Select Portfolio – Page 2 – Linking Maker and Market

3rd January 2023

Weavers Bangladesh
Bangladesh

Participant at

Ambiente 2023

Profile

Weavers Bangladesh is a government recognized Export house in Dhaka, Bangladesh. We are a leading manufacturer of baskets, made from seagrass, kaisa (river grass), date palm leaf, jute, and cane. We have 22 years’ experience in the field of designing and producing handcrafted items.

Our focus is on our customer’s contentment, consistently ensuring high-quality and on-time delivery. Customization in product development is another area in which we are experienced.

Through our work we create job opportunities for women in rural areas who can increase their standard of living by weaving baskets.

3rd January 2023

Dijawa Abadi
Indonesia

Participant at

Ambiente 2023

Profile

Founded by two childhood friends in the year 2000, with a shared passion for contemporary design and the beauty of things made by hand, we created ‘KAYULAMA’, which means ‘old or used wood’. Under our KAYULAMA brand, we design and manufacture contemporary, solid wood furniture, respecting and highlighting the special skills of Indonesian workmanship and culture.

Driven by our commitment to sustainability, we mainly utilize teak and pine from reclaimed timber and FSC sources, combined with our environmentally responsible production processes.

Social responsibility for our staff and stakeholders is an integral part of who we are, and is a thread that runs through all aspects of how we conduct our business.

2nd January 2023

Nikone
Laos

Participant at

MAISON&OBJET 2023 September PARIS

Profile

Nikone Handcraft is a handloom weaving center based in Vientiane, Laos. They manufacture handwoven textiles. Nikone mixes traditional style with modern design. They specialize in continuous complimentary weaving: the pick up technique. They use local materials such as silk, cotton and jungle vine.

Nikone is dedicated to working with environmentally friendly practices and offering opportunities for local women. They employ up to 50 women, who dye, weave and sew the textiles. Nikone is a family business, run by Lanoi, the daughter of Rassanikone Nanong, who established the business in 1992.

29th August 2022

Leatherina
Bangladesh

Participant at

MAISON&OBJET 2023 September PARIS

Profile

Founded in 2016, we are a women-owned, sustainable leather goods manufacturer based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At Leatherina, we aspire for a better world, together. As a change maker in the leather industry in Bangladesh, every bag is handmade, using sustainable leather and ethically sourced textiles.

As WFTO member, gender equality, social inclusion, ethical environmental production, and climate change mitigation are at the forefront of our mission. With each bag sold, we are empowering peaceful progress. We are firmly committed to a safe and fair manufacturing culture all along our value chain.

26th July 2022

TAEC
Laos

Participant at

MAISON&OBJET 2023 September PARIS

Profile

TAEC is a women-owned social enterprise, founded in 2007 to promote Laos’ ethnic minority cultures and rural livelihoods based on traditional skills. We sell handmade pieces of textiles directly from the hands of village artisans.

In Laos, textiles represent community, belonging, and identity. We believe that by elevating artisanal crafts, investing in knowledge and skills passed down from generation to generation, time-honoured techniques can be kept alive and thriving.

20th April 2022

Bengal Craft
Bangladesh

Participant at

Ambiente 2023

Profile

At Bengal Craft all our baskets, floor mats and rugs are crafted by hand using traditional methods. The raw materials we use are all local and naturally grown or recycled. We try to ensure that our entire production process, from the design to the selection of materials and techniques, is as respectful as possible towards the environment.

As a company we are driven by the passion to solve social problems. And we have chosen business as a mechanism to solve these problems. We aim to improve the lives of our artisans through skill training, creating job opportunities close to their homes and providing work in a sustainable manner.

We have a wide collection of products to choose from and we are also experienced in collaborating with buyers on the execution of their own designs and ideas.

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17th March 2022

Thit Home Decor
Myanmar

Participant at

MAISON&OBJET 2022 PARIS

Profile

We are a medium sized family business with long term experience in wood working, producing a variety of furniture, floorings, doors, and home decorations for (semi) customized production and developed a very small home décor collection ready for retail.

We combine hand-made techniques with special tools and machines, using a large variety of local wood types, e.g. the most beautiful teak and rain tree wood.

Export licenses for wooden products can only be acquired, if the wood is proven from traceable sources in Myanmar. We offer a couple of natural finishing materials.

Myanmar Yun by Ever Stand Artisans - main

17th March 2022

Myanmar Yun
Myanmar

Participant at

MAISON&OBJET 2022 September PARIS

Profile

Bagan, the heart of pagodas & temples, also of very exclusive quality artwork: Yun.

Home décor is handmade of wickerwork, followed by a huge amount of layers of natural wood resin coming from a special local tree. Tree sap is tapped for limited time to not harm the tree. Surfaces are engraved, incisions filled with colors. Styles were derived from several Jataka stories of Buddha, nowadays created in traditional & contemporized versions.

Since ’86 Ever Stand has trained many artisans, preserving ancient techniques, contributing to local community development.

20th January 2022

Sone Tu
Myanmar

Participant at

MAISON&OBJET 2022 September PARIS

Profile

SONE-TU is a social enterprise producing handwoven textiles made of handspun or machine spun cotton. Our throws, cushion covers, blankets, bedspreads, and scarves are handwoven on traditional looms by Chin women living in Rakhine state.

Concept

SONE-TU focuses on respect for people and culture. We provide Chin people with education and job opportunities to become economically independent and preserve their traditional cultural heritage. Many traditional Chin patterns are incorporated into textiles designed by Mai Ni Ni.

We teach Chin women weaving skills and create jobs for them to earn a fair wage. Wider community support is provided by enabling Chin children from remote areas to attend school while receiving food, housing, and tuition support.

Where to buy

Our London office keeps stock of products that we will soon present on our webshop for retailers. Importers can also buy from stock in Yangon.

20th January 2022

Passa Paa
Laos

Participant at

MAISON&OBJET 2022 September PARIS

Profile

Passa Paa creates beautiful handcrafted cushion covers for home interiors. With our studio based in Laos we work alongside hand-stitch applique artisans and handwoven hemp producers resulting in high quality unique textiles appealing to the global consumer. We combine traditional techniques with our contemporary textile screen print designs which we print in house.

Our products each have a story to tell, of crafts passed from generation to generation. We are committed to working within fair trade principles and supporting our community of skilled crafts people to enable their skills to grow and thrive for many years to come.