Press & Media Archive — The Baba Tree

The Baba Tree Basket Company has been covered by international design, interiors, craft and lifestyle publications and recognised through exhibitions, design collaborations and the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize. This text archive complements our visual Press page and is designed to make the record easy to read, verify and cite.

Major awards, exhibitions and institutional recognition

• LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2026 — Frafra Tapestry by Baba Tree Master Weavers with Álvaro Catalán de Ocón received a special mention and was exhibited at National Gallery Singapore.
• LOEWE FOUNDATION The Room — Frafra Tapestry artwork record.
• Maison&Objet, Paris — January 2026.
• Salon Vivre Côté Sud, Aix-en-Provence — 31 May–3 June 2024.

Coverage of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2026

• WWD — 12 May 2026.
• Wallpaper — winner announcement — 12 May 2026.
• Wallpaper — shortlist — 23 February 2026.
• W Magazine — 12 May 2026.
• Harper's Bazaar US — 13 May 2026.
• Gagosian Quarterly — 14 May 2026.
• Cultured Magazine — 14 May 2026.
• Apollo Magazine — exhibition preview — 8 May 2026.
• V Magazine — 12 May 2026.
• TL Magazine — 26 May 2026.
• Metal Magazine — 2026.
• ELLE Singapore — 12 May 2026.
• Harper's Bazaar Singapore — 13 May 2026.
• Men's Folio — 13 May 2026.
• Time Out Singapore — 13 May 2026.
• The Artling — 21 May 2026.
• Garland Magazine — 2026.

Independent editorial coverage

• Vogue Italia / Vogue Talents — 31 October 2019.
• Garland Magazine — 25,000 knots — 30 May 2020.
• Atelier 55 — The Baba Tree Basket Company — 2019.
• Attitude Interior Design Magazine — 28 January 2019.
• Four & Sons — 15 April 2019.
• Blueprint Africa — 10 September 2017.
• Safari and Living — founder interview.
• Lohi Journal — Handicraft as a Way of Life.
• Hole & Corner — In the studio with Mary Anaba, master weaver.
• Livin Spaces — Bolgatanga PET Lamp with The Baba Tree — 2022.
• Producto Fresco — PET Lamp Bolgatanga.
• Organized Home — Object of Desire — September 2020.
• Eva Sonaike — Our favourite woven baskets from the African continent — March 2022.
• Injabulo — An Update on Baba Tree Weavers — September 2019.

Design, retail and maker features

• GOODEE — maker story — 2020.
• GOODEE — Baba Tree brand page.
• GOODEE Impact Report 2024 — includes The Baba Tree, its makers and basket-making process.
• Temple Muse, Lagos — Weaving Stories — 28 March 2025.
• Floor One 9 — The Baba Tree profile.
• PET Lamp — Bolgatanga collection.
• PET Lamp — A Journey Through 10 Years of PET Lamp.
• PET Lamp News No. 12 — Bolgatanga 2019 — April 2025.
• Rossana Orlandi — PET Lamp Bolgatanga.
• NICOLEHOLLIS Collection — maker page.
• The Strategist / New York Magazine — Baba Tree bicycle basket review.
• The Strategist / New York Magazine — Best storage bins and baskets.

Print features and publications

• Wall Street Journal — A Luxurious Garage Conversion That Can Still House Cars — 16 February 2022.
• House Beautiful — Itching to Travel — 13 May 2021.
• Sunday Times — 100 Beautiful Baskets — 2021.
• Selvedge Magazine — Baba Tree's Fantastic Fans — 2022.
• SHIBUI — Slow Made Style Masters — 2021.
• AMAA — weaver profile of Akabare Abentara — 2023.
• Selamta, Ethiopian Airlines in-flight magazine — July/August 2026.
• White Paper By — interview — 2025.
• Elbeit Magazine — November 2024.
• Burda Style — May 2024.
• African Living — February 2022.
• House and Leisure — Winter 2022.
• Livingetc UK — 2021.
• Naturally, Danny Seo — 2021.
• Martha Stewart Sustainable Gift Guide — 2020.
• Côté Sud — 2020.
• DCASA — November 2020.
• Madame, Germany — issue 177, December 2020.
• The World of Interiors — November 2020.
• AD Spain — PET Lamp Bolgatanga — November 2020.
• ELLE Decoration España — November 2020.
• ELLE España — November 2020.
• Arquitectura y Diseño — November 2020.
• Diseño Interior — November 2020.
• ELLE France — 2020.
• Lemon Magazine — Special Edition No. 005 — substantial Baba Tree profile and interview.
• The Colourist by Annie Sloan — Issue 4.
• Attitude 85 — Handcraft issue, full interview in print.
• LINDA. — March 2019.

Digital and social features without a permanent editorial URL

• The World of Interiors — The Interiors Index profile — 15 November 2019.
• The World of Interiors — Hand Crafted post — 21 October 2020.
• The World of Interiors — The Interiors Index, International Women's Day series — March 2021.
• Collagerie — edit feature — June 2021.
• Vogue Living — January 2024.

Visual press gallery: babatree.com/pages/press

This archive distinguishes independent editorial coverage from maker, partner and retail features. Paid advertising placements are not presented here as independent editorial authority.