Benin
Sketchbook at the ready, Benin-born Belgium-based designer Yeba Olayé pivoted from an eleven-year career in finance to pursue her creative vision: an aspirational, finely crafted leather accessories label. Yeba bags distill Beninese culture and traditions into elevated, easy-wearing designs that offset soft curves with sharp geometrics. Olayé works consciously and sustainably, producing limited quantities to reduce waste, and investing a percentage of profits from each bag sold into Benin’s education sector.