artistic apparel

Decorate your days with a handy design, crafted in the Armenian region. Marianna Poghosyan honors the region's artistry in this basket, made with rope weaving techniques. A dapper black hue embellishes the piece, while jute fibers adorn the handles.

Directly from the enchanting Indian lands, a set of three handy baskets arrives to add natural elegance to your spaces. As an expert in this classic artistry, artisan Papiya Das works with cane fibers to handweave these three oval baskets equipped with sturdy handles. Each in a natural hue, the accessories have complementary sizes for convenient use.

Want to eat with style? Then this set of four exquisitely hand-woven natural fiber placemats is what you are looking for to make any meal special. The Mother Nature Group of artisans from Guatemala weaves maguey fibers in beige and brown for the round table mats and finishes them with faux leather trim.

This natural fiber journal, handcrafted by Balinese artisan Komang Sulaksana, features a pandan leaf cover, cinnamon and grass cord binding and 100 pages of rice straw paper perfect for jotting notes, memories, dreams, drawings or poetry. The artisan relishes in the challenge of melding different mediums, relying on both his artistic talent, and on natural fibers, for all of his work. "Creating new designs is so much fun for me," he says. "Arranging different kinds of materials together is not a hard thing to do but, of course, it requires patience and skill."

Guatemala's Chilascó Women Artisan Association (Mujeres Artesanas de Chilascó) presents a festive accent inspired by nature and tradition. Crafted by a talented team, this cute basket features a sturdy structure made from Montezuma pine leaves, allowing the artisans to adorn the design with sinuous accents. In addition, colorful threads complete the accessory with a charming vibe.