Saga Store  ·  Gabès, Tunisia

From People,
To People

by hand

Handmade objects from Gabès — palm fiber, smar and wool, shaped in the workshops of the From & To People program.

Hands drawing a thread of wool in a felting workshop

In the wool workshop — From & To People

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From & To People — the program

To reimagine the future sustainably through art and authentic knowledge — rebuilding the vital connections between humans and nature.

— From the mission of the From & To People program, Gabès

From → To

The journey of an object

01  —  Material

Material

Palm fiber, smar and wool — gathered from the oases of Gabès, from Chenini to the sea.

Laying plant fibers on a papermaking frame

02  —  Workshop

Workshop

Hands-on workshops in Gabès: learning a craft, testing the material, shaping prototypes together.

Hands pressing wool together in a felting workshop

03  —  Object

Object

Each piece moves from prototype to finished object, refined through mentoring and testing.

Needle felting a design in wool on cloth

04  —  Home

To your home

The concept store brings their work from the workshop to your home.

The makers

Every maker has a story

Profiles of the participants are coming soon. Names and portraits will be added with their consent.

Hands pressing wool together in a felting workshop

Maker name

Wool felting

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Laying plant fibers on a papermaking frame

Maker name

Paper

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Needle felting a design in wool on cloth

Maker name

Needle felting

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