{"id":21,"date":"2026-10-16T12:34:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-10-16T12:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:34:17","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/?page_id=21","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21\" class=\"elementor elementor-21\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000023 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0000023\" 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-0000020 tk-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000020\" 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 WORLD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000021 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000021\" 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\">A lasting place<br>in your life.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000022\" 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 creates pieces worth living with and passing on.<\/p>\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-000002a e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000002a\" 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-0000028 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0000028\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000024 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0000024\" 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\" src=\"https:\/\/tekeste.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/tekeste\/assets\/signature.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Interior reference\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\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-0000029 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0000029\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000025\" 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\">To live with something.<br><em>To let it become yours.<\/em><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000026\" 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 favourite chair. A table around which life unfolds. An object that feels more familiar with every passing year. We believe the things we bring into our homes should have the potential to stay.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000027\" 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 approaches furniture and objects through considered proportions, tactile materials and a commitment to longevity.<\/p>\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-000002e e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000002e\" 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-000002b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000002b\" 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 connected practice.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000002c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000002c\" 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>Arat Netib is the architecture, interiors and construction practice founded in Addis Ababa in 2017. 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