NAIROBI SHOPPING AND ART/CRAFT GALLERIES

Karen / Langata / Ngong Road

African Heritage                                                             
African Heritage is a local gift shop with artifacts from all over Kenya, including antique African jewelry, traditional furniture, masks, animal skin clothing, and more.

Open (10.00am – 10/11.30pm)   

House of Treasures                                                                                    
House of Treasures really is as it sounds - featuring good quality and tasteful local artifacts (from antique furniture to coconut ice boxes), as well as clothing, household and decorative items from India and Bali.

Open (9.00am – 5.30pm)  

Kioko

Excellent sculptures made from recycled metal, based in Karen Connection.

 Open (8.00am – 6.00pm) 

Lapigems                                                                                                         
Authentic and licensed top of the range gem dealer. Unset gems as well as setting and designing jewelry.

Open ( 9.30am – 4.30pm)  

Maasai Collections                                                                                            
Contains a selection of top designer products including:

• Maasai Collections - Masai inspired jewelry, furniture and clothes.
• Penny Winter clothing – beautiful hand made fashion items

Open (10.00am – 5.00pm)  

Marula Studios                                                                                   
Contains a selection of Kenyan businesses including clothes made from Kangas, beadwork etc.

Open (9.00am – 5.00pm) 

Matt Bronze                                                   
A selection of hand-made bronze gifts, from very tasteful animal footprint ashtrays to bronze sculptures.

Open (9.00am – 5.30pm)                                              

Sandstorm Africa                                                                                          
Export quality suede, leather and canvas:

• Bags & Briefcases – weekend bags, overnight, handbags etc.
• African safari Equipment

Open (8.00am – 6.00pm)

Rhino Leisure & Safari                                                                                 
All camping equipment and accessories from tents to camouflage ointments!

Open (9.00am – 5.00pm)

The Crossroads, Karen                                              
A shopping mall with a selection of restaurants and shops such as:

• Nakumatt Supermarket
• Sally Dudmesh – traditional Indian jewelry and clothes.
• Ideas – Home furnishings.
• A Chemist, phone shop etc.

Open (9.00am – 6.00pm)

Utamaduni                                                                                          
Utamaduni means “cultural heritage” and is a converted house containing (about 15) arts and crafts shops including:

• An African coffee table book shop.
• Antique African silver & gold jewelry.
• Masai design shop.
• Crafts made by ex-Nairobi street children etc. etc.

There is a good selection of goods and the prices are fixed. There is a small cafe on site.

Open (9.30am – 6.00pm) 

Robert Glen Gallery                                                    
Bronze sculptures of wildlife, birds and people. World renowned sculptor, Robert Glen lives in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania where he sculpts the wildlife, birds and the people living around him. This gallery in Langata shows Robert's latest works.

Open every day by appointment

The Junction                                                                                          
The Junction opened in July 2005 and has become one of the social hubs of Nairobi. Home to a selection of restaurants, cinemas, a great coffee shop and boutique shops such as:

• Kitengela Glass – Unique hand blown glassware
• Kikoy.com – Traditional Kenyan sarongs … and clothes out of the same materials
• Gemessence – Unique jewelry using Africa’s precious and semi-precious stones.
• Linda Camm – Leather with beadwork (accessories & clothes) designer.
• Book & Music Shop – excellent.

Open (10.00am – 6.00pm)

Tomohogony                                                                                                                     
A very reasonable small home-based woodwork shop selling items made from cedar, coffee bushes, rosewood etc:

• Cheese board & utensils
• Chopping boards/ salad bowls etc.

Open (9.00am – 6.00pm)

Westlands

Blue Rhino                                                                                       

A small gift shop with maps, glasses, shoes, gift cards etc.

Open (9.00am – 5.30pm)   

Sarit Centre                                                                                 
A shopping mall situated 20 minutes from the city centre the Sarit Centre is Nairobi’s second largest shopping mall. There is a range of shops, including:

• Banana Box – An arts and crafts shop
• Indian and African furniture,
• Jaffs Opticians, very reasonable and well stocked sun glasses shop
• Carpets from Persia, Afghanistan etc.
• South African clothes stores – Woolworths and Trueworths
• Plants & pet stores.
• The mall also has a large food court and 3 cinemas.

Open (8.30am – 6.00pm)    

The Triangle Market                                                            
A market consisting of over 100 stores each individually owned. They are stocked with:

• Antique & replica smaller furniture (i.e. stools)
• Traditional sarongs – Kangas and Kikois
• Batiks
• Traditional Kenyan copper and / or beaded jewelry.
• Wood-work

Open (9.00am – 5.00pm)

The Spinners Web                                                                              
A large double story shop stocking all locally produced products including:

• Woodwork & Pottery
• Jewelry & Furniture

Open (9.00am – 6.00pm)

RaMoMa - Museum of Modern Art                             
Mixed media artwork from a selection of up-and-coming Kenyan artists.

Open (9.30am – 4.30pm)

Gigiri

Village Market                                                                                
The largest mall in Nairobi with good clothes & shoe shops.

Open (9.00am – 6.00pm)

Maasai Market                                                               
Every Friday at the Village Market.

• The Maasai Market sets up for the day, this includes a number of individual stores.
• It is full of traditional Maasai and other Kenyan merchandise such as woodwork, batiks, weaving etc.
• They are all managed by the local people.

Open (9.00am – 6.00pm)