a nesting spot for our two year old daughter. Very happy with the product and its origins.

White African Knitting Basket

Andrew Krumholz

This basket ties it all together! I eyed this basket for a long time and finally treated myself and bought it. I never buy anything but I had to have this basket. Like the Dude says....' It ties my whole room together'. If you're looking for a stylish hamper then this is the hamper for you.

Kaleidoscope Peace Corps Hamper

Kay F.

Mud cloth fabric I love my new African mud cloth bed spread! It is fabulous! And, you have been a delight to deal with. The package arrived in perfect condition. Thank you very much. Kay Fisher

Handmade African Mud Cloth Throw Blanket

Whitnye Long

So happy! I bought this basket as a "Blessing Basket" (Wishing Well) for my African-themed wedding this coming August. When it arrived it was more than what I expected! The quality and authencity makes me and my fiance want to visit the shop and personally thank the person that hand wove this basket. This Blessing Basket will be in our lives for as long as possible. Thank you!

African Warming Basket with Domed Lid

Nancy Gibson

I love the necklace and so does my 90 year old mom! My sister was visiting Africa and I gave my Mom the necklace so she could feel close to her while she was gone. The necklace is beautiful, easy to put on and a perfect weight. Thank you!

Monda Art Recycled Glass Necklaces

Jennifer Choy-kee

Just Beautiful This pair of matching hampers certainly has made my home special. The workmanship is superb, and it really is that our new hampers are works of art. Very, very pleased, indeed!!

Pair of Lidded African Hampers - Blue Stripe

Linda

Best bagged tea I've ever had I just wanted to let you know I bought the Ajiri Kenyan Black tea in your shop in January and it is the BEST bagged tea I've ever had. As a tea drinker, this is a rare find. So, if other tea drinkers ask about the tea you can tell them it's like a really good English Breakfast tea and is perfect with milk. When brewed, it's a beautiful dark amber and you can't taste the bag. That's KEY to real tea drinkers. Thanks for the find!

Ajiri Kenyan Teas in Unique Art Boxes

Michelle Thomas

Beautiful sculptures These sculptures are gorgeous! They add to the modernist decor of my living room as promised but can go with transitional or contemporary styles as well. Shipment was slightly delayed because of the blizzard that hit the east coast but all was forgiven when my package arrived. Swahili Modern is a wonderful site for modern decor that can fit anywhere!

Three Modern African Samburu Sculptures

Chanda Bailey

African sauces I will be traveling to Africa later this year, so right now, I'm all about everything African. I love supporting fair trade products, so I bought several Ukuva sauces, with the intent of gifting some for Christmas and keeping a couple for myself. As soon as my package arrived, I opened a couple of the sauces to sample them, and then used them that night for dinner. The flavors are all different, but pair very well in the same meal. Selfishly, I ended up keeping them all. My only ...

Ukuva African Sauces

Kathleen Amendolea

Beautiful Basket I love my storage basket. The aqua color was the perfect pop of color that I needed in my kitchen. Everyone who has seen it comments on how great it looks. It is a convenient and large enough to store my paper plates and napkins.

African Storage Basket - Aqua Chevron

Alisha

great for toys Like the pictures, this basket is great for storing kids toys. It's durable (even for a five year old) and fits in with the decor of my boys' room. The colors are different than pictured but still very bright and fun.

Rainbow African Boutique Basket

Kathryn L.

totally beautiful. My sister's daughter will receive them at her wedding shower next Saturday and I know she will love them. They arrived unoiled, but after a light washing and oiling, the beautiful wood grain is just amazing! They will make a fabulous shower gift!

Olive Wood Spiral Servers

Cheri P.

Soapstone Hearts I had three of the hearts I purchased at a small boutique and was so pleased to find these online. They arrived quickly and are perfect. Thank you!!

Hand-Carved Starburst Hearts

Sandra M.

Mozambican Sandalwood Bark Boxes My son served in the Peace Corps in Mozambique. I bought the large bark box as a reminder of a country and its people he loved. He was really happy! He said the worksmanship of the box is beautiful, and the fragrance of the sandalwood brings back wonderful memories. Thank you for making it possible to purchase things like this in fair trade!

Hand-Carved Mozambican Sandalwood Bark Boxes

Noreen J.

Beautiful and Unique Beautiful and unique necklace to say nothing of the gratitude I feel for the artists and their wonderful skills that went into creating the piece. Thanks so much!

South African Charm Necklace

Nancy Gibson

I am giving the bowl I am giving the bowl for a Christmas present to my niece. The size and weight of the bowl is perfect for breads and I am looking forward to telling her the story of the bowl and the importance of supporting wonderful human beings that we may never have the honor of meeting.

Olive Wood Baguette Bowl

Beverly Galipeau

Afrcan basket. Thank you. This was a gift for my granddaughter and she was thrilled when she saw it!! She had sent me a picture of it and when I searched and found it on your site, I was thrilled!! Now I know where to go

Tanzanian Iringa Black Accent Grass Baskets

Kathleen Hart

A beautiful bag! I have been looking for a straw bag in cobalt blue with a zipper closure. Most of the ones I have seen are huge tote bags with no closure. So when I saw this bag , it was exactly what I wanted. I am very happy with this purchase. The color is vibrant. The sisal is very sturdy. And the leather strap is a great finishing touch. I couldn't be happier! Great quality all around.

Kenyan Sisal Grass Handbags

Matthew R Strader

Awesome! These are very well made baskets and have a beautiful relaxed color and pleasing pattern. These fit houseplants well. Highly recommended! Also, working with Swahili Modern has been smooth and they've been extra helpful!

Tanzanian Iringa Grass Baskets

Gwen Arnold

Great tote I absolutely love this purse/tote. Great handles, well made, Large enough to be used as a storage unit for arts and crafts but not to large to carry as a tote/purse. Would highly recommend this item.

Elephant Grass Shopping Tote with Adrinka Symbol Handle

Kelly Daughtry

Rich and vibrant! I love my hand-dyed Adinkra pillow! The pillow is large in size and the fabric is rich and vibrant. It gives my African décor in my home a beautiful touch. Happy that I made this purchase!

Hand-Dyed Adinkra Symbol Pillow with Insert

Kelly Daughtry

Beautiful Vintage! I ordered the small and large Adinkra storage chests....Beautiful Vintage! The perfect look for my décor in my home. The storage chests are very large in size and perfect for what I am using them for. Very happy that I made this purchase!

Wooden Storage Chests with Adinkra Gye Nyame Symbol

Barbara Lux

Flip Flop Lion Sculpture I own several of these clever creations---a 4foot tall giraffe and 3 small animals. I love them. This lion is of a lesser quality. One of his legs is shorter than the others and therefore, he cannot stand up by himself.

Recycled Flip Flop Lion Sculptures

Kathryn Munro

Love these I'repurchased more of these than I am comfortable admitting; whether in a set of three or individually, they are a perfect holiday gift. Everyone smiles! I think the combination of the bright red, the heaviness of the piece and the unusual form just makes people happy. It's one of my favorite things.

Soapstone Reindeer Sculptures

Kim Peters

Beautiful Work of Art After just returning from Africa I found these beautiful works of art online ! I bought 2 ! One for my daughter and one for myself . I have mine on my dining room table ( the blue ) and I love it . My daughters is the white with the black design and she hung hers vertically on a wall like a piece of art ! She has received so many compliments.

Geometric African Twig & Mudcloth Table Runner

Chanda Bailey

Lulu Life Shea Butter I have used various Shea butter products in the past, but I really like buying fair trade, high quality products, so I decided to try Lulu Life. I got three: unscented, Sandalwood & Lulu Love. I love all three of these! The scents are nice, not overbearing. The Shea butter itself is the best I've ever used. It is a nice, soft consistency and melts on the skin right away. It feels very pure, and it absorbs into the skin much better than other products I've used, which have ...

Pure Unscented Lulu Life Sudanese Shea Butter

Amy P.

Absolutely Amazing This is by far the best shea butter I have ever tried. I've used it on my face as a nighttime moisturizer, as a healing agent on cuts and eczema, and as a belly butter during pregnancy. It easily melts between your finger tips, and a tub lasts a long time. Highly recommended!

Pure Unscented Lulu Life Sudanese Shea Butter

Sandra Fehrman

Adorable I ordered these because they looked cute and were on sale. They are ADORABLE, They are substantial in size and I have them on a book shelf. They are nicely made and beautifully painted. Good purchase!

Set of Hand-Painted Rocking Birds

Kirsten Kramer

Wonderful Purchase These hair sticks are very nice. They arrived quickly and were nicely wrapped. The sticks themselves are solid and smooth and very striking. I am happy I bought them.

African Bone Hair Sticks

Meredith Strayhorn

Totally Impressed! My husband loved his gift! It's even more beautiful in person...I will be ordering the other one for his graduation present. Also, shipping was quick and accurate. I am extremely happy with my purchase

African Adrinkra Triple Wall Hanging

Barbara Atwell

The reading women I can't believe that there is no review for these beautifully crafted women. I have collection of three and love them. They add a pleasant plus to my decor. They are extremely well crafted with remarkable detail. They are also priced well. I have several other items - lady with buckets, two ladies walking,etc. Don't miss out on a good thing. Satisfied me.

Bronze Seated Reading Women Sculptures

Chris Young

Nice little wine stoppers We like these stoppers as they remind us of our trip to Africa and we use them a lot. They are on the expensive side as you can buy them in South African airports much more cheaply. Wish they had a cape buffalo stopper as it is one of the Big Five.

African Brass Wine Stoppers

Meredith

Stunning This is real, modern African art. I studied in Mozambique and can tell you that the facial expressions are classic...but the way the artist carved the statue is entirely unique. I am delighted to display this piece in my home. Thanks for the great price.

African Woman Mpingo Sculpture

Meredith

Absolutely lovely We purchased the large and medium sculptures for our mantle, and they add this amazing sense of calmness to the room. The colors are lovely and the price is very good.

Bronze Seated Women Sculptures

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