In a world of cheaply produced, Instagrammable costume jewellery, omiwoods' contemporary heirlooms are also meant to last.
, the Toronto-headquartered brand’s name reflects McFarlane’s Jamaican-Ashanti-Indigneous-Maroon heritage . Her modern day keepsakes include pieces like the ‘Cowry Infinity’ necklace, a nod to the shell once used as a form of currency in West Africa, and ‘Classic Fula’ earrings, referencing the Fulani earrings that were once marker of wealth among the Fula people of Mali.
“I hope people feel proud of their heritage and culture,” McFarlane says of her customers. “I hope they feel seen. I hope they feel connected to Africa and her diaspora in a way that transcends race, ethnicity and culture but is equally rooted in it. I hope they feel beautiful and good about purchasing something that has impacted many lives for the better because it was made fairly.
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