- Annalisa Ryle, Bez & Oho owner with one of the handbags she makes in her office in Hong Kong.
- Bella (L) and Annalisa (R) select the rice bags that will end up being stitched together to make Bez & Oho handbags.
- Mrs Yip one of the Bez & Oho seamstress in Hong Kong.
- Annalisa, Bez & Oho’s owner, in her studio showing one of her latest handbags.
Today Nicely Made in China (NMiC) shares with you a beautiful story and a great product. Annalisa Ryle arrived in Hong Kong 13 years ago via the volunteer route working with the St. Stephen’s Society – in fact her office is still on the charity’s premises in Hong Kong. 5 years ago she founded Bez & Oho (after the biblical characters Bezalel and Oholiab), a company which makes cool handbags out of recycled rice bags while providing jobs to vulnerable people. Read the rest of this entry »