Our crafsmanship at work
These craftsmen can produce tens to hundreds of units per day depending on the detail required. They often work with different size reeds (strands) of material. For many of the, this is their sole source of income and they live in remote villages. They are independant contractors. We support a fair trade policy so they can earn a living wage for their craftsmanship.
Quality of our weaves
In order to determine quality in products, one needs to look at the construction, the size of the reeds, color, material. Many cheap variations are made with stripped rattan, half reeds where it looks ok from the outside but are broken and stripped inside. These pictures gives you a closeup look at our product quality
This book by Ellen Ruppel Shell should be read by everyone in our industry. We need to pay attention to the quality, craftsmanship, the product and whether is fulfills a need. We can always negotiate price if there is sufficient and recurring volume.
You can listen to the interview on APR’s Marketplace by clicking on the link below.
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/07/06/pm_cheap_q/?refid=0
100% recyclable - water and food safe
Here are the new 100% recyclable synthetic rattan that is water and food contact safe. It can be used with produce, baked goods, in refrigerated environments.
We can make this in any color and size. Ideal for outdoors and in. Can be used to color coordinate for visually displaying your merchandise in the best light.
Our web site is now live. The following changes were made to our web site:
Integrated social media into our site
New updates will be coming to the web site in the next weeks and months. We will be enabling full eCommerce features so ordering can be done online. Categorization will be implemented across products. The ability to create your own catalog. A new retailer locator will be enabled to help consumers find and buy our products from our partners.
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