{"id":20,"date":"2026-10-16T14:14:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T14:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-11-04T17:10:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T17:10:06","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20\" class=\"elementor elementor-20\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000005 tk-heritage-hero e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0000005\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000004 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000004\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a10d4f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a10d4f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TEKESTE<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a34ad0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a34ad0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crafted with purpose<em>.<\/em><br>Revealed with time.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Pieces worth living&nbsp;with.<br>And passing on.<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000003 elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/?page_id=128\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore the collection \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000000a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000000a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000006 tk-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our&nbsp;<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.2em;\">kickstarter campaign<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de0f91e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de0f91e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PAUSE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d114ccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d114ccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Sculptural Lounge Chair <br>by TEKESTE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Make Room For PAUSE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f76e3ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f76e3ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shaped around your body \u2022  Crafted to age beautifully <br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000008 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"0000008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"woocommerce columns-3 \"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/tekeste4-kickstarter\/pause-a-sculptural-lounge-chair-by-tekeste?ref=1hgvzg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back Our Campaign \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000000f tk-centred e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000000f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000000b tk-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000000b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OUR PHILOSOPHY<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000000c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000000c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Made to be lived with.<br><em>Built to be passed on.<\/em><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000000d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000000d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Considered forms. Honest materials. Furniture and objects that gather character through use, and meaning through time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000000e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"000000e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/our-story\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Our story \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000017 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0000017\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000015 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000015\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0000010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/V04b-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/V04b-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/V04b-scaled-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/V04b-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/V04b-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/V04b-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/V04b-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/V04b-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000016 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000016\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000011 tk-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>THE PAUSE CHAIR<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A moment<br>of <em>stillness.<\/em><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A sculptural steel frame. A suspended sling. An invitation to settle into a quieter rhythm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000014 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/tekeste4-kickstarter\/pause-a-sculptural-lounge-chair-by-tekeste?ref=1hgvzg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover Pause \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000001f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000001f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000001d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000001d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000018 tk-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>DESIGN. MATERIAL. PEOPLE.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Crafted to Last.\nCreating Opportunity.<\/i><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000001a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000001a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TEKESTE is the Canadian product brand. Arat Netib provides the wider architecture and design context. Fourth Dot Initiative connects that practice to production and practical skills development in Ethiopia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000001b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"000001b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/?page_id=22\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">The story behind the making \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000001e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000001e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000001c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"000001c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1448\" src=\"https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/p11a-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-138\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/p11a-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/p11a-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/p11a-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/p11a-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/p11a-1536x869.png 1536w, https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/p11a-2048x1158.png 2048w, https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/p11a-1200x679.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEKESTE Crafted with purpose.Revealed with time. Pieces worth living&nbsp;with.And passing on. Explore the collection &#x2197; Our&nbsp;kickstarter campaign PAUSE A Sculptural Lounge Chair by TEKESTE Make Room For PAUSE Shaped around your body \u2022 Crafted to age beautifully Back Our Campaign &#x2197; OUR PHILOSOPHY Made to be lived with.Built to be passed on. Considered forms. 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