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Now thru May 11 GET 25% OFF all online purchases with discount code 'MOTHERS25'. Escama Studio's products are made by mothers for mothers. Since 2004 we have worked hand in hand with a group of 65 Brazilian crochet artisans to...
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Since 2008 the Spanish shoe company, Pikolinos has released four collections of handmade sandals that are beaded by women in Kenya's Masaai tribe. Pikolinos' 'Masaai Project' was created in cooperation with a non profit foundation ADCAM to create jobs for...
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We recently came across the story of Oliberté, an up-and-coming brand of footwear that is manufactured in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I think their story is interesting because of the choices that they took with their manufacturing and their brand. They...
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There was a very nice article in today's LA Times about Brie Fainblit, a Palmdale teenager who put her creativity to work to make a prom dress out of pop tops. It's a very sweet story, Brie doesn't have much...
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