The global bazaar

Whole Earth, Fall, 1998

Aid To Artisans
14 Brick Walk Lone,
Farmington, CT 06032,
860/677-1649,
atausa@aol.com

A nonprofit organization dedicated to creating economic opportunities for crafts people in under-developed communities around the world. ATA provides design consultation, onsite workshops, business training, and the vital market link so that products can be sold. Some photos in this article come from the Aid to Artisans International Folk Art Calendar.

Artisans and Ecology
30 Homestead Street, San
Francisco, CA 94114,
415/641-9135, fox 415/
647-6715, lyndagr@aol.com.

Originally funded by the MacArthur Foundation, Artisans & Ecology is a separate division within Aid to Artisans, directed by Lynda Grose. Works on ecological issues associated with artisans.

EcoLogic
PO Box 383405, Cambridge,
MA 02238-3405, 617/
441-6300, fax 617/441-6307,
spaul@ecologic.org,
www.ecologic.org.

Dedicated to reducing destruction to Central American tropical ecosystems through economic development and self-determination initiatives. Gives financial and technical support to local groups.

Certified Products
Council
14780 SW Osprey Drive,
Suite 285, Beaverton, OR
97007-8424, 888/737-3877,
fox 503/590-6655,
cfpc@ix.netcom.com,
www.certifiedwood.org.

Founders of The Greenwood Furniture Project in Honduras, they offer a variety of services to assist companies, organizations, and craft workers in using Forest Stewardship Council-certified products.

Fair Trade Federation
PO Box 390487,
Mountain View, CA
94039, 408/366-8909,
ftfok@fairtradefederation.com.
www.fairtradefederation.com.

Association of fair trade organizations, producers, retailers, and wholesalers. Access to information on international fair trade issues.

The Fund for Folk
Culture
PO Box 1566, Santa Fe, NM
87504-1566, 505/984-2534,
fax505/984-8619,
folkfund@aol.com.

Grants for grassroots culture and folk arts traditions in the United States and its territories.

Color Trends
5129 Ballard Avenue NW,
Seattle WA 98107, 206/
789-1065, fax 206/783-9676,
earthues@aol.com.

Introduces artisans and industry to the ecological and aesthetic benefits of natural dyes. Markets natural dye extracts, and supports cooperatives through the purchase of natural fiber textile products and consulting work. Limited wholesale and retail products available from brochure.

DOBAG: Natural Dye
Research and
Development Project
3319 Sacramento Street, San
Francisco 94118, 415/
921-4180, dobag@hooked.net,
www.returntotradition.com.

DOBAG reintroduced traditional natural dying techniques to a group of weavers in Turkey. Their profit-sharing cooperatives produce carpets sold via catalogue and at the Return To Tradition store in San Francisco. Also the subject of the book Return To Tradition: The Revitalization of Turkish Village Carpets by anthropologist June Anderson (1998; 88 pp. $24.95. University of Washington Press).

Global Exchange
2017 Mission Avenue,
San Francisco, CA 94110,
415/255-7296,
fax 415/255-7498,
info@globalexchange.org,
www.globalexchange.org.

Promotes fair trade through campaigns, "reality" tours, and educational materials. Retail through an online catalogue and two Bay Area stores.

Hot Knots and Tara
Handknits
940 Samoa Boulevard.,
#208, Arcata, CA 95521,
707/822-7562,
fax 707/822-7512,
hotknots@reninet.com.

High-quality handmade sweaters designed by two sisters and produced by cooperatives in West Virginia and Nepal. Wholesale only.

Indigenous Designs
219 Buckeye Street,
Unit B, Redwood City, CA
94063, 650/568-7360,
fax 560/364-4187,
eco@indigenousdesigns.com,
www.indigenousdesigns.com.

A clothing retailer working with artisans in India, Transylvania, Ecuador, West Virginia, Armenia, and Peru. Indigenous Designs specializes in natural fibers, such as organic cotton, wool and linen, hemp, and post-industrial fabric scraps.

Peruvian Connection
Canaan Farm, PO Box 990,
Tonganoxie, KS 66086,
800/255-6429, fax 800/
573-7378, peruconn@aol.com,
www.peruvianconnection.com.

Luxury fiber knitwear designed in the US and produced by contractors in Latin America (by individuals and in factories). Retail catalogue.

Ten Thousand Villages
704 Main Street,
PO Box 500, Akron, PA
17501-0500, 717/721-8400,
fax 717/859-2622,
consign@villages-mcc.org,
www.villages.ca.

A Mennonite-run organization representing the work of more than 35,000 craft producers in 35 countries. Goods are sold through a wholesale catalogue as well as through over 200 volunteer-operated handicraft stores throughout the US.

Unknown Mexico
3950 West New York Drive,
Tuscon, AZ 85745, 520/
743-0670, fax 520/622-5591.

Arts and crafts of all kinds from indigenous groups (Yaqui, Tarahumara, and Mayo) in Mexico. Wholesale.

Borderlands
414 North 5th Avenue,
Tucson AZ 85705, 520/
622-6454, fax 520/622-8288,
border@goodnet.com,
www.goodnet.com/~border.

Tons of handcrafted Mexican furniture and folk art, bought with conscience. Wholesale.

Four Winds
2851 North Silver Spur
Drive, Tuscon, AZ 85745,
520/622-7536.

Imports handmade leather goods from artisans in the souks of Marrakech. Wholesale.

In front of the eyes of the capitalist is the word "profit." The quality, beauty and the health of an object are all secondary considerations. Greed for profit is destructive of both use, and beauty. In addition, under capitalism, craftsmanship leans away from human hands towards machinery. As a consequence, beauty loses its sensibility and more and more trends toward hardness. This bad influence unconsciously affects every man's heart.