Indigenous Designs
Indigenous Design's employs artisans in the poorest regions of South America in the handicraft textile market while preserving their rich cultural heritage.
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Indigenous Designs is a fair trade and organic clothing company that is committed to sustainability and socially responsible actions. It was started in 1993 by Scott Leonard and Matt Reynolds with a vision to pioneer a new business model that would invite each of us to wear our commitment to the people and environment.
Indigenous Design's mission is to elevate artisans in the poorest regions of South America to world-renowned status in the handicraft textile market while preserving their rich cultural heritage. Indigenous Designs actively works with over a dozen fair trade field organizing teams and quality control centers that coordinate over 300 knitting and hand-looming artisan work groups.
Indigenous Designs is committed to:
-Supporting and preserving fair trade wages and artisan cooperatives
-Supporting safe, healthy, and participatory workplaces
-Supplying financial and technical support as well as shared community planning to build capacity
-Investing in natural and organic fibers and environmentally-friendly dyes (organic certified cotton, GOTS processing, and Oekotex 100 approved dyes)
-Respecting and embracing cultural identity of families and communities
-Building direct and long-term relationships
-Educating and collaborating with partners on sustainability up and down the value chain
Indigenous Design's mission is to elevate artisans in the poorest regions of South America to world-renowned status in the handicraft textile market while preserving their rich cultural heritage. Indigenous Designs actively works with over a dozen fair trade field organizing teams and quality control centers that coordinate over 300 knitting and hand-looming artisan work groups.
Indigenous Designs is committed to:
-Supporting and preserving fair trade wages and artisan cooperatives
-Supporting safe, healthy, and participatory workplaces
-Supplying financial and technical support as well as shared community planning to build capacity
-Investing in natural and organic fibers and environmentally-friendly dyes (organic certified cotton, GOTS processing, and Oekotex 100 approved dyes)
-Respecting and embracing cultural identity of families and communities
-Building direct and long-term relationships
-Educating and collaborating with partners on sustainability up and down the value chain
