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IKOIA ~ a pocket with a message

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• Up-cycled creations ♻️
• Pockets with stitched messages 🪡
• Online orders through DM 📩
• Selected pieces available at @thekulturnest ✨

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A little peek into who we are,
and why we do what we do.🌱

Thanks for being here with us!✨

#repurpose #upcycle #handmade #authentic #conscious #unique #apocketwithamessage by @ikoia.co

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2 years ago

On this special day, we’re sharing a part of what’s behind it all:

Every creation carries the imprint of a daughter’s hands (designer/founder) but, most importantly, those of her mother (designer/seamstress)—a main pillar without whom none of this would be possible. 💫

Today, we celebrate her hands and the hands of all mothers—the ones who nurture, create, and give without limits.
And to honor them, we’re offering 10% off all current items—online and at @thecornerhub.lb —until the end of March! 🌻

Happy Mother’s Day to the ones who make dreams possible, and especially to mine…✨

Thank you, Mom.

With love,

Your daughter 🤍

#mothersday #thehandsbehind #mothershands #handmadewithlove #brandwithpurpose #apocketwithamessage by @ikoia.co

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We’re thrilled to join the @thekulturnest community — a beautiful space where art & artists meet under one roof! ✨

Discover selected pieces from the Tote & Tell and the Late Bloomers limited collections in-store or on their e-shop, shipping worldwide! ✈️✨

And cheers to new chapters! 🤩

#newcollab #limitedcollections #upcycled #unique #apocketwithamessage #brandwithpurpose by @ikoia.co

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a year ago

We often move through the world judging things by their initial appearance, forgetting that the real substance lives in the quiet depths underneath..

How often do you allow yourself to be seen beyond the surface?
And how often do you offer that grace back to others as well? ✨

#dontjudgeabookbyitscover #lookbeyond #lookwithin #apocketwithamessage

When we reinvented our Late Bloomers T-shirts, we integrated that exact idea right into the new design:

A unique symbol and its affirmation inside each tee’s pocket. ✨

A concept made to gently remind you of what matters beyond looks…

Because the most meaningful messages are the ones kept closest to the heart. 🤍

#donotjudgethepocketbyitscolor #statement #upcycleddesign #apocketwithamessage by @ikoia.co

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5 days ago

Still carrying the warmth from the Ecoart Market that took place at @thekulturnest a couple of weeks back. 🌿✨

A throwback to some captured moments, good conversations, beautiful souls, and incredible art all around with such talented fellow creators and artists.

There’s something so special about being wrapped in such energy, and seeing these pieces find their people in real life. 🌸

Lovely to have met you & your beautiful work @chaotica.lb | @tailorclayleb | @fairylistiic and all other creatives/people!

Swipe through for snippets of the day 🤍

#art #artmarket #supportlocal #upcycleddesign #apocketwithamessage by @ikoia.co

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11 days ago

This is a final product.
But this is not the final product.

What will these hold?

We’ve finished the first phase of our newest project, but it’s only half the story.

Inside each pouch will lie something deeper..something designed to spark connections and open up spaces between us. ✨

Before Part 2 drops and the inner missing piece is revealed, can you guess what the final product will be? 👀

The first person to get it right (or get the closest) will win a piece from the collection once the full set launches. ✨

Get your guesses coming in the comments yallaaa!👇

P.S: We’ll be dropping 1 small riddle as hints every now and then in our stories to help you piece it together, so stay tuned and drop your guesses below as you figure it out! 😬😉

#apocketwithamessage #meaningfulconnection
#upcycleddesign by @ikoia.co

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We’re often told that once a chapter is closed, a project finished, or a path chosen, we must leave it untouched...

But who decided that?

Re-visiting things isn’t going backward, it’s the mark of a free soul continuously re-aligning their path with their true ever-changing-selves.

Someone unbound by social constructs, willing to unpick old threads and re-adjust simply because they’ve evolved… ✨

Unpicking fabric leaves marks.
Unlearning and changing also does.

But those marks aren’t mistakes.
They’re proof of an intentional, uniquely curated life.

So, don’t be afraid to go back and reshape things...even the parts of your life you thought were already done. ✅

From the very beginning, we have been all about repurposing and giving new life to what’s already there. ♻️

And re-visiting this collection turned out to be just another gentle reminder of that core idea…just expressed in a whole new way! 🤍

:)

#repurposedfashion #slowprocess #intentionalliving #apocketwithamessage by @ikoia.co

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Every piece in our Tote & Tell (T&T) Collection was designed to tell a unique story, and this is the very last one.

This final tote carries the closing message of this limited line, blending functional compartments with a silent statement.

As we say goodbye to the collection, this last piece is now on sale and waiting for its home. ✨

You can find it at @thekulturnest or shop it directly via their e-shop through the link in our bio!

:)

#totebag #handmade #apocketwithamessage by @ikoia.co

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6 months ago

There are many roads and many ways to walk them, but the truth remains one.

While our individual paths are unique and each is a necessary piece of the puzzle, they all lead back to the same common ground.
Our differences don’t have to divide us; they are simply the different threads that make up the same fabric.

In these challenging times, remembering our shared essence is not just an idea, it is a necessity.
It is the only way to starve the current madness of the world, which feeds on our false sense of separateness.

When we choose to see what binds us—the One Love—and come back to it within, we finally connect to the unity we need to find peace. 🕊️

Love, the only force that builds without collateral damage.

<3

#weareone #onelove #unity #peace #apocketwithamessage by @ikoia.co

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The Gamut Collection, made to make a statement without a single spoken word.

With its unique pocket & hand-embroidered message, it carries a silent reminder of that truth. ✨

As we close this limited line, only one final kimono of this design remains.

To honor this message & contribute to our community, proceeds from this last sale will be donated to support those displaced during these times. 🕊️

The remaining piece is available at @thekulturnest as of Thursday. 🌸

#thegamutcollection #statementpiece #slowfashion #apocketwithamessage by @ikoia.co

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