Supermodel Liya Kebede founded Lemlem in 2009 to showcase the handicraft of women in her native country of Ethiopia. Lemlem employs Ethiopia’s best traditional weavers to produce work of exceptional quality, sophistication, and contemporary appeal. By empowering and partnering with local artisans in vulnerable communities, Lemlem strives to break their cycle of poverty.

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Matta founder Christina Gitti works with textile artisans in India to translate ancient block printing, hand dyeing, and silk screening techniques into modern pieces with a handmade touch. Gitti believes in telling the story behind each textile, emphasizing the intimately tactile relationship between cloth and skin.

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Mulberries is an organic silk farm cooperative in Laos that consists of 3,000 farmers, weavers, and artisans from over 200 village families. Mulberries provides sustainable income for Lao people in a socially and environmentally conscious manner, preserving traditional artisan crafts and training villagers to hone their skills for the modern marketplace.

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Tejido collaborates with small artisan communities in North and South America to create handmade textiles. Working primarily out of Peru, founder Shanti Rackley endeavors to protect the native traditions of master artisans, knitting groups, and women’s fair trade cooperatives.

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Meyelo invests in women to produce social and economic change in Kenya. All Meyelo products are individually handcrafted by Maasai women in Nairobi. The company is a for-profit, sister enterprise to founder Carmen Myers’ non-profit organization, A Voice is Heard, which provides education, healthcare, and safe drinking water to Kenyan communities.

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