DES​IGN

Design is crucial to understanding, defining and shaping possibilities
for the future.

The Handmade World is a global artisan sourcing and design studio that works with socially driven wholesalers and retailers to source handmade home accessories and to explore sustainable opportunities, that support a mission and drive impact.

Asking the right questions is the first step to the best global sourcing. The Handmade World believes that a design’s success is defined and ensured in its discovery phase. We begin our work by understanding our clients and the design, then to identify the right artisan group. We bring two decades of strategic decision making and product development to a sustainable sourcing conversation.

RELATIONSHIPS

Design is the instrument through which we shape sustainable impact through relationship building.

We all see that the world is in an ever-greater state of flux – changing in amazing and alarming, big and small ways – requiring all of us to transform in response. Design as a practice and an approach helps to manage, and at times introduce, this change.  

The Handmade World’s job is to reduce the complexity of global artisan sourcing and to create clarity through relationship building. We will work through design samples so that we can test the solution that works best for a sustainable impact.

GROWTH

Design supports social and environmental change for
sustained impact
and mutual growth.

It’s obvious that the world needs a new approach to “business as usual”. Across all areas of life – social, environmental, economic – the demand for redesign is undeniable. Despite ongoing uncertainty and turmoil in the world, sustainability continues to redefine business strategy and decision-making.

The Handmade World seeks to put our work and that of our clients into an accurate context. Our process explores the relationship of a particular project to the greater systems in which it exists. In this phase to grow is to learn. It is not only the outcome of a project that is valuable, but the design process itself that creates the transformation. A collaborative experience in design and global sourcing leaves our clients with a new perspective and understanding of new ways to approach problems. 

The Handmade World’s purpose is to shape a sustainable future with the world’s leading organizations. From our own sustainability commitments through to the incredible impact we have with our artisans, wholesalers and retailers, we are leading where others will follow. As we look to evolve and innovate the way we serve our world and how we operate as a business, a sustainable future is our North Star and guides our decisions.

Since 2007, The Handmade World has been championing small businesses and artisan groups. As a woman-owned company with a seasoned team in the handmade industry, we bring global sourcing expertise and well-established vendor relationships to the forefront. If you align with our values of sustainable business growth and fostering international partnerships, we can assist you on your journey.