On this episode, we chat with Coretta Owusu about Design Dua, her Ghana-based company that makes functional handwoven basketry. She shares the nitty gritty details of her company’s capital- and time-intensive operations, the social impact of employing local artisans in Northern Ghana, her transition from law to founding a business with a social reach, the woes of import tax, and the not-so-glamorous side of being featured on big store website.

website: www.designdua.com

instagram: @shoplovedua

Episode mixed by Ifeyinwa Arinze. Theme song is Ayo by Femi Leye