ALWAYS HANDMADE. ALWAYS FAIR TRADE.

Welcome Spring

FRESH FINDS AND FEEL-GOOD GIFTS

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Have a look Spring is a fine time for a fresh look, don’t you think?

That’s what you’ll find in store this season:

creative new products, crafted with traditional skills,

designed with you in mind.

And because every product is handmade and

fair trade, every product is a story — a story of

makers around the world crafting beautiful futures

for their families.

You can become part of that story; shop this fresh

set of gifts you’ll be proud to give (and happy to keep).

Come, have a look ...

a PHOENICIAN GREEN WINE GLASSES | West Bank | $39 each b NATURAL STRIPE TABLECLOTH & NAPKIN | India | $69, $6

c INDUSTRIAL CHIC CUPCAKE STAND | India | $49

LABRADORITE NECKLACE India | $150

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a INDUSTRIAL CHIC CUPCAKE STAND | India | $49b INDUSTRIAL CHIC CAKE STAND | India | $29c APRIL SHOWERS WATERING CAN | India | $24

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BOTTLE BEEHIVE WINE RACKIndia | $79

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Galvanized metal

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The MakersIt is known as India’s “brass city.” But the metalworkers of Moradabad hardly limit themselves to one medium. In fact, thirty years ago, brass work was scarce — the cost of raw materials too high and the prices in the export market too low. And though their craft represented a centuries-old legacy, metal workers were abandoning the work in search of other employment. But Samuel Masih recognized that this piece of India’s cultural heritage — and this livelihood — were worth saving. So he founded Noah’s Ark.

Today, in workshops like Anwar Saleem’s, metal work is thriving because Noah’s Ark helps these highly skilled craftspeople create contemporary designs with innovative materials — from bicycle chains to wrought iron. As a fair trade organization, Noah’s Ark markets artisans’ crafts and secures fair prices and export opportunities. It also provides medical and dental clinics, operates neighborhood schools, and installs water filtration systems in artisans’ homes. An effort to preserve tradition is helping to change the futures of entire communities.

APRIL SHOWERS WATERING CAN

India | $24

METAL WORKERMOHAMMED CHAND

MR. ANWAR SALEEM’S WORKSHOP MORADABAD, INDIA

Artisan photos © Habibul Haque/Drik/Ten Thousand Villages

From India,with love

We’re preserving a

piece of cultural heritage

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a COLD CAVE TAPER HOLDER | Pakistan | $16b COLD CAVE TEALIGHT HOLDER | Pakistan | $24

c COLD CAVE VASE | Pakistan | $29d CHEVRON CAPIZ LAMP | Philippines | $99

e GEOMETRIC SHELVES | Indonesia | $69 each

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Natural materials meet modern lines

You’re in great shape for

gifting

Modular geometrics are

so easy to live with

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a LAYERED FROST NAPKIN | India | $6b BRUSHSTROKES MUG | Vietnam | $18

c REFINED STYLE NAPKIN RING BOXED SET | India | $18d HAPPY ELEPHANT EYEGLASSES HOLDER | Peru | $24

e HOSPITALITY CHEESE KNIVES BOXED SET | India | $49f TOGETHERNESS PILLOW COVER | India | $69

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V IETNAMESE ESPRESSO CUP BOXED SETVietnam | $39

Charming giftsfor lovely

hosts

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a LABRADORITE FRESHWATER PEARL NECKLACE | Peru | $125b GARNET ARROW EARRINGS | Nepal | $69

c SMOKY TOPAZ NECKLACE AND EARRINGS | India | $125, $59

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Precioustreasures

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a ANCIENT STORIES MUG | Vietnam | $18b ANCIENT STORIES PLATE | Vietnam | $18

c ONYX ELEPHANT BOARD & DISH | Pakistan | $49, $16d ANCIENT STORIES FLOWER VASE | Vietnam | $18

e ANCIENT STORIES TEA SET | Vietnam | $29

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Timeless gifts create cherishedmemories

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a WIRE BIKE KEY RACK | Kenya | $29b MID CENTURY SARI CHAIR | Bangladesh | $275

c MID CENTURY SARI TABLE | Bangladesh | $225d PRECIOUS EARTH TERRARIUM | India | $59

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Open the doors and let the color in

Gifts forgarden, porch and patio

Recycled saris put afun twist on furniture

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NATIVE SPIRIT NECKLACE India | $59

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a TAGUA MEADOW NECKLACE | Ecuador | $49b WINE & DINE BAMBOO PLATE SET | Vietnam | $18

c POMEGRANATE & LEMONGRASS SOAPS | India | $12 each

Natural giftsare simple pleasures

Spring is full offringe-worthy events

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The MakerCan a necklace really help save a rainforest?

If it’s made of tagua nut, it can. Tagua nuts come from palm-like trees and fall to the ground when ripe, so the harvesting method is sustainable. The increasing value of tagua nuts for jewelry and ornaments has encouraged the preservation of rainforests. Collecting fallen tagua nuts provides income opportunities in developing countries in South America. They are truly jewels of the jungle.

Known as “vegetable ivory,” tagua is an excellent and ethical alternative to animal ivory because it takes dye well and is exceptionally easy to cut and shape.

And carving is what artisan Diana Pisco Loon enjoys most, shaping pieces of art for customers to wear. In her workshop in Quito, Ecuador, situated high on a hill overlooking the city, she creates unique jewelry, drawing inspiration from life around her, taking tagua from raw nut to final product under one roof. She is an artist; tagua is her canvas.

SATIN & PLUM TAGUA NECKLACE Ecuador | $34

Artisan photos © Jonathan Bowman

JEWELRY MAKERDIANA PISCO LOON

WITH DAUGHTERROMINA

She is an artist — tagua is her canvas

From Ecuador, with love

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As the world’s original fair trader, we are committed to alleviating poverty around the world, continuing the work begun by our pioneering founder Edna Ruth Byler. In 1946 Byler visited Puerto Rico where she met women who struggled to find jobs and feed their families. She began selling the women’s embroidery work to friends and neighbors. The project that began in the trunk of her car is now known as Ten Thousand Villages and provides income to 20,000 craftspeople in 30 developing countries.

At Ten Thousand Villages, every product, every purchase, for 70 years, has been rooted in the principles of fair trade — fair prices, advance payments, long term relationships, design collaboration and environmental responsibility — giving people around the world a chance to make a better life.

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© Habibul Haque/Drik/Ten Thousand Villages

”Our art signifies our dreams, our hopes.”

— ARTISAN PARTNERKOMMALY CHANTHAVONG OF LAOS

ALWAYS HANDMADE. ALWAYS FAIR TRADE.