One of our favorite projects has been our collaboration with The Togetherness Project and the incredible weavers of the Pejeng Kangin Village in Bali, Indonesia.
During the COVID19 lockdown, Bali’s tourism industry had a hard hit. Facing economic peril, Ibu Wayan, who worked as a rice farmer, got the idea to revive her ikat weaving and teach other women who lost their jobs to revive their traditional craft as a new path to income.
Pankaj is Ethnotek's facilitator in India that originally introduced us to our partnering artisans and when we asked him to relay a message to our customers, here's what he had to say.Â
A deep dive into the handmade textile process of our partnering artisans in India and the culture that woven into them.
Jaka is the son of Inrahani, our head artisan in Vietnam and ambassador for Cham culture. Here's what he has to say about the Ethnotek mission and our collaboration with his community.Â
This is a fun grassroots video we shot in the early years while sourcing textiles before even launching the business.
Step into the design process of our bags, get the first look at new product roll-outs, see collaborations, brand alliances and more.
This colorful section of the blog is to highlight the culture & handmade process of our artisans and to share other relevant articles on anthropology and hand-craft.
Track Ethnoteks adventures and see what our community is up to. This is a place we'll feature our Tribe of customers and all the awesomeness that you're up to. To be featured tag @ethnotekbags and #etktribe on social media.
