sustainable gifts

As comfortable as your favorite sweatshirt but infinitely more elegant. This sporty, lightweight pullover sweater by Luisa Villavicencio is knit in Guatemala using cotton yarns sustainably grown in her families plantation. The alabaster shade is naturally occurring and does not use dyes or pigments.

As comfortable as your favorite sweatshirt but infinitely more elegant. This sporty, lightweight pullover sweater by Luisa Villavicencio is knit in Guatemala using cotton yarns sustainably grown in her families plantation. The sepia shade is naturally occurring and does not use dyes or pigments.

You'll be wearing this gorgeous knit wrap skirt all year round. Daphne Scapa designs it from a 100% USDA and GOTS-certified organic pima cotton knit in a beautiful degradé design that goes from a deep russet red to a sandy camel tone. Try it with a glamorous pair of tall boots in the fall or some strappy sandals for spring.

The Andean artisan worked as an environmental lawyer for most of her life before pivoting into pursuing her passion for art and design through her sustainable clothing line. Her designs feature timeless silhouettes and use local Peruvian materials and 100% natural dyes.

NOVICA artisan Saktut Raitawati and Threads of Life have collaborated to presented this beautiful kimono. The kimono is made from 100% rayon and woven in East Java. It is naturally dyed by Threads of Life using dye plants from indigo (Strobilanthes cusia) and a mangrove species (Ceriops tegal).

• Eco-friendly fabric dyes produced with all-natural and non-polluting methods; friendly to your skin, the artists, and the earth. Many natural dye plants also have healing properties.
• Sustainable cultivated and harvested plants, to ensure the continuation of the forests and plants that produce leaves, barks, roots, and these beautiful dye colors. These dyes are diligently, responsibly sourced; protecting the forest, livelihood, and traditional rituals of which they are an ancient part.
• Empowering women and protecting families. Generating income for local Indonesian women, farmers, and artisans. When the women can generate income at home, often the men do not have to leave to support their families by working off-island.
• Supporting indigenous communities and traditional weaving and dyeing techniques for over 1000 women on 12 islands across Indonesia.
• Contributing to research and development of new techniques using natural dyes to generate more income for all these people, in the Threads of Life dye studio.
• Treat them with respect and these clothes will be with you for many years. Natural dyes do not like harsh laundry soaps. Dry cleaning recommended, or gently hand wash with very mild PH balanced soap. Dry flat, out of the sun.