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Handmade for the Digital Age

Accounting, order tracking, quality control, progress reports…in short, production management. To most of us in the western world, these processes...

Introducing

Dream Weaver

Marta Castaneda, founder of Pais Textil, explains how she turned her passion into a profession.

Introducing

Colectivo 1050°, Mexico

When Kythzia Barrera holds a handmade ceramic comal in her hands, she knows she’s cradling more than a beautiful cooking vessel. She is holding the...

Introducing

AAKS, Ghana

There’s so much beauty in the handcrafted products created by the artisans at AAKS, and that beauty is magnified a hundred times over when you lear...

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The Future is Transparent

It’s all about trust. Consumers are demanding unique, high-quality products—but more than that, they want origin transparency. They want the story...

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Creative Manufacturing and Handmade: A Sector Whose Time Has Come

Four continents. 191 enterprises. 35,000 people. Powered by People teamed up with the Mastercard Foundation to highlight the enormous potential of ...

Introducing

Matamba, Colombia

Founders Jennibeth Iguarán and Juanita Gil travel throughout Colombia to collaborate with various artisan communities on everything from clothing t...

Introducing

Vraj: Bhoomi, India

Bold, geometrical, textured, colourful. These are just some of the words used to describe Bhoomi Dani’s designs. Intricate motifs are hand block-pr...