STUDIO WUDE

Studio Wudé is a leather shop which explore identity and integration issues in West Africa by making research about traditionnal know-how, their transmission and  the way they are using some ressources in an globalized context.

By collecting particular techniques and know-how link to leather work, Cécile and Mbor Ndiaye are making heritage preservation and transmissioon the aim of their workshop. Preservation and transmission are 2 of Studio Wudé’s essentials values. This leather shop is unique in West Africa.

Each Studio Wudé’s worker, master his own traditional heritage from his birth area. Thanks to that, all the workers improve themselves by learning other techniques from the other Studio Wabé’s workers. And so, everyone in the Studio Wabé is polyvalent.

Recycling is a way of life for Cécile and Mbor Ndiaye, It’s a daily challenge : to give a second chance to leather from luxury industry excess. The waste of leather is not acceptable for them and the way they are working make them very close to the “no waste” area.

In the Studio Wudé, recycling is stimulating the imagination and the creativity.

Source : Mis Wude

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