New York International Gift Fair August 16 through 21 2008 Featuring Handmade Expressions
The New York International Gift Fair, August 16 - 21, 2008 - Handmade Expressions
Building partnerships for responsible trade
Handmade Expressions is a sourcing partner for socially and environmentally responsible products. They carry beautiful, artistic and functional products such as purses, re-usable shopping bags, laptop bags, tree-free paper journals, sustainable jewelry and cushion covers, among others. At the same time, all of their products can be modified to suit your needs. Handmade Expressions can also work with you, one-on-one, to source an entirely new product. All of this is done through fair trade practices, while taking care of minimizing our impact on the environment.
Aiming to educate and empower
Fair trade is a market-based approach to alleviating global poverty and promoting sustainability. It aims to educate and empower disadvantaged producers and connect them to a market so they, too, can participate in global trade. It encompasses principles like:
• Anti-slave, anti-child labor
• Environmentally friendly processes
• Respectful relationships between producers and buyers
• Fair wages
• Healthy working environments
• Gender equality
• Development of self-sustainable communities
Handmade Expressions partners with grassroots NGOs/artisan cooperatives and helps them to create high quality, trendy, handcrafted goods that are tailored for international markets. After studying the North American market, Handmade Expressions relays information to artisans in India. The artisans then produce functional products, such as bags, journals, jewelry and home décor items, through art forms native to their regions. Handmade Expressions also encourage use of natural fibers and recycled materials, wherever possible. While attending the Summer 2008 New York International Gift Fair®, be sure to visit Handmade Expressions in booth #5117.
See the BAOlink Market News – New York International Gift Fair® for more information about the Summer 2008 Fair, exhibitors and events.
