Around the world, hammocks have always held a quiet, irresistible allure. Yet for many of us, in one way or another, they’re more than…
In a world where artificial intelligence designs clothing and machines can 3D-print jewelry at scale, it might seem unlikely that ancient artisan traditions can…
LOS ANGELES, April 3, 2025 — Artisans and art lovers across the globe are preparing for the largest World Artisan Day celebration yet, taking…
NOVICA.com and Handmade.com marketplaces Handmade marketplaces around the world all continue to evolve as the artisan craft industry changes. The mission behind many of…
NOVICA has once again been recognized as a Top-100 Impact Company by Real Leaders magazine. “Novica and its partners are actively working together to…
The online magazine People are Culture currently features an in-depth story by Meg Pier about Huichol art and culture, including interviews with four artisans…
Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee discusses The World Peace Project: A Global Arts Initiative Nobel Peace Prize laureate Leymah Gbowee serves as an…
Diego Chacon, NOVICA’s National Representative in Central Asia, is featured in this news segment on Channel 24 Uzbekistan. The segment took place in…
Days of Our Lives actor Bryan Dattilo (who plays Lucas) gifted his wife Liz a gorgeous NOVICA necklace by Neeru Goel. “A family member…
ARTISANS AND ART LOVERS PLAN GLOBAL CELEBRATIONS LOS ANGELES, April 12, 2023 — Artisans and art lovers in the U.S. and around the world…
Positive global impact on ethical fashion and jewellery markets LOS ANGELES, LONDON, and TASHKENT, March 14, 2023 – Fair trade impact leader NOVICA, in…
The NOVICA team is proud to announce that our Cofounder and CEO Roberto Milk has received another social impact award this month. This week…
Los Angeles, January 18, 2023 — Real Leaders® is thrilled to announce the 300 Top Impact Companies award winners from around the world. “This…
PRESS RELEASE YEREVAN – SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 USAID will support Armenian artisans to sell their products internationally through the Artisan Empowerment Hub, a new…
In a press release dated September 15, 2022, Novica announced the World Peace Project which showcases world peace-themed paintings, sculptures, and other works of…
Today, the global catwalks for fashion and design companies in the Mexican state of Guanajuato and other parts of Mexico are digital platforms. As…
As featured in the NOVICA 2022 Summer Lookbook, social media influencers around the world are making a bold statement for the future by preferring…
Erasing the notion that doing good for the planet and each other has to mean sacrifice, Ethos explores sustainable luxury, ethical fashion, eco-travel and…
NOVICA’s latest Undiscovered Artisan Box, which highlights the handicrafts and culture of Costa Rica, has been featured in Home Design & Decor’s ‘Design Spotlight’…
The International Trade Centre and NOVICA are collaborating to promote global artisans in the ITC’s ‘Partnerships4Purpose’ program. A recent article on the ITC website…
We’re pleased to share that the Novica Undiscovered Artisan Box has been featured in the winter/spring digital issue of Dreamscapes, Canada’s premier travel and…
VICE.com, a website that brands itself as “the definitive guide to everything”, has included handblown champagne flutes from NOVICA Mexico artisan Oscar Preciado** in…
Local Adventurer, a travel lifestyle blog, has included NOVICA’s Undiscovered Artisan Box in both its “15 Best Subscription Boxes for Travelers” and its “19…
We’re so excited to share this incredible news… as you already know, NOVICA is part of an amazing community of companies that are changing…
In September 2021, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival announced its new partnership with NOVICA United, Inc. to showcase artisan-crafted items from around the world. Smithsonian…
NOVICA is honored to be placed in the number one position on Green Global Travel’s holiday gift guide! NOVICA’s handcrafted Christmas ornaments were showcased…
In their annual gift guide, Go Eat Give gives a place of honor to our Undiscovered Subscription Box service. The list places emphasis on…
The world’s largest online impact marketplace brings handmade holiday gifts with cultural significance and meaningful stories to shoppers across the globe LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA,…
Millions of Canadians can now purchase and direct-ship seamlessly from master artisans in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA, November 9,…
For the holidays, The Strategist has chosen the best subscription boxes for every person calling the list “Gifts They Might Actually Want.” NOVICA’s…
Partnership brings hope and opportunity to struggling artisans Los Angeles, September 29, 2021 – NOVICA.com, the world’s largest online impact marketplace, has partnered…
As part of our mission to empower artisans and small businesses, we are pleased to share with you the news that NOVICA has signed…
NOVICA is thrilled to be included in HGTV Magazine’s list of the best summer items for 2021. To have two items chosen is an…
NOVICA is honored to have two of our handcrafted hammocks featured on Univision’s popular morning show, ¡Despierta América! Co-hosted by Miss Universe Puerto…
Wendy Yates, founder of Join Well Fit Human interviews experienced business leaders with expertise as entrepreneurs, investors on social impact platforms, and health…
Recently, Organic Authority, a nutrition and wellness magazine, interviewed Justine Lassoff, co-founder of Love Goodly, a skincare and beauty company that manufactures vegan and…
NOVICA is pleased to have our ‘Confetti’ hand-blown glass tumblers featured in the current issue of Dwell Magazine. The January 2021 edition of Dwell…
NOVICA to be honored at Global Event on January 27th Santa Monica, CA – (January 13, 2021) – Real Leaders is thrilled to announce…
We are very honored to have our handblown shot glasses chosen as #4 on Advanced Mixology’s list called “20 Best Shot Glasses in…
Recently, John Greathouse, of Forbes Magazine Online interviewed Robert Milk about his background and the growth of NOVICA. The conversation is written below. Roberto…
Parade Magazine has chosen NOVICA as part of their gift-giving list of companies who make a positive impact by giving back to artisans in…
Jane Wiedlin, guitarist for the popular all women’s rock group, The Go-Go’s chose a colorful NOVICA tunic to wear for a brand new Zoom…
Building a High Impact Social Enterprise over 20+ Years: Roberto Milk, CEO of NOVICA Roberto Milk, CEO of NOVICA is interviewed by Sramana Mitra…
Los Angeles-based Love Goodly, the women’s subscription box company that was founded by Justine Lassoff and Katie Bogue Miller, has been acquired by Santa Monica-based NOVICA,…
NOVICA is pleased to announce the acquisition of Love Goodly, a subscription beauty box company. As announced in the Beauty Independent, the co-owners of…
NOVICA is pleased to have been included in US Weekly’s guide to truly unique and meaningful Mother’s Day Gifts. Our hand-carved suar wood sculpture…
Kevin Edwards of Real Leader’s Podcast Interviews the Roberto Milk, CEO and Co-founder of NOVICA, the global marketplace. This interesting dialogue discusses the beginnings…
NOVICA is proud to announce YPO has chosen our co-founder and CEO, Roberto Milk, as the Pacific honoree in their annual list of winners…
In Greg Trahant’s podcast series, ‘Disruptors for Good’, Greg interviews NOVICA co-founder Roberto Milk speaks about NOVICA’s mission to provide artisans living in poverty,…
NOVICA has been chosen by Newsweek as one of the best online shops for 2020 in its jewelry category! The article notes the many…
NOVICA is proud to be singled out by Parade Magazine in its well-crafted article, “46 Dinner Party Table Gifts to Impress Your Guests (for…
We are pleased that Architect Magazine has included NOVICA’s “Beautiful Rainbow” cotton bedspread and pillowcase set in their annual gift guide which caters to…
NOVICA Delivers Handmade Products and Social Impact at Scale. NOVICA is delivering handmade items from artisans around the world to customers here in the…
Gideon Grudo of the Daily Beast describes NOVICA’s mission-based format of enabling artisans to rise above poverty by providing a platform for their products….
For Roberto Milk, telling the Artisan’s story is at the core of NOVICA and for many of these artisans, who are treated like 2nd…
NOVICA was proud to feature about a dozen pieces of jewelry on CBS’ daytime talk show, The Talk! The jewelry was from all the…
We had a great time with KCAL’s weekend morning crew back in July! Co-founder Mina Olivera showed off some fun summer products to anchor…
Have a Heart: Give a Heart! This past Valentine’s Day, Chicago station WCIU said “I Love You” by showcasing gifts with meaning. The “Have…
Here at NOVICA, we love NPR. We obsessively listen to it on our drive in to work and usually on our drive home (unless…
If there is one quality that unites our artisans… it’s that they are all “Go-Getters”. They aren’t sitting around, waiting for life to happen;…
NOVICA takes flight! Check out the latest edition of Avianca’s in-flight magazine for a multi-page spread on NOVICA! Our founders, Roberto and Armenia, are…
This August, we had not one or two TV segments in San Diego, but three! Fox5 invited us to decorate three whole rooms with…
CNN just picked 11 people who are changing the way we travel, and NOVICA CEO Roberto Milk was one of them. CNN reporter Sucheta…
Imagine yourself in the Yucatan… the ocean breeze in your face, the beach on the horizon, a tropical drink in your hand. Seems like…
We couldn’t be prouder of artisan Johnny Chamba from Peru. He was discovered by NOVICA Co-Founders Roberto Milk and Mina Olivera less than one…
NOVICA was featured in one of the biggest and most influential pop culture magazines in the US! “People Magazine” chose our beautiful “Carribean Mambo”…
Let’s be honest: if your home (or really any piece of your home) makes it in HGTV’s magazine, you know you have good taste….
Sacramento has some serious energy in the morning! The coffee must be extra strong in California’s capitol city because we just had quite the…
Pittsburgh has some serious style! A number of NOVICA’s great Father’s Day gift ideas were just featured in the Pittsburgh Better Times. From hammocks…
The great city of Chicago got a taste of NOVICA’s unique Mother’s Day gifts recently! The hosts at “You & Me This Morning” were…
NOVICA’s commitment to the environment is nothing new – but being featured alongside Jessica Alba is! We were honored when the LA Daily News…
Who doesn’t love bunnies? Rabbit-fever hit “Enjoy Everyday” this spring! NOVICA artisan Kanda‘s work was featured alongside other colorful items in the March/April edition…
If you are a Debra Messing fan (who isn’t?!), you may have noticed a painting from NOVICA in her new NBC show “The Mysteries…
We are so grateful to Fox40’s anchor Bethany Crouch and producer Natasha Lee for featuring NOVICA on their morning show! We love the display…
Huge thanks to Entertain, Decorate, Celebrate for featuring NOVICA artisan Duangkamol’s celadon creations in their Jan / Feb 2015 issue. Featured item: Ceramic Mug,…
NOVICA was featured in Detroit’s Sunday Free Press. The article highlights Latin American style, and features 2 of our artisans from Peru! FEATURED: Interlinked Birds…
We are the “Editor’s Pick” in the March 2015 edition of Delta Sky Magazine! You know, the magazine in the seat pocket of Delta’s…
NOVICA was recently featured in a forbes.com article by Rachel Weingarten about product strategy and the power of customer feedback – Read the full…
Peruvian artisan Puriqwarmi’s Alpaca Blend Chullo Hat was just featured in Kiwi! Kiwi is a magazine dedicated to “Growing Families the Natural and Organic Way”…
KTLA in Los Angeles featured a few NOVICA artisans like Javier and Efren, Neide and the San Jose Women’s Association, amongst others, in a…
Very excited to be featured in the fall edition of “Fine Cooking” magazine! Putu Oka Mahendra‘s ceramic bowls really made the page pop! Thank…
NOVICA co-founder Roberto Milk was featured in a profile in the LA times business pages – many thanks to Ron White and the Los…
The San Jose Mercury News featured NOVICA in their weekend Home Design pages! FEATURED ITEMS Ceramic Jar – Revered Inca Icons Recycled Chair…
Thank you Wall Street Journal for featuring ‘Take Me To The Forest’, a cotton hammock by Guatemalan artisan Estuardo Cofino in your Design and Decorating section.
Thank you to InStyle Magazine for featuring our blown glassware pitcher Ruby Red in their August issue! NOVICA artisans Javier & Efren were impacted by this…
Thank you to Victoria Bliss for featuring our hammock Manaus Majesty in their July/August issue. The Hammock Artisans of Ceará were positively impacted by…
There are few people in this world that have lead a more interesting, diverse life than NOVICA co-founder and company President, Armenia Nercessian. Notoriously…
The ‘aha’ moment surrounding the birth of NOVICA is a curious tale of love, loss, and profound inspiration told through the eyes of our…
Long before there was NOVICA, there were the three amigos: Roberto Milk, Andrew Milk, and Charles Hachtmann (aka Robbie, Andy and Charlie!). Roberto and…
The gifted Angelica Larnia Estratti was born in Negritos, a tiny port city near Talara in the Northern Peruvian province of Piura on October…
STUDIO CITY (KCAL9) Saturday, March 8, 2014 Today marks International Women’s Day, honoring the contributions women have made, both personally and professionally. One local company…
To raise awareness for International Women’s Day, NOVICA spokesperson Chris Linnares is interviewed by Emmy winning former news anchor, Jordana Green during her radio…
Thank you to InStyle Magazine for featuring our wooden sculpture Yoruba Justice in their March issue. NOVICA artisan Salihu Ibrahim from West Africa was impacted…
Armenia got her first taste of global citizenship at age 17 when she moved from her native Brazil to study in Europe — and…
When Roberto and his friends and family set out to establish NOVICA, nobody believed that they’d be able to simultaneously establish offices around the…
Like her mother, Armenia, Mina has always been a citizen of the world. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Mina often traveled with her mother…
For Charles Hachtmann, like co-founders Roberto and Andy Milk, being part of NOVICA has been a lifelong journey. Charles met the Milk brothers when…
As one third of The 3 Amigos, Andy’s childhood was filled with entrepreneurial antics and extensive foreign travel alongside his brother Roberto, and childhood…
For some people, life takes an unexpected but wonderful turn. José “Joe” Cervantes, NOVICA’s Vice President of Sales and Operations, is one of them….
Thank you to InStyle Magazine for featuring our rope hammock ‘Glowing Bronze‘ in their June 2012 issue. The Maya Artists of the Yucatan were impacted…
NOVICA co-founder Armenia Nercessian has been featured as a character in the New York Times bestseller “Eat Pray Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert. Armenia met Elizabeth…
Thinking Locally, Acting Globally: Roberto Milk, Andy Milk, & Armenia Nercessian de Oliveira The sons of a Peace Corps member, the Milks had…
Morning Edition, on National Public Radio With host Bob Edwards and correspondent Gerry Hadden Bob Edwards, host: Thousands of craftsmen and artists in remote…
LOS ANGELES TIMES By Lee Romney, Times staff writer Conventional wisdom has it that social consciousness cuts into profits. But Novica.com is banking on…
