Ethically Sourced & Elegant gifts for Mom!
Ethically Sourced & Elegant gifts for Mom! by theartesangateway featuring a kimono robe
Travel Tales from Yennie Tse, Founder of Fourth Sector Collection
Through Yennie Tse’s love for creativity and design, coupled with her trained background and experience in business and community development, she has created the Fourth Sector Collection, a social enterprise that is now in the research and development phase. Fourth Sector will aim to create sustainable partnerships by working with artisan weavers in developing countries […]
Artesan Profile: Hands of Hope Artisan Carvers, Kenya
By Geoffrey Tamaro, Hands of Hope Artisan Carvers Hands of Hope Artisans Carvers Self Help Group (HHAC)is a registered charity in Kenya. The project was established in response to the tremendous number of vulnerable artisans, particularly women and youth. Located in the rural town of Tabaka,400km North West of Nairobi, the project’s goals are to […]
Purchase Mother’s Day’s gifts with a Purpose
Purchase Mother’s Day’s gifts with a Purpose by theartesangateway featuring a wood carving sculpture
Artisans and India Fashion Week
Recently, the Indian Fashion Week took the whole “who made my clothes” notion to another level. Designers took a novel approach by showcasing the artisans who create the clothes at various workstations on the ramp. It was great to read Vikas Pandey’s (at the BBC) coverage of this great story: Artisans on the ramp […]
The Importance of Storytelling
As most of know, storytelling is a critical part in brand development and identity. For retail purposes, it is often used to distinguish oneself from other brands out there and connect customers to a particular cause, issue and/or perspective. Storytelling for a Better User Experience written by @usabilla provides a good overview to storytelling […]
Artesan Profile : Lumago Designs, Philippines
Lumago, means “to blossom” in the national Filipino language, and was founded by an American Social worker, Whitney Fleming, in 2011 when a huge typhoon devastated parts of the impoverished community on our city’s dumpsite, located next to the Banica River. Subsequently, to find another source of income, a group of women from the community […]
Sustainably Chic – A Conversation with Natalie Kay Smith
We recently caught up with blogger Natalie Kay Smith and asked her to share with us her story. We were curious to know more about her passion and interest in sustainability and how she came to create a community and platform for those with a similar passion. For our friends in the artisan and producer […]
Circular Economy
In a blog post last November, we referenced the principles of a Circular Economy, that focuses on the longevity and life cycle of a product. We were keen to explore organizations that support this philosophy and stumbled across an article on how Levis Strauss & Co., has embraced these same principles. In an effort to […]
Sustainability in Gift, Home Decor and Fashion
This past weekend, we got to visit the Handmade Global Design section at the NY NOW trade show and it was terrific to catch up with some old friends (including Aid to Artisans , Darzah, Child’s Cup Full and Stitchwallah) and make new friends too! With the UNDP’s Sustainable Development Goals fresh on everyone’s mind, […]