Design for Development With HAND/EYE
I was wandering through the craftivism blogosphere when I discovered the online and print publication, HAND/EYE. HAND/EYE explores the intersection of design, development, culture, commerce, art, craft, environment, and ethics. Featuring inspiring articles on traditional textiles and philanthropic …
World Malaria Day: Don't Get Bit!
Yesterday, April 25th, was World Malaria Day. The World Health Organization (WHO) first instituted this day at their 60th annual World Health Assembly in 2007. While malaria has a particularly large reach in sub-Saharan Africa, it is also a major health crisis for people in Asia, Latin America and the …
Gift Ideas: Shop Local South Africa With Jezze
Shop Local this holiday season and support independent craftspeople. It's a great way to reduce your carbon footprint! This post comes from Jezze of Cape Town, South Africa.That's me, in the photo above, trying to look composed in a howling wind and late afternoon sun. The wind is something we don’t tell …
Project8256: How Etsy is Helping a Family Grow
Amy's Etsy shop, Project8256, was created under unusual circumstances. Read on to hear about how Amy (pictured above at the far right) is using her shop to help her sister Katie (middle) and her brother-in-law, Michael (left) make the world a better place. If you were to come into my home, it would probably only take …
Etsy Finds: The Original African Monk Bag
Whether it be a jaunt to the market or a journey to the shores of Zanzibar, you cannot go wrong with this lovely tote from jetsetting Etsy artist vwithoutb. A self-proclaimed world traveller, vwithoutb was inspired by the traditional monk's bags she found in Cambodia and Thailand; however, she decided to …
Etsy World Tour: Fes, Where Craft is a Way of Life
This piece from ciaralovesyou is the first in a series of articles we're going to publish about handmade traditions around the world: The Etsy World Tour. It will be our featured series after next month's upcycling series. When I pledged to Buy Handmade, I assumed that I'd be making my purchases at Etsy and …
Etsy Alumni: Lakin aka Lakinwecker
UPDATE: Lakin no longer works for Etsy, but we wish him well in his ventures! We miss you, Lakin — stay in touch. You're now one of the Etsy Alumni. [The following is Lakin's About Us post, published while he was working as an engineer for the company] MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes As a fairly recent new hire …
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