Supporting Tibetan Artisans
In 1999, Sander's family decided to take a family trip to Kathmandu, Nepal. This trip inspired Sander to start on online website dedicated to supporting Himalayan artists. As our small business started to grow, Christy decided to join the team full time in 2001, and for the last 20 years, we are so happy to see support for the Himalayas continue to grow!
DharmaShop is different because our main priority is to support artisans directly, and we travel to Nepal every year to maintain relationships and make sure our sourcing is ethical and sustainable. We never buy from Chinese factories or street vendors. We go directly to the artists themselves. As jobs are hard to come by in Nepal, DharmaShop continues to grow and strengthen our network of artists in the Kathmandu Valley. Our goal is to build not just a customer base, but an online community that supports Tibetan, Newar, and Nepalese people and their craft.
For the last 20 years, our small business in Farmington Hills, Michigan continues to expand and we simply couldn't do it without our amazing team! We now have grown to employ 7 people plus the best mascot we could ever ask for - Katsu the Office Kitty! From shipping, photography, customer service and operations, our team wears many hats, and they make sure your experience is as custom and amazing as the artisans who handcraft our products!
Thanks for being a part of the Dharma Family!
Sander and Christy Cohen
May the frightened cease to be afraid
And those bound be freed.
May the powerless find power
And may people think of benefiting each other.
- H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama
