22: Five and Six Textiles

Cultivating intimate conversations with entrepreneurs, reflecting on the heartbeat of their organization.

In this episode we are joined by Emma Wingfiled co-founder of Five and Six Textiles a design collaborative working with weavers in Côte d’Ivoire. We’ll hear about how the collaborative got started; the meaning behind the name – Five and Six Textiles; the importance of recognizing innovations within weaving communities in the global south; and their desire to create impact by how people look at hand woven textiles.

Check out our short animated teaser here:

The Social Impact Pulse is a project of the Artesan Gateway and the soon to be launched, Their Stories Be Told.

Music by Josef Pres; DDmyzik