Meet the Makers: Stories of Craftsmanship and Sustainability

Nourish & Refine is a woman-owned, all-natural luxury skincare and conscious lifestyle brand.

The ideas and heart behind Carry Courage began in 2018 as a creative outlet for owner Marisa Simoes and has quickly become a pioneer of the sustainable fashion movement that creates organizing solutions for intentional women.

Goldilocks Goods

Goldilocks Goods is a team of six makers in Canada who work together to make products that help people start their sustainability journey in an approachable way.

Hilana Upcycled Cotton

Hilana Upcycled Cotton closes the loop on cotton in the cleanest way. Their textiles are made from recycled material through a zero waste process under the triple impact criteria. Artisans empowered by their ancestral craft, are promoting the circular economy...

Aprika Life

Belief in tea's power to bring people together, fostering joy and camaraderie.Sourcing only certified and quality products used in our regular lives.Striving to provide customers with the best experience and assist them.Ensuring the best quality for the price.

BrunnaCo

Handmade by female artisans in Indonesia, BrunnaCo's style juxtaposes Bali’s natural-relaxed style and California’s casual-beach feel. It's the true reflection of Balinese life: appreciating the harmony between ourselves, our environment, and other living beings. Made from select plant-based and certified...

Ayanna Denise Skin

Ayanna Denise Skin is healing ALL skin with Education, Products, and Services with their Inclusive State of the Art Skin System.An intelligent Skin Health and Skin Healing for all ethnicities, all genders, and all ages through nourishing formulas and products,...

Aya Paper Co

At Aya Paper Co. they believe in celebrating Black joy, always. Their collection of greeting cards and gifts uses modern, artistic, and culturally relevant designs that reflect the lives and sentiments of their community.

Passion Lilie

Passion Lilie is a fair trade fashion brand based in New Orleans. They blend classic silhouettes with handwoven ikat and playful block prints to create pieces that are both timeless by design and effortless to style. Designed with a comfort...

Swahili Coast

Swahili Coast is a direct trade brand working in partnership with artisans in East Africa to handcraft thoughtfully designed, modern products that build off of traditional East African womenscraft. They develop and support cooperative projects in Tanzania and Kenya.

Upavim Crafts

UPAVIM is an ethical and fair trade certified line of handmade goods including home, baby, and accessories. All the products are handmade by a self-run women's cooperative in the outskirts of Guatemala City.

Rooted For Good

Rooted for Good strives to be a brand that is rooted in goodness, truth & real beauty. They believe that beauty is reflected in all shapes, sizes, ages, skin tones & ethnicities. They hope to offer you products that enhance...

Olive + M

From the outset of M's journey as a single mother of two, her primary objective was to develop affordable and high-performing products. Thus, she embarked on formulating blends centered around olive oil - ingredients that resonate with people, inviting a...

Spicewell

Brighter. Bolder. Better for you. Spicewell is a WOC led business. They believe that food is medicine. Their mission is to turn your pantry into a health-enhancing resource.

Norboo

Having lived in China for over ten years, I have always been captivated by the creativity of different ethnic groups. In Qinghai province, one of the largest ethnic groups is the Tibetans, and I have always been struck by their beauty and resilience.

Starfish Project

At Starfish Project, they help exploited women and girls experience freedom, establish independence and develop careers and our vision is to see every woman valued.

Thula Tula

Thula Tula, pronounced with a silent "H" are the words to a Lullaby African mothers sing to their children. Translated, Thula Tula means "hush-hush" baby.
Thula Tula was started by Steve and his wife, Angela.

Korissa

KORISSA provides unique & purposeful handmade goods that are socially and environmentally responsible. Purchasing any of our unique, one-of-a-kind handcrafted products supports and benefits artisans in low-income communities.

Global Crafts

Global Crafts was founded 20+ years ago by Peace Corp volunteers who were working in Kenya and saw a need to help local artisans open up their income opportunities by selling goods in overseas markets.

Kazi Goods

Founded in 2013, Kazi Goods is dedicated to showcasing the artistry of African artisans in the global market. Their products include handcrafted baskets, home décor and accessories. Each item is ethically crafted, locally sourced and made with love. Key features...

Made for Freedom

Quality products made by survivors of human trafficking and those coming out of marginalized situations.

Woloch

Woloch is a women and family owned company that distributes and promotes 100% handmade design products.

MODERNBEAST

MODERNBEAST creates contemporary toys, apparel and home goods for dogs and cats with a refined sense of adventure and their guardians with an eye for design.

Matr Boomie

Matr Boomie is a fair trade collection that blends the traditional artforms of India with timeless and modern design aesthetic, bringing people and cultures closer together. Their collection of jewelry, home decor and unique gifts are made from natural and...

LIKHÂ

LIKHÂ features a collection of ethically-made pieces ranging from home décor to fashion accessories.

Maadili Collective

Maadili Collective is a Fair Trade, social enterprise design company that creates partnerships with small-scale artisan communities where opportunities are limited or non-existent in order to promote economic freedom and stability. Formed in 2018, Maadili Collective works directly with Ugandan...

US Sherpa

US Sherpa was founded in 2006 by Ongyel Sherpa. Born and raised in Nepal, Ongyel was given once in a life opportunity to come to Vermont by this American family. US Sherpa is an authentic Sherpa brand who produces functional,...

Urban Medley

Urban Medley, a young brand celebrating a unique style statement with a simple yet exclusive range of accessories. We promote traditional craftsmanship by working with artisan communities. We help them reflect their mastery through modern designs and colors. Items are...

Everyday People Coffee and Tea

Everyday People Coffee and Tea; a black-owned and women-owned company is a specialty coffee and tea company that adheres to eco-friendly sustainable practices.

Azizi Life

Azizi is a Swahili word that means precious or treasured, and it is our belief that every person’s life is Azizi.

Ekoluxe

We’re not reinventing the wheel, we’re just making it rotate to a more sustainable rhythm.Ekoluxe is an eco friendly loungewear brand that provides the whole package: luxury, comfort, sustainability and last but certainly not least style.

Arudeko

Arudeko is a brand that aims to seamlessly blend the rich artisanal heritage of Oaxaca with modern and contemporary designs to offer unique products like cushion covers and rugs. Their mission is to preserve traditional weaving and natural dyeing techniques...

WHE

WHE stands for Women, handcrafted & Eco-friendly. A design-driven ethical fashion brand, it was started in the year 2020 with the goal to connect the artisans to the end market.

Alankaran Designs

Empowering women artisans through sustainable hand-block printing is the mission of alankaran designs.

EDS

Driven by artisanal crafts, EDS is an interior textile studio creating thoughtfully made designs which enlighten up your living areas by offering it an unique, authentic and characteristic touch. Created by Ekta Agarwal and Sanne Uivel.

Green FootPrint

GFP’s zero waste journey made them realize that each one has the power to make a big difference, but most of us are clueless about it!

Gulab Tribe

Gulab Tribe is a social enterprise with a heart for children and a passion for preserving India's rich cultural heritage.

Headstrong By Hema Sharma

Headstrong by Hema Sharma was launched in the spring of 2019 as an expression of creativity that was shaped by a childhood spent in proximity to nature.

Ekatra

Ekatra was started by Minakshi & Aishwarya Jhawar, a mother-daughter duo, looking for mediums to express themselves.

Effy

The name ‘Effy’ comes from the word ‘effervescent’ meaning lively and enthusiastic, which represents the vibrance and pep that the brand transpires through their clothing.

Ecoshi

Ecoshi was born as an idea to contribute towards saving the environment with eco-friendly product design by designer Ayushi.

Ecokaari

EcoKaari is committed to giving back to the communities where weavers and artisans live and work, to bring a meaningful positive change through empowerment programs.

Dhaaga

Born from the spirit of living with less, “Dhaaga” is an environmentally and socially conscious brand that unifies comfort with beauty and community while following a zero plastic and zero-waste philosophy.

P1000

Project 1000 has a range of Handwoven home decor & lifestyle articles like Floor Rugs, Cushions with fillers, Baskets, Totes, Slings, Place Mats, Bathroom mats, Laptop jackets, Bread Baskets, etc. All products are 100% cotton & easy to maintain. They...

Chamomile Home

The Chamomile Home offers comfort wear clothing that is minimally designed in breathable, lightweight, Handspun Cotton Khadi fabric.

Bageeya

In 2017, Bageeya was founded by Jigisha Shukla, a 31-year-old entrepreneur who switched careers from civil engineering to fashion design. Her interest in dyes has been driven by curiosity. Bageeya is a sustainable fashion brand that promotes eco-friendly fashion. They...

B Label

B Label is a greener route for Fashion and Living. It takes a plant, Cannabis Sativa L that grew centuries ago in the Himalayas and spins it to create a magical fibre within – Industrial Hemp. Their products are created...

Avani

Avani works with the rural community of Kumaon, part of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Himalayan Blooms India

Himalayan Blooms India is a not-for-profit social enterprise based in the rural villages of Champawat in the Central Himalayas, Uttarakhand. Founded to create alternative income opportunities for women, it focuses on helping them achieve financial independence through knitting, crochet, and...

Zaina

Zaina, an all-women-led social enterprise, working with small communities of craftspeople in faraway places, affected by decades of violence is a complex process with lots of challenges.

The Mango Tree

The Mango Tree combines a love for sustainable design and generating livelihoods for women in rural India.

The Good Doll

The Good Doll is the market-linking arm of a social enterprise ecosystem anchored by Indian Yards Foundation in The Nilgiris mountain range in southern India.

Studio 242

Studio 242, a locally nurtured brand originating from house number 242 (hence the name!), specializes in crafting exclusive women's western wear using solely natural fibers, tailored specifically for you. They take pride in championing and showcasing India's artisanal craftsmanship by...

Something Sustainable

Something Sustainable is an organic clothing brand. They thrive to keep the usage of natural resources to the minimum by repurposing food, flower, plant, and textile wastes and designing clean clothing that lasts.

Sonica Sarna

Sonica Sarna is an ethical designer and educator who creates limited edition slow fashion pieces using sustainable, artisanal, and fair trade materials.

Solayi

Solayi is an Indian artisanal jewelry brand based out of Jaipur. It was created with a desire to create unique accessories and jewellery.

Minus Degre

Minus Degre is a design firm that plays around with plastic waste, crafting household products, furniture and art objects.

Miharu

Miharu is a social venture which makes handmade brass jewelry and handloom silk dupattas from dying crafts of Bengal.

Kaarigar Clinic

Kaarigar Clinic is an initiative that works towards rural development by mentoring local artisans to strategically grow their traditional craft practices into self-sustaining businesses.They work with more than 500 artisans and among majority are women.

The Gruham

Gruham {Gru-hum} is a Sanskrit term that means 'home'. Their homes are where they spend the most quality time with themselves and their beloved ones. They love how design can alter the energy of their homes and thus their mood.The...

Earth Route

Earth Route is an artisanal slow fashion brand. The merging of Indian traditional weaving and hand-crafted techniques with classic styling and ergonomics is at the core of their design belief.

The Greige Warp

The Greige Warp is a brand of HANDTEX INDUSTRIES PVT LTD (formerly HANDTEX). The brand is supported with 40 years of rich experience and the company aims at creating a unique ambiance for your home.

Deco Talk

Launched in May 2019, Deco Talk is an innovative home décor, gifting, and lifestyle brand providing the best quality products with unique ideas.

Paperwings

PAPER WINGS is an environment-friendly product brand that endorses unique, upcycled, and sustainable products for everyday use.

Rias Jaipur

Rias Jaipur is an initiative to keep handmade techniques alive in a contemporary market.

Tavaru

Tavaru, founded by Geeta Patil, works with handloom and handicraft artisans of north Karnataka to create optimally sewn and crafted textiles for home needs as a part of their initiative to revive and sustain traditional hand-crafting practices of the region.

Oonth

Fueled by a steadfast passion for silver and a desire to make artisanal jewelry more accessible, Oonth was established in 2019 by Ivanka Agarwal, a lawyer-turned-entrepreneur.

Mouse In The House

Mouse In The House creates clothing for infants and kids that are designed to be more playful and colorful, infused with a sense of playfulness. Every garment is meticulously handcrafted from stories, uniquely designed to give the brand its own...

Lafaani

Born post-pandemic, Lafaani is a young circular apparel label aiming to create timeless silhouettes by extracting knowledge from traditional Indian crafts and is deeply rooted in sustainability, circular in its design approach, and inclusive in ideals.

Moral Fibre

MORAL FIBRE creates fabrics and clothing without costing the earth.

Lukka Chuppi

LUKKA CHUPPI aspires to bring colours to everyday life with their range of aesthetically appealing and quirky products.

Mura Collective

Mura Collective was started in 1998 by Kusum Tiwari and Prabha Gahtori, as a response to experiencing the lack of workplaces for women and people with special needs.

Baka

Baka is a holistically sustainable jewelry brand.

Kajal Agrawal

Kajal Agrawal, a clothing brand launched in 2023, passionately explores India's diverse craft clusters to create unique designs that fuse classic and contemporary women's fashion. With a deep respect for the versatility of Indian handloom textiles, the brand reflects the...

Byora Homes

Byora Homes is a home décor company situated in Ahmedabad, the first heritage city of India.

Patch over Patch

Patch over Patch works to build a bridge to go from trash to trend to bring the fabric waste back to the production cycle of garments.

Manvi The Handmade

Manvi is a story celebrating the age old art of “Chikankari”, the traditional hand embroidery of the erstwhile Awadh region, modern day Lucknow city and surrounding areas, in the North of India featuring beautiful women from the villages, experts at the various techniques of this artform, putting in hours to bring out the beauty of your garment.

Kattoos By Pipal Leaf

Kattoos Miniature Terracotta Bricks are hand-crafted, high-quality, reusable, miniature bricks made from 100% natural baked clay.

Knots to Node

Knots to Node is a heartfelt brand rooted in tradition and creativity, offering handcrafted jewelry made using the age-old technique of tatting. Founded by Archana, the brand celebrates the intricate art of lace-making that adds a unique touch to any...

Vasstram

The brand Vastram believes that fashion is timeless and "less is more". Vasstram explores the reinvention of classics through modern tailoring and Indian textiles.

Kailash Pradhan

With over 15 years of dedicated practice, Kailash Pradhan stands as a luminary in the realm of Gond tribal artistry. From the tender age of childhood, Pradhan's fervor for Gond painting burgeoned, finding expression in every stroke and hue meticulously...

Nandni Studio

Nandni Studio is a women’s apparel and accessories brand that is inspired by intricacies of handwork.

Purring Threads

Handcrafted with love, Purring Threads reimagines traditional embroidery for the modern woman. Each piece is meticulously stitched, embracing imperfections ("wabi-sabi") and timeless motifs. Committed to slow fashion and ethical practices, Purring Threads celebrates the art of hand embroidery in its...

Kalp

KALP, the brainchild of renowned fashion designer Kalpesh Khatri from Jaipur, transcends conventional clothing, emerging as a narrative where tradition seamlessly meets tomorrow. This brand is more than a mere label; it embodies the essence of Indian craftsmanship, embracing sustainability...

TARI - The Loom Theory

For approximately two generations—of which they are the third—their family has worked with Tariwalas to create looms. By combining strands made of silk, cotton, hemp, khadi, and other materials, our ancestors were able to preserve the archives of weaves and...

Irida Naturals

Irida Naturals, founded by Sooraj and Sanjana, showcases their deep commitment to sustainability. The brand focuses on retailing eco-conscious homeware and kitchenware, presenting environmentally friendly choices that uphold quality and longevity. With thoughtfully crafted items, Irida Naturals aims to inspire...

LarRarh

“LarRarh” was born out of the founder’s admiration for Indian arts, history, heritage, textiles, and everything green and sustainable, amidst the global pandemic.

Arras

Arras is an inclusive platform rooted in the culture of India while staying true to a passion for preserving the environment.

Kara Weaves

Kara is a creative social enterprise. Its goal is to provide much-needed impetus to the Kerala handloom industry.

Saltpetre

With the aim to make sustainable products accessible and a part of everyday lives, Saltpetre is driven to create minimal effortless designs.

Home Yarn

Home Yarn is all about building blocks for cozy and aspiring homes—homes that lead to happiness, joy, and contentment. Born with the idea to modernize your home by uplifting living cultures, broadening horizons, and embracing freshness, beauty, and exposure while...

Greenkraft

Incubated by Industree Crafts Foundation, Greenkraft Producer Company Ltd. is a producer-owned social enterprise incorporated in 2012, creating natural fibre lifestyle products and home accessories.

Samoolam

Samoolam, meaning 'collective roots' in Sanskrit, was founded as a grassroots social movement in Gaya, Bihar (India) with the vision to use design as a powerful tool for social change. Samoolam promotes the dying art of 'Crochet'.

Forsarees

Forsarees is an artisanal brand creating unique handloom sarees for women who love indigenous weaves and crafts. They create livelihoods for rural artisans with incredible craft skills by developing a global market for Handcrafted sarees. Forsarees is a for profit...

Folkweave

Folk weave is a sustainable tribal enterprise that involves the whole family in the process of production to reduce the carbon footprint.

Riti

Riti aims at providing an ethical solution for bags and accessories.

Aravali

Aravali emerges from a profound affection for traditional Indian art, a passion that extends to preserving and championing both the art forms and the talented artists behind them. The brand meticulously curates a rich tapestry of traditional art from diverse...

Krushnachuda

Krushnachuda, initiated by Manasmita, a skilled management professional, came into existence in 2020. The appellation 'Krushnachuda' draws inspiration from the founder's cherished childhood memories, evoking images of playing amidst the vibrant scarlet blossoms of Krushnachuda, also known as Gulmohar trees....

SR by Sonali Raman

SR by Sonali Raman believes in slow fashion.

Why So Blue

Why So Blue is a small business started by mother-daughter duo Jaya and Shweta to make customizable clothing available to all.

One ‘O’ Eight Knots

One 'O' Eight Knots is an initiative by Happy Faces Foundation for first-generation women artisans.

Jaggery

Ekibeki

Ekibeki is a social enterprise which works to preserve the rich craft heritage of India through awareness, design and market interventions.

Anaqii

Anaqii is an Indian based fashion brand, designing ready to wear for women. It’s a print-oriented brand, where we create exclusive prints for every collection and design garments which you can wear and flaunt at any occasion be it a...

Equiivalence

Equiivalence is a sustainable jewelry brand that works with mindful designs making every piece a timeless collectible jewel.

Bihart

Bihart promotes the various art forms of Bihar like Sujani, Manjusha, and Sikki and weaves like 'extra weft', 'fishnet' 'Chingari' and 'Jharna'. Their attempt is to uplift and revive these crafts by infusing new styles motifs and designs. They make...

Potli

Art Bunker, through its Brand POTLI, offers a series of Indian art & craft kits that aim to reconnect children with traditional Indian art, thereby creating awareness and expanding markets for artisan communities that depend on their art for their livelihood while helping sustain the old art forms they practice.

Iro Iro

Iro Iro upcycles silk waste procured from local textiles and market places, which would otherwise be burned as fuel or sent to the landfill.