fair trade wallets

Using traditional leather working techniques, Indian artisans create this wallet, which features verdant floral vines of olive against a pine green background. Vikram Uberoi designs this wallet. Inside, it features six card slots, as well as an acrylic ID window and two pockets for paper bills. A zipper pocket is perfect for storing coins and other small items.

This graphic wallet designed by India's Anoop Rana is roomy enough for all your essentials, yet small enough to throw in your favorite bag. Crafted from woven cotton in a zigzag pattern, the rectangular wallet features a brown leather border and an interior zippered pocket lined in polyester. Inside, brown leather lines six bankcard slots on either side of the wallet, while a zipper closure keeps everything safe and secure.

Working with ancestral textile craft techniques, Yuni Kristina depicts Java's trumtum motif. It covers a blue silk scarf, stamped by hand and embellished with batik. A symbol of awakening love, it refers to a queen who felt neglected when the king took a mistress. She took up batik, creating stars in the dark sky, stars that became her friends. The king was so impressed with her batik that he rediscovered his great love for his wife.