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"If every person inspires the person next to them to take action,
things will change." Dalai LamaAsiaStore is proud to feature individuals who are making a difference socially conscious designers who are not only making beautiful products, but are also giving back.
Nina Nguyen |
| Nina designs her jewelry collection in her Florida studio, but each piece is carefully hand-made by skilled artisans in Nina Nguyen Design's, Women's Co-Operative supporting the rural village of Kontum, Vietnam. |
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Pamela Hiran |
| Pamela's jewelry line consists of her own designs made by Thai women, to whom she has taught beading and sewing techniques. The women now live off a consistent income whilst looking after their families. |
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Carol Cassidy |
| Carol's products are produced both by village-based farmers and Cambodian veterans. They are hand woven on traditional looms in Laos and Cambodia, providing a sustainable income to rural artisans and those trying to reintegrate themselves into their home communities. |
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Poetic Threads of Pakistan |
| Poetic Threads of Pakistan, is dedicated to preserving and promoting the traditional hand-made arts of Pakistan’s remote provinces, seeking to empower traditional craftspeople by introducing sustainable solutions through product development, skill enhancement and the revival of centuries old designs and craft techniques. |
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Polly & Me |
| Polly & Me is dedicated to empowering over 500 women in the isolated valley of Chitral, in Pakistan. Their latest collection of "Gup Shup" handbags consist of hand-embroidered textiles, with the images on each bag telling the women’s stories- everyday comings and goings, the ventures of child-rearing and home-making, and the special events that color their lives. |
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Dita Sandico Ong |
| Dita has worked as an ethical fashion designer in the field of arts and fashion. Her advocacies include the use of indigenous fibers as a means to interpret her craft. Through her indigenous style she has involved local communities to promote sustainable livelihood projects and has greatly improved the socio- economic conditions of a fishing village in Baras, Catanduances, in the Philippines. |
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Anjum Rana |
| Anjum Rana has made it her goal to bring this art into the mainstream and give it the recognition it so richly deserves. She has worked in close association with the master craftsmen -the truck painters for the past seven years, directing them in painting their richly textured motifs on everyday objects that are usually connected in some way with the everyday life of the truckers. Lamps, lanterns, mugs, kettles, trays, boxes, watering cans, buckets etc which then become collectible home accessories. The painters have a new source of income, their art - a new legitimacy. |
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The Red Sari |
| The Red Sari is a socially responsible fashion design company with a mission to create and sustain jobs for women in Nepal. For the women in this small South Asian country, jobs represent more than income – working liberates them from lives of isolation, builds confidence, and bestows status within their families and communities. |
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