DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2019.v07i03.001

Pages: 105-121

There has been an increasing improvement in Kenya’s retail and residential interior design. Designers attribute this to the improvised and sophisticated technologies which have often been used in developing most interiors to match the global standards. While these technologies may prove expensive and unavailable to most, locally available materials like leather can be a source of wealth and create investment as well as job opportunities for Kenya’s interior designers. This paper is an expression of how Kenya’s interiors spaces can be enhanced through design and production of assorted decorative leather articles. The author makes a display of various leather products whose designs are inspired by cultural artefacts from various ethnic groups in Kenya.