The Guild Group – African Contemporary Design Platform
This South African furniture company, owned by Trevyn and Julian McGowan, is known for its unique African contemporary designs that take cues from award-winning artisans.
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The Guild Group
This South African furniture company, owned by Trevyn and Julian McGowan, is known for its unique designs that take cues from award-winning artisans.
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Brinda Somaya – Urban Conservationist and Architect
Somaya is an urban conservationist who incorporates social and environmental consciousness into her architectural designs.
Susan Easton – Sustainable Textile and Clothing Designer
Founded in 2011, Susan Easton’s sustainable textile brand From the Road combines her aesthetic expertise with her love of travel and fashion.
Skye Weavers – Weavers from the Isle of Skye, Scotland
Andrea and Roger Holden traded in their agricultural lifestyle to set up a textile company in Scotland.
Cire Trudon – Heritage French, Sustainable Candlemaker
A sustainable candlemaker company that is committed to crafting complex and exclusive scents.
Barbara Guarducci – Social Impact Textile Designer
Guarducci oversees design projects that combine social value with beauty and works with artisans from all over the world.
Bronte by Moon – Heritage British Vertical Woolen Mill
Bronte by Moon is a branch of the textile powerhouse Abraham Moon & Sons that features both home and fashion accessory lines using a heritage British vertical woolen mill.
Eleven Six – A Women’s Sustainable Knitwear Brand
Catherine Carnevale, a British fashion designer and entrepreneur, launched Eleven Six with her husband Nick. The brand is based in New York and sustainably produced in Peru and Bolivia with artisan makers.
Studio 189 – Promoting and Curating African Fashion
Meet the founders behind Studio One Eighty Nine, the socially and environmentally conscious clothing brand that incorporates their own African designs, textures and culture.
Lena Skadegard Designs – Hand-Crafted Jewelry in India
Jewelry designer Lena Skadegard draws from nature’s subtle nuances and the energy of raw stones.
FACE Stockholm – Clean and Cruelty-Free Cosmetics
FACE Stockholm brings the Swedish beauty ideal to women globally through products that are natural, clean and full of color.
Curiousa & Curiousa – Hand-blown Bespoke Glass Lights
The handmade glass lighting company from Wirksworth, Derbyshire, UK, has received multiple accolades for its hand-blown bespoke glass light designs.
WRAPPED Studios – Creates Technology-Driven Artwork
A nine-month backpacking trip overseas led Arnoldi and Seidman to create Wrapped: a technology-driven artwork company creating custom-designed products.
Dennis Hogan – Preserving Heritage Southwest Design
Dennis Hogan is a jeweler and leather craftsmen based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, inspired by the old jewelry of the southwest.
Daniel Libeskind – Polish-American Architect and Visionary
Daniel Libeskind has made an international architectural impact, having designed over 70 buildings from Milan to Singapore.
LuRu Home – Using Vintage Textiles from Asia
LuRu Home, a textile company, uses vintage textiles from Asia and indigo dyes on Nankeen fabrics to create beautiful home statement pieces.
Chan Luu – Handmade Jewelry Built on Culture & Impact
By restoring the integrity to the manufacturing aspect of fashion, Chan Luu continues to reinvent her approach, while raising the bar for producers and consumers alike.
Marina Vaptzarova – Sustainable Luxury Products
Marina Shrestha’s line of luxury paper products stays true to cultural origins, giving the brand Marina Vaptzarova a unique angle.
Emma Gardner Design – Handmade Area Rugs and Tiles
Born with a strong desire to thrive in a world of art and design, Emma Gardner decided to step away from her magazine editing career to start a handmade area rugs and tiles company.
Mateus Collection – Swedish Ceramics Made in Portugal
Mateus is a Swedish ceramic company that invites artists and consumers to “set the table” in many cities around the world.
Mar Y Sol – Sustainable Fashion Made in Madagascar
With a passion for social work, Brooklyn based Laurel Brandstetter traveled to Madagascar in 2003 searching for the right economic sustainability project that would speak to her. It did not take long before she found her inspiration in creating what is Mar Y Sol today.