Every community's story has a beginning.
For us, it began in February at our very first Open House.

The day was an experiment in gathering: friends, strangers, makers, and dreamers came together to slow down, to see, to imagine. It was also the birth of our very first merch collection, not as products, but as artefacts of that moment. Objects that carry the same spirit of curiosity and care that shaped the event itself.

This is the Open House Collection. Two bags. Two stories. Both are rooted in the ground we stand on.

The Jean Plug Bag

The Jean Plug Bag began in Kano, Northern Nigeria, where indigo dyeing has been practised for generations. In a dye pit, surrounded by the earth and the scent of fermented leaves, cotton met color. Every dip, every rinse, every shade of blue carries the fingerprint of tradition, a craft that has outlived centuries of change.

We chose Kano because it represents patience, permanence, and the art of working with time. To carry the Jean Plug Bag is to carry a fragment of that history, an everyday object linked to the deep wells of Nigerian artistry.

The Cotton Plug Bag

If the Jean Plug Bag is about history, the Cotton Plug Bag is about roots. Made with cotton grown on Nigerian soil, it tells the story of starting from the ground up. Cotton that once grew in the sun and wind of the North now sits on your shoulder, repurposed into something soft, sturdy, and enduring.

This bag is more than fabric, it’s an invitation to think about where things come from, and how the everyday can be shaped with intention.

The Open House Collection is limited, but its meaning is not.
Each piece reminds us of what’s possible when design, culture, and community meet.