PRESERVING THE CRAFT

We are committed to preserving these crafts through our patronage and empowerment of the communities here in Ghana, where the skill and creative talent is unmatched: innate, spiritual, carried on from generation in familial lineage.

There are many problematic facets to the second-hand clothing market, and one of them is how it has infiltrated the local market and affected the livelihood of seamstresses. The other side of the coin is that these used clothing donated from the West are more affordable and found everywhere in the market. When there is economic struggle in a country, there is clearly not a priority for the average citizen to spend money on art and these luxuries.  We are proud to be a regular patron to so many of these artisans, building long-term and lasting relationships with many of these partners over the last six years.

Due to this growing interest of batik coming from both the West and more locally, we are seeing new dye houses on the market and a growing interest for African-print clothing. So many of these artistic practices have been passed down through the generations and we don’t want to ever see these beautiful arts disappear.