Medina Mercantile: French Market Baskets
Medina Mercantile is committed to working with artisans around the world, to support artists & crafts people directly. Products that are beautiful & beautifully made with the highest integrity-- working directly with women's collectives in Bangladesh & farmer artisan weavers in Morocco. We are proud to partner with them & to offer these responsibly sourced French Market & Storage Baskets to our customers. |
Heddle & Lamm Bolga Baskets
These stunning, traditional Bolga Baskets are handmade by master artisans in farming villages in the Bolgatanga region of northern Ghana, & are perhaps the best known of all African baskets. Woven on a traditional HEDDLE, a special loom used with the elephant grass to craft the baskets, the art of which is passed down generation to generation. Each purchase helps provide the farmers & weavers in the region with a sustainable way of living, with 10% going directly to fund elementary schools for children in the region. A wonderful combination of contemporary style & time-honored techniques. |
Le Voyage: Moroccan Glassware
On the outskirts of Marrakech, these glasses & pitchers are hand-blown from recycled glass by local artisans in a small organization that’s been creating jobs & helping Morocco recycle since 1946. each is a work of art; a one-of-a-kind piece with slight variations in color, texture & shape. Classic Moroccan Glassware crafted from 100% recycled glass. Sustainability never looked so good! |