The Jimenez Family Business – Jade Jewelry In Guatemala
Selling jewelry locally in Guatemala is a tough business, and artisans like Esperanza and Pedro Jimenez rely on NOVICA to provide them with easy…
Diego Mendoza – Central American Sculpture
Diego Mendoza takes a combination of boats and buses to deliver his products to the local NOVICA office in Antigua, Guatemala. He makes this…
Behind the Scenes At NOVICA – How We Empower Artisans Around the World
Working with thousands of talented artisans around the world has its fair share of logistical challenges. Take a look behind the scenes at NOVICA‘s…
Wood Carving In West Africa – With George Obeng
Meet George Obeng, a wood carver from Ghana. He tells us with unrestricted passion and emotion how he ‘liberates’ the hidden form that lies…
Yuni Kristina – Traditional Indonesian Batik
Batik is both a craft and an art, with artisans like Yuni Kristina using wax and dye to transform each piece of silk into…
Maya Artists of the Yucatan – Handwoven Hammocks
Long before the Spanish arrived upon the coasts of the Yucatan Peninsula, the Maya preferred to sleep and rest in hammocks. They considered the…
3 Simple Christmas Gift Ideas Your Husband Will Love
We asked all the ‘husbands’ at NOVICA HQ what their ideal Christmas gifts from NOVICA would be, and there were 3 very clear choices…
Happiness Projects Update for 2014
It’s been over a year since we launched our first happiness project in India and since then we’ve learned so much! We’ve been to…
Celebrating 15 Years of Global Art – And $50 Million Sent To Artisans
WOW – We can hardly believe it’s been 15 years since the birth of NOVICA! When we started this journey, we never imagined that…