Threads of Community Blog
Blogs that weave together artisan stories, cultural heritage, sustainability, and customer connections, showing how each handmade piece ties people, tradition, and care into a shared global fabric.
Resilience Redesigned: The MarketPlace Way - 2
Life was never exactly easy in the narrow lanes of the Santa Cruz, Mumbai slum. The coronavirus and lockdown restrict...
Resilience Redesigned: The MarketPlace Way - 1
Life was never exactly easy in the narrow lanes of the Santacruz, Mumbai slum. The coronavirus and lockdown restrict...
Meet Wahida Ansari
Wahida Ansari - Aashiyana Collective Since 2016 Her family says that Wahida has had a talent for problem-solving si...
An Ancient Art: Ajrak Block Printing
Ajrak is an ancient block printing art that produces uniquely wonderful fabrics. The traditional elements include nat...
Producing the Catalog During the Pandemic
When it came time to produce the Fall catalog, we were faced with a great deal of uncertainty. We had to make decisi...
Meet Shanti Gupta
Shanti Gupta - Nirmaan Collective Since 1996 Shanti Gupta fought hard to make life better for her family. With littl...
Meet Zumana Zia
Zumana is the eldest child of Zaibhai, the head of Udyog Kala Kendra - a block and batik printing unit - which provid...
Together, With You, the Artisans Will Prevail
In early April we faced such daunting obstacles that we were considering not even trying to produce a new collection ...