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How Collaborative Buying Among Craft Enthusiasts Is Creating New Demand For Indian Artisans

How Collaborative Buying Among Craft Enthusiast...

Surbhi Chadha

Groups of craft enthusiasts are pooling orders and buying directly from weavers, turning single purchases into steady demand. This piece looks at why the model works, where it struggles, and...

How Collaborative Buying Among Craft Enthusiast...

Surbhi Chadha

Groups of craft enthusiasts are pooling orders and buying directly from weavers, turning single purchases into steady demand. This piece looks at why the model works, where it struggles, and...

Why Artisan Fashion Will Never Be Cheap and Why That Is Precisely the Point

Why Artisan Fashion Will Never Be Cheap and Why...

Surbhi Chadha

Fair trade clothing costs more than fast fashion because someone in the chain gets paid properly. This piece looks at why cheap ethical fashion is a hard promise to keep,...

Why Artisan Fashion Will Never Be Cheap and Why...

Surbhi Chadha

Fair trade clothing costs more than fast fashion because someone in the chain gets paid properly. This piece looks at why cheap ethical fashion is a hard promise to keep,...

How Climate Change Is Affecting the Plants Indian Dyers Rely On

How Climate Change Is Affecting the Plants Indi...

Surbhi Chadha

Indigo, madder, marigold and lac all depend on weather patterns that are no longer holding steady, and dye farmers in Rajasthan and Jharkhand are already paying the price.

How Climate Change Is Affecting the Plants Indi...

Surbhi Chadha

Indigo, madder, marigold and lac all depend on weather patterns that are no longer holding steady, and dye farmers in Rajasthan and Jharkhand are already paying the price.

Artisan-Led vs Artisan-Sourcing: Do You Know the Difference?

Artisan-Led vs Artisan-Sourcing: Do You Know th...

Surbhi Chadha

Ethical fashion and fair trade get used interchangeably, but artisan-led and artisan-sourced brands differ in one key way: who holds decision-making power over design, pricing and credit.

Artisan-Led vs Artisan-Sourcing: Do You Know th...

Surbhi Chadha

Ethical fashion and fair trade get used interchangeably, but artisan-led and artisan-sourced brands differ in one key way: who holds decision-making power over design, pricing and credit.

Nehru Jackets, Block Prints and Bollywood: How Indian Craft Crossed into Global Wardrobes

Nehru Jackets, Block Prints and Bollywood: How ...

Surbhi Chadha

From Nehru's tailored jacket to Sabyasachi's Met Gala sari, Indian craftsmanship has shaped global fashion for decades, though the artisans behind it rarely get the credit that follows the trend.

Nehru Jackets, Block Prints and Bollywood: How ...

Surbhi Chadha

From Nehru's tailored jacket to Sabyasachi's Met Gala sari, Indian craftsmanship has shaped global fashion for decades, though the artisans behind it rarely get the credit that follows the trend.

How WhatsApp Became One of the Most Powerful Tools for Artisan Commerce in Rural India

How WhatsApp Became One of the Most Powerful To...

Deepika N

A phone, a few photos and a WhatsApp number can start a business. But growing one takes more than chat. Here's where WhatsApp falls short for rural artisans, and why...

How WhatsApp Became One of the Most Powerful To...

Deepika N

A phone, a few photos and a WhatsApp number can start a business. But growing one takes more than chat. Here's where WhatsApp falls short for rural artisans, and why...