When Bridget Meyer was the first person from her tiny African village on the Zambesi River to receive a high school diploma, there was no question she would end up doing something great. After moving to the U.S. and eventually marrying Bob Meyer, the visiting American she met while living in Zambia, she wanted to keep in touch with her roots and introduce the U.S. to her wonderful African culture.

Bridget began to bring crafts from Africa to the United States. Starting with traditional Wedding Baskets, African clay vessels, and then Kuba Cloth Pillows, she brings fine African products that tell a story, to market. What started in Bridget and Bob’s Minneapolis apartment bedroom has now grown to a large warehouse in California and two warehouse sites in Zambia, where she offers work opportunities for clay artisans and approximately 400 weavers.

What’s unique about her artists is that they work from home, at their own pace, so they can earn a sustainable income and raise their families at the same time—living their preferred traditional way of life.


Bridget Meyer

Her African Wedding baskets get their name because they are traditionally given to a newlywed African bride as a wedding gift. Woven from the roots of the makenge bush, each basket takes over one month to weave and the quality of these baskets can only be attained by the most skillful and experienced weavers.
African Wedding Baskets - $235 + Free Delivery

If you’ve been keeping up with our blogs, you know we also love her Kuba Cloth Pillows. Made from the finest cloths, women use natural vegetable dyes to color the cloth before they sew it together. The wear in the fibers and stitching is due to age and use, which is part of the natural beauty and value of the cloth.

Kuba Cloth Pillows - $199 + Free Delivery

Pfeifer Studio first saw Bridget's crafts almost 10 years ago. Not only did we fall in love with her passion for what she does, but with her beautiful handicrafts, which are available through the Pfeifer Studio website.

Bridget Meyer was recently awarded a Ruby Award through Soroptomist International for her efforts to help women and girls in Africa. Soropotimist International is a worldwide organization for women in management and professions, working through service projects to advance human rights and the status of women.

Posted By: Angela (loftshoppe@gmail.com)

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