Month: May 2020

Where Tea meets Art & Story

Where Tea meets Art & Story

Brewing aged Pu-er tea, courtesy of Kenny & Yshel Fabula Tea, created by Kenny & Yshel, specializes in creating one-of-a-kind tea experiences & blending small batch connoisseur-grade teas with stories, people and art. Each canister tells a unique story through the artwork on the label 

10 Bay Area Artisans To Know

10 Bay Area Artisans To Know

It’s springtime and usually there is an assortment of art fairs and festivals to enjoy, but this spring is a little different. If you are a Bay Area native and want to support your local artisans during the shelter in place; here are 10 wonderful 

Current Promotional Sale

Current Promotional Sale

Two sisters, Meyla and Nevra, created Beksan Designs as a way to craft jewelry that reflects their Turkish heritage.

Shop their designs HERE. First time shoppers receive 20% Off and Free Shipping! 

What’s Up Pasadena!

What’s Up Pasadena!

What’s Up Pasadena!: Features the Pasadena Bead and Design Show, an artisan and craft fair at the Pasadena Hilton Hotel, offering a large selection of handcrafted beads, art jewelry & gems, as well as providing workshops and demonstrations.

The Cashmere Crisis

The Cashmere Crisis

British photographer Andrew Newey has documented the lives of the Changpa nomads in Kashmir, examining the threats to their Pashmina wool production.

Botanical Mind Online: Art, Mysticism and the Cosmic Tree

Botanical Mind Online: Art, Mysticism and the Cosmic Tree

Spring 2020 was to have been an appropriate season for the launch of one of the Camden Arts Centre’s most ambitious exhibitions to date. The Botanical Mind: Art, Mysticism and the Cosmic Tree is a major thematic group exhibition investigating the significance of the plant kingdom to human life, consciousness and spirituality, across cultures and through time. Lockdown prevented an actual launch and the exhibition itself is postponed but a complimentary online programme can now be viewed virtually. Read More

Artisans Learning Ancient Craft

Artisans Learning Ancient Craft

At a training centre in Marrakesh, young people are learning how to keep the ancient traditions of Moroccan craftmanship alive. Trainee artisans can choose from 22 different trades, such as wood engraving, stone masonry, pottery and leatherwork.

Previous Promotional Sale

Previous Promotional Sale

This week enjoy a very special sale on Patricia Healey handcrafted copper. 15% off all copper beads and pendants and jewelry through April 30th. Shop HERE. Patricia Healey is a copper metal artist working in the Tucson countryside. After years of being a clothing designer 

The delicate material that takes months to weave by hand

The delicate material that takes months to weave by hand

On the banks of the River Lakshya – just outside Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital – the sun is heating the tiny corrugated iron factory I am standing in to oven-like temperatures. Inside, under a string of bare light bulbs, six master weavers sit in pairs, barely breaking a sweat at their bamboo looms. Read more

Upcoming Promotional Sale

Upcoming Promotional Sale

Featuring Elle of California’s collection of antique, vintage jewelry & collectibles. Specializing in estate collected Antique Asian ornaments, vintage Italian metal resin beads and design elements, vintage Czech glass, amber, sterling silver, semiprecious pieces, unusual objects, and more.