Artisans

Healing The Grandchildren Of Rwandan Genocide

Suzanne Skees | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Rape, Children, Handcrafts, Grassroots, Artisans, Catapult Design, Clinton Foundation, Ptsd, Catholicism, Kigali, HIV/AIDS, Women's Collective, The Ihangane Project, Nutrition, Genocide, Maternal Care, University of Michigan, Paul Kagame, Gardening, Development, Hotel Rwanda, Solar Power, Healthcare, Community-Based Organizations, Rwanda, Economic Development, Education, Health Ministry, Video, Impact News
Suzanne Skees

Julienne was just four during the 1994 genocide. She is HIV-positive and works as an artisan for this member-owned women's collective through The Ih...

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Artists Who Don't Make Art Still Make Millions

Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Petry, Mona Hatoum, Matthew Barney, Art of Not Making, Mark Wallinger, Artisans, Kara Walker, Louise Bourgeois, Grayson Perry, Kiki Smith, Daniel Buren, Authorship, Liam Gillick, Tony Cragg, Carsten Höller, Michael Petry, Chris Burden, Fred Wilson, The Art of Not Making, Sherrie Levine, Pae White, Ai Weiwei, Arts News

There was a time when the artist at work meant hours of solitude, piles of tossed-out failed works, and clothes covered in smudges of charcoal and pai...

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A Look At Jo Snow Syrups: Making Coffees, Sodas & Cocktails More Fun

Liza de Guia | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Drinks, Coffee Syrups, Skeeternyc, Fun, Soda Syrups, Food Makers, Artisans, Food Curated, How To, Liza deGuia, Syrups, Passion, Jo Snow Syrups, Cocktails, Flavors, Food Video, Chicago, Food, Documentary, Melissa Yen, Illinois, My Chicago, Food News
Liza de Guia

Melissa makes syrups for a living. That's her job -- boiling and bottling up to 500 syrup bottles a week. She's good at it. Really good at it.

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Walmart's Foray Into Fair Trade Art: Is It Real?

Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Walmart, Crafts, Gender Discrimination, Charity, Aid to Artisans, Colombia, Colombia Free Trade, Artisans, Yarn, Nonprofits, Ten Thousand Villages, Fair Trade, Arts News

Despite its reputation for signaling the end of the "mom and pop" shop, Walmart may be embracing business model that has some small-scale suppliers do...

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Shoppers Without Borders

Jonathan Lewis | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Crafts, Opportunity Collaboration, Shopping, Santa Fe International Folk Art Market, Artisans, Mymela, Impact News
Jonathan Lewis

My recent purchases have helped an artist in a distant land feed his or her family and sustain, in a small way, an artistic and cultural heritage.

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A 30-Year Old Artisan Kimchi Brand Ready For Non-Korean Palates

Liza de Guia | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Small Business, Food Videos, Kimchee, Soul, Brooklyn, Food Curated, Asian Food, Liza deGuia, Gothamist, Passion, Good Food, Arirang Kimchi, Inspiring, Recipes, Napa Cabbage, New Jersey, Arirang, Kimchi, Skeeternyc, Artisans, Food Makers, Tradition, Featured, New York City, Vicky Oh, Englewood, Cooking, Spicy, Food, Documentary, Kyung Oh, Korean Food, Food News
Liza de Guia

"Arirang Kimchi, for 30 years, has been in Korean markets in the East Coast area. I decided to make it my responsibility to make the brand known to no...

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Chocolatier Creates Icons of Chocolate and Gold

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dagoba Chocolate, Edible Gold, Sarah Hart, Chocolatier, Artisans, Portland Oregon, Gourmet Chocolates, Valentines Day, Alma Chocolate, Chocolate Shop, Theobroma, Food News
Rebecca Gerendasy

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The Next BIG Small Food Brands You Need to Know About in 2011

Liza de Guia | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nyc, Small Business, Popsicles, Mamaroneck, Brooklyn, Food Curated, Chutney, Charcuterie, Liza deGuia, Frozen Dough, Next Big Small Brand, Chocolate, Sweet Loren's, Liddabit Sweets, Indian Food, Brands, Skeeternyc, Bombay Emerald Chutney Co, Small, Candy, Brooklyn Cured, Artisans, Sweets, Rooster Group, Brownies, Cookies, La New Yorkina, Local Food, Food, Videos, Documentary, Meats, Stories, Food News
Liza de Guia

Good ideas are often born on tight budgets, long exhausting hours, and bucket loads of passion.

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Why Brooklyn Needs to Be Careful

Elissa Altman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Enrico Caruso, Ebinger's, Randazzo's, Williamsburg, Avenue U, Brooklyn, Artisans, Hipsterism, Real Brooklyn Food, Fauxcavore, Locavore, Brennan & Carr, New York News
Elissa Altman

The often dangerous wasteland that was Brooklyn in the 1970s has all but disappeared, replaced by a population that is, in fact, traditional to the borough from its earliest existence: craftspeople.

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My London Design Fair 2009

Chauncey Zalkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Creativity, Women, Wapping, Independent Stores, Furniture, Feminist, Girl, Bloomsbury, Terence Conran, Galleries, Artisans, Tom Dixon, Design, London Design Week, City, Trends, Innovation, Knitting-Comeback, Recent Graduate, London, Crafts, Skandium, Persephone Books, Portobello, Sustainability, Independent Design, Designers, Designer-Maker, Recycled Furniture, Entreprenurs, Style News
Chauncey Zalkin

The week surpassed all expectations. London surprised me. The design energy there is unmistakably moving forward in creative, thoughtful and innovative ways.

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Great, Green Fashion Brands

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hiking, Clothing, Patagonia, Cotton, Artisans, Green, Earth, Billabong, Timberland, Planet, Outdoors, Jewelry, Organic, Trees, Recycling, Etsy, Rei, Style, Diy, Environment, Sustainability, Fashion, Bamboo, Business Suit, Shoes, Menswear, Brands, Handmade Crafts, Silver, Green News
Avital Binshtock

Some of the most eye-catching baubles are made of stuff that had a past life--and many of them can be found on Etsy, a global network of artisans selling handmade works.

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How to Green Your Art Collection

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Artisans, Sculpture, Green, Earth, Conservation, Artists, Painting, Paper, Soy, Recycling, Art, Diy, Environment, Sustainability, Endangered Species, Climate Change, Global Warming, National Parks, Ink, Green News
Avital Binshtock

If you're an art collector, aficionado, or appreciator, these four tips should help you shift your collection (or simply the way you see art) into a more earth-minded endeavor.

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Last Week in India: Hillary Clinton, Landslides and Opportunities

Eve Blossom | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Floods, India, Artisans, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Business News, Hillary Clinton, Business, Sustainable, Outsourcing to India, World News
Eve Blossom

India has a wonderful cultural and economic opportunity with a strategic competitive advantage in their incredibly skilled individuals, from textiles, furniture and basketry to woodcarving.

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A Fashion Foreign Policy

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Auto Industry, Sporting Goods, Vivienne Westwood, Punk Rock, How Luxury Lost Its Luster, Bailouts, President Obama, Target, Globalization, California, Paris, Bernard Arnault, Luxury, Fashion Foreign Policy, Foreign Commercial Policy, Guilds, Trade Agreements, Rules of Origin, What Not to Wear, Export-Import Bank, Bailing Out Luxury, Carla Behrle, Loomstate, Private Equity, Artisans, America's Next Model, Nafta, Jennie Livingston, Outsourcing, Labor, Paris Is Burning, Worker Rights, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, LVMH Moet Hennessy, Dana Thomas, Culture Industry, Wto, Business News
Michael Likosky

To protect American workers, in the luxury sector and elsewhere, our government trade negotiators should revisit outsourcing rules.

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Beyond Chachkas: Indigenous Crafts Plus Northern Design Equals Success

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Toronto, International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Artisans, Mexico, Globalization, New Radicals, North South Project, Rotman School of Mangement, Guyana, Indigenous People, New York, Skoll Foundation, Patty Johnson, Crafts, Caribbean, Ceramics, Branding, The Giving Life, Healthy Living News
Julia Moulden

Hands up if you've ever bought a handicraft while traveling, only to have it end up collecting dust in some closet at home. Thought so. We've all ...

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