The Baba Tree
PRESS, AWARDS & EXHIBITIONS
A world of stories, woven together.
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LOEWE Foundation
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The Wall Street Journal
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Vogue Italia
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Homo Faber
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The World of Interiors
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ELLE France
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Harper’s Bazaar Singapore
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Selvedge Magazine
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Garland Magazine
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Tatler Africa
The Baba Tree Basket Company creates handwoven Bolga baskets and sculptural fibre works in Bolgatanga, Ghana.
In 2026, the Baba Tree Master Weavers, working with Álvaro Catalán de Ocón, received a special mention at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize for Frafra Tapestry, exhibited at National Gallery Singapore. This archive brings together independent editorial coverage, institutional recognition, exhibitions and selected print features from 2017–2026.
LOEWE Foundation Craft Prize 2026
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TL Magazine
Loewe CRAFT FOUNDATION 2026 Winner · 26 May 2026
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The Artling
A celebration of craft · 21 May 2026
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Gagosian Quarterly
Tradition and Innovation: The 2026 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize · 14 May 2026
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Cultured Magazine
Human Touch Wins Big With the 2026 Loewe Craft Prize · 14 May 2026
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Harper’s Bazaar US
Loewe Announces the Winner of Its 2026 Craft Prize · By Camille Freestone · 13 May 2026
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Harper’s Bazaar Singapore
What To Know About The Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2026 Exhibition In Singapore: The Winner, Standout Pieces And More · 13 May 2026
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Men’s Folio
LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2026 Awards Winner and Two Special Mentions at National Gallery Singapore · 13 May 2026
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Time Out Singapore
Loewe Foundation Craft Prize Exhibition · 13 May 2026
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AOL
Loewe Announces the Winner of Its 2026 Craft Prize · Harper’s Bazaar syndication · 13 May 2026
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WWD
Ceramic Artist Jongjin Park Wins 2026 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize for Shape-shifting Sculpture · 12 May 2026
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Wallpaper*
Jongjin Park wins Loewe Craft Prize 2026 · 12 May 2026
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W Magazine
The 2026 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize Winner Defies Definition · 12 May 2026
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V Magazine
Loewe Announces the Foundation Craft Prize 2026 Winner · 12 May 2026
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ELLE Singapore
The LOEWE Foundation Craft Prize 2026 Spotlights Its Finalists At The National Gallery Singapore · 12 May 2026
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FashionNetwork USA
South Korean ceramicist Jongjin Park wins the 2026 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize · 12 May 2026
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Apollo Magazine
Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2026 · Exhibition preview · 8 May 2026
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Wallpaper*
Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2026 shortlist reveals 30 fantastic feats · 23 February 2026
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Apollo Magazine
Loewe Foundation announces the shortlist for its 2026 Craft Prize · February 2026
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LOEWE Foundation
LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2026 · 2026
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LOEWE FOUNDATION The Room
Frafra Tapestry 2, artwork record · 2026
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Metal Magazine
Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2026 · 2026
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Garland Magazine
Jongjin Park wins 2026 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize · 2026
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LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2026 — Frafra Tapestry print feature
2026 · Physical LOEWE publication featuring Frafra Tapestry by Baba Tree Master Weavers × Álvaro Catalán de Ocón.
Independent editorial
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Eva Sonaike
Our favourite woven baskets from the African continent · March 2022
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Livin Spaces
Bolgatanga PET Lamp – A Woven Lamp Collection By Baba Tree Basket And PET Lamp Inspired by Weaving Traditions from Ghana · 2022
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Organized Home
Object of Desire: Woven Baskets from Baba Tree · September 2020
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Garland Magazine
25,000 knots: The hands that make Baba Tree baskets · 30 May 2020
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Vogue Italia · Vogue Talents
Cesti intrecciati: The Baba Tree Basket Company · By Ofri Cohen · 31 October 2019
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Injabulo
An Update on Baba Tree Weavers · September 2019
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Four & Sons
BABA TREE · By Toby Fehily · 15 April 2019
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Attitude Interior Design Magazine
Baba Tree Basket Company · By Joana Jervell · 28 January 2019
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Atelier 55
The Baba Tree Basket Company · 2019
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Blueprint Africa
6 Business Tips From Basket Baller Gregory MacCarthy · 10 September 2017
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Safari and Living
THE BABA TREE BASKET COMPANY · Founder interview
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Lohi Journal
Handicraft as a Way of Life
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Producto Fresco
PET LAMP BOLGATANGA
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Hole & Corner
In the studio with Mary Anaba, master weaver, Baba Tree Basket Company · Interview by Tamsin Blanchard
Stockist and retail features
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PET Lamp News No. 12
April 2025 · A multi-page publication documenting the PET Lamp Bolgatanga collaboration with The Baba Tree Basket Company and Baba Tree master weavers.
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Temple Muse
Weaving Stories: The Baba Tree Basket Company's Artisan Revolution · 28 March 2025
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GOODEE Impact Report 2024
2024 · A substantial feature on The Baba Tree, its makers and basket-making process.
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Goodee
The colourful community of The Baba Tree Basket Company · Words by Amber Joy · 2020
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Goodee
Baba Tree · Brand page · 2020
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Floor One 9
Baba Tree profile
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November Boutique
THE BABA TREE BASKET COMPANY · Brand page · Germany
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PET Lamp
Bolgatanga · Collection
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Rossana Orlandi
PET Lamp Bolgatanga
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NICOLEHOLLIS Collection
The Baba Tree Basket Company · Maker page
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Akojo Market
The Baba Tree Basket Co. · Brand page
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PET Lamp — A Journey Through 10 Years of PET Lamp
A book documenting PET Lamp’s collaborations, including the Bolgatanga collection made with The Baba Tree.
Print features
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Selamta · Ethiopian Airlines
July / August 2026
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White Paper By
Beauty, Craftsmanship, and Community · Interview by Inigo de Amescua · 2025
An interview with Gregory MacCarthy about Baba Tree, its makers, craftsmanship and community.
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Proud South Craft
2025 · Curated by Lidewij Edelkoort and Lili Tedde. Features The Baba Tree Basket Company and its handwoven elephant-grass baskets from northern Ghana.
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Elbeit Magazine
مدينة السلال السمراء · November 2024 · Published pages
An Arabic-language feature with photographs of Baba Tree makers, basket weaving, woven hats and sculptural baskets.
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myself
August 2024 · Full-page Living feature on The Baba Tree’s handwoven Bolgatanga baskets, made from elephant grass, with babatree.com cited as the source. Print edition.
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Burda Style
Geschichte(n) weben · May 2024
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Arquitectura y Diseño
December 2023 · A Madrid interiors feature containing a PET Lamp Ghana piece woven through the collaboration with The Baba Tree.
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AMAA
Akabare Abentara - Baba tree · Weaver profile · 2023
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Our Way Home: Reimagining an American Farmhouse
Rizzoli · 2023 · By Heide Hendricks and Rafe Churchill. Features an intentionally outsized Baba Tree basket electrified by PET Lamp.
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Wall Street Journal
A Luxurious Garage Conversion That Can Still House Cars · 16 February 2022
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African Living
African Living — Fein verwoben · February 2022
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House and Leisure
Woven Together · Winter 2022
The Woven Together feature presents woven design and includes The Baba Tree Basket Company alongside other makers.
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Selvedge Magazine
Baba Tree’s Fantastic Fans · 2022
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Proud South
2022 · Curated by Lidewij Edelkoort and Lili Tedde. Features The Baba Tree’s basket designs with photography by Azure Abotizure.
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Sunday Times
Baskets for Africa · 100 Beautiful Baskets · 28 November 2021
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House Beautiful
Itching to Travel · 13 May 2021
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SHIBUI
Slow Made Style Masters · 2021
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Livingetc UK
2021
Interior photographs showing woven baskets and a hanging woven lampshade in a dining setting.
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Naturally
Favorite Things by Danny Seo · 2021
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Martha Stewart
Sustainable Gift Guide · December 2020
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Madame · Germany
Sehnsucht · Issue 177 · December 2020
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DCASA
Maker 2.0 — Baba Tree · November 2020
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The World of Interiors
November 2020
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AD Spain
PET Lamp Bolgatanga · November 2020
An interior photograph showing a sculptural woven pendant above a dining table, surrounded by plants and artwork.
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ELLE Decoration España
November 2020
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ELLE España
November 2020
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Arquitectura y Diseño
November 2020
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Diseño Interior
November 2020
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House & Garden
November 2020 · Advertising Feature · Baba Tree feature in the print edition.
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House & Garden
October 2020 · Advertising Feature · Baba Tree feature in the print edition.
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House & Garden
September 2020 · Advertising Feature · Baba Tree feature in the print edition.
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My Lemon Magazine
5 questions we asked 5 socially responsible brands · First international issue · April 2020
A Baba Tree profile and interview in a feature introducing five socially responsible brands.
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Côté Sud
Exception culturelle · 2020
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ELLE France
2020
A magazine cover image showing a model holding sculptural woven baskets.
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LINDA.
March 2019 · A print feature mentioning The Baba Tree Basket Company and its Ghanaian baskets.
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Scandinavian Living
Print feature
An interior photograph showing a sculptural woven basket beside a window in a light-filled room.
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The Colourist · Annie Sloan
Fair Trade African Baskets from Baba Tree · Issue 4
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Attitude 85
Handcraft issue · Full interview in print
Digital and social features
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The Creative Maestro × Baba Tree
Turning straw into art · Instagram reel · 28 July 2026
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Vogue Living
January 2024
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Collagerie
Edit feature · June 2021
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The World of Interiors
The Interiors Index · International Women’s Day series · March 2021
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The World of Interiors
Hand Crafted post · 21 October 2020
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The World of Interiors
The Interiors Index profile · 15 November 2019
Exhibitions and fairs
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LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize exhibition
National Gallery Singapore · 13 May–14 June 2026
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Maison & Objet
Paris · January 2026
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Homo Faber 2024
The Baba Tree Basket Company · 1–30 September 2024
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Salon Vivre Côté Sud
Parc Jourdan, Aix-en-Provence · 31 May–3 June 2024
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The Scottish Gallery
Line Weaving · January 2022, until 29 January