Satao Color · Nairobi · New York
Exceptional colored
gemstones from East Africa.
Rare and distinctive gemstones sourced through trusted relationships across East Africa — for trade partners worldwide.
Our Practice
A quiet house for the world's most distinctive colored stones — tsavorite garnet, sapphire, spinel, malaya garnet, and tourmaline, sourced through longstanding relationships with miners and cutters across Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Madagascar.
Selected Pieces
Featured this month
For the Trade
Source with Satao Color.
Approved trade accounts receive access to our complete inventory, trade pricing, and a streamlined way to source exceptional colored gemstones.
- Complete Inventory
- Access our complete selection of individually documented stones.
- Trade Pricing
- Access pricing created specifically for professional buyers.
- Request Quotes
- Select stones and submit quote requests directly through your account.
- Manage Purchases
- View quotes, invoices, and order information in one place.
Origin
Named for the legendary tuskers of Tsavo.
Satao Color is rooted in the landscape that produces some of the world's rarest gemstones. We work through longstanding relationships with miners and cutters across East Africa — trusted, transparent, and deeply connected to where every stone comes from.
Buying for your business?
Apply for a Satao Color trade account for access to our complete inventory, trade pricing, and streamlined sourcing.
The Trade List
New stones. New parcels. From East Africa.
Occasional notes on new arrivals, exceptional stones, parcel offerings, and what we're sourcing.