Empowering Artistry

San Francisco-based interior design firm Amy Weaver Design has long been recognized for designing comfortable and stylish homes focused on family.   She has now become a family business with her daughter Samantha.  Discovering a pair of chairs in a Santa Barbara antique store and a fascination with beaded furniture led to an introduction to the Nigerian Yoruba tribe from a documentary filmmaker in Bristol, England, who has been promoting the artistic endeavors of the tribe for several years.  Amy has designed over twenty pieces and worked with the artisans to bring them to life.  In addition to a beautiful product, the collaboration is helping to empower the local artisans economically.  After selling out of all the pieces she had designed for her celebrated San Francisco Showcase room and receiving new orders from several a-list designers, it became clear that the unique beaded pieces were in demand, and she launched the furniture line Oniru, To read more about the story behind the brand visit oniru.net and amyweaverdesign.com.