In 1988 I was very fortunate to be taken on the trip of a lifetime to Kenya. It was an amazing experience - truly unforgettable for many reasons, good and bad. Everything seemed very harsh and very real.
We returned with a treasure trove of weird and wonderful things bought from street markets in Nairobi and Mombasa. The vast majority of my treasure was beads, but more of those another time.
These quirky little oil lamps are one of my favourite things. I love their mismatched, rusty appearance and how they're so beautifully put together.
One is made from an old tomato paste tin...
...and both have top sections cut from a can of the fantastically named Cooper's Super Doom Insect Killer!
They're truly beautiful in all their rusty, patinated glory.
K x
Fabulous x
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