Pindo
The border frames everything. Cashews, waves, coral spots: patterns traded along the Indian Ocean for generations.
Born on Diani Beach · Swahili coast, Kenya
Say it
in cloth.
Type any message, in any language, and watch it become a one-of-a-kind kanga: border, medallion and saying, woven from code in a heartbeat.
- Free to design & share
- Any script: Kiswahili, English, عربى, 中文…
- Print-ready 150 × 100 cm files
The studio
Your words. Your cloth.
The same message and settings always weave the same kanga, so your link is your design. Hit Remix for a new variation.
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Style
Palette, from the Diani coast
Occasion
Love it? Take it home
Secure checkout by Lemon Squeezy (merchant of record). Files are generated instantly after purchase.
Anatomy of a kanga
Three parts, one voice.
Mji
The “town” at the heart of the cloth: a medallion that blooms from your message's own seed.
Jina
The saying. On the coast a kanga speaks for you: a blessing, a love note, a gentle hint. Now it says what you want to say.
Pricing
Free to design. Fair to own.
Every design is free to create and share with a watermark. Pay only for the files you want.
HD Pack
$4.99 one-time
Your kanga, crisp on every screen and wall.
- 4K desktop wallpaper (3840×2160)
- Phone wallpaper (1290×2796)
- Square social post (2048×2048)
- A3 printable art, 300 dpi
- No watermark
Print-ready fabric file
$9.99 one-time
A true-size kanga to print on cotton anywhere.
- 150 × 100 cm at 150 dpi (8858×5906 px)
- Ready for Spoonflower or your local printer
- Everything in the HD Pack
- Personal-use licence
Event Pack
$24 one-time
Weddings, send-offs and family gatherings.
- 12 matching variations of your message
- A4 300 dpi file for each (invites, table cards)
- Fabric file of your main design
- Everything in the HD Pack
Commercial licence
$49 one-time
For shops, printers and brands.
- Everything in the Print-ready fabric file
- Commercial licence certificate
- Sell printed goods with this design
- See licence terms
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Our story
From the reef at Diani to the world.
JINA is made in Diani, on Kenya's south coast. It's a place of two monsoon winds, the Kaskazi and the Kusi, of colobus monkeys swinging across Beach Road, of the sacred Kaya Kinondo forest, and of kangas fluttering on market lines from Ukunda to Msambweni.
We built a loom out of code, so anyone, anywhere, can say something that matters in the oldest social medium of the Swahili coast.
Read the story →- 1.5 mclassic kanga width, matched by our fabric file
- 8palettes drawn from reef, coral, makuti, mangrove & colobus
- ∞variations; every message has its own seed
- 0trackers. Designs are generated on your device
Questions
Good to know
Can I write in any language?
Yes. The studio uses your device's fonts for scripts beyond Latin, so Arabic, Amharic, Devanagari, Chinese and more all work. Latin text is set in capitals, the way coastal kangas traditionally are.
Is the same message always the same design?
Yes. Your message, style, palette, occasion and variation number form a seed. Share the link and anyone sees exactly your kanga.
How do I print it on real fabric?
The Print-ready fabric file is 150 × 100 cm at 150 dpi. Upload it to an online fabric printer (such as Spoonflower) or take it to a local textile printer and ask for cotton.
Who reviews the proverbs?
The Swahili proverbs are traditional. The English meanings are our own and are being reviewed by native speakers. Spotted something? Tell us and we'll fix it.