The bags are made entirely on the African continent from locally sourced materials. She discovered other brands were doing similar things, and she decided to open an entirely African concept store on the continent, hence Merchants on Long was born in Cape Town.
Okapi is named from an era during which Okapi was still thought to be a magical animal, “the African unicorn.” The brand encompasses elements of Art Nouveau, African mysticism and organic elements taking inspiration from nature and ritual.
