"23 Glass Studio!" Where caring for the environment looks like a glass bottle.

Glass will not decompose naturally and can remain in the environment for thousands of years!

“Treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, but loaned to you by your Children!” This Kenyan proverb reminds us that we are only stewards of an Earth that has been entrusted to us. Charging us to care for ‘her,’ for the sake of posterity!

Tucked away in the suburb of Zimmerman in Nairobi, is an outfit that takes these words of wisdom to heart. In this high-density neighborhood, on the North Eastern part of the city, among rows of other shops, in a single-story building sits a little workshop. “23 Glass Studio” does not have an imposing shop front, but it is run by big ideas!

Their story starts in 2020, a period synonymous with the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time, uncertainty, fear, and lockdowns resulted in many being laid off from work. This is the situation that many young men in Zimmerman found themselves. One of them was Charles, a former Art and Design student turned Marketer. He refused to sit idly by, waiting to be called back to work. An idea had been ‘brewing’ inside, inspired by a trip in Art School, where he had seen the business potential of recycling glass and its impact on the environment. This would be the solution to his dilemma, a creative outlet and what would benefit his neighborhood.

Cutting the glass bottles is a very delicate process. Here a jig is used to ensure the bottles are rotated evenly for an even score.