Fabiana and Roberto both graduated in Architecture & Urbanism with Masters degrees from the University of Italy and Argentina. They founded Seedling Designs in 2015 after they volunteered in a small orphanage near HomaBay, where they helped develop some eco-friendly structures for the local school.

Our adventure with Seedling  started one memorable night, when we were cuddling the little one in his room. We noticed that the naked bulb on the floor was so bright…. We looked around and pulled a cracked baobab shell out of the treasure basket, placing it over the bright bulb. The light was just perfect!

The next day they set out on their Seedling Designs journey without even realizing it. Lampshades were the first mission and the baobab pod gave a natural solution providing a soft, ambient light. They received many compliments and focused their energy on lamp design.

Friends, families and local business started to order Seedling lamps and they developed their products.