Products: Decor & Furniture
Educational, fun, and beautiful products made by real people.
Rwandan PEACE Baskets - Raffia Hampers, Chests, and Animals - Reed Fiber Animal Baskets - Tagua Nut Sculptures - Papier-Maché Color - From the Trees
Rwandan PEACE Baskets
This set of five baskets is made by Rwandan women as part of the PEACE project. Available in other colors, including red and green. This project is dedicated to assisting rural women in recovery from the recent period genocide, during which over 1 million people were killed. Rwanda is also home to the last wild populations of the highly endangered Mountain Gorillas, expected to go extinct in the next 20 years. Forests of the World is selling these baskets as a fund-raiser for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Foundation International. details |
Reed Fiber Animal Baskets
These wonderfully whimsical figures have removable heads and tops to store change or other collectibles. They are made from a freshwater reed found around lakes and ponds of the island of Madagascar. The Malagasy people harvest and hand make a variety of beautiful crafts using the reed, including placemats, coasters, and baskets. A highly durable fiber, it is a renewable resource which, when managed properly, can be harvested into the future.
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Raffia Hampers, Chests, and Animals
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From Madagascar, where we get many of our bags and hats, come some lovely, unusual, and quite useful products:
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More than just the products listed above are available. Below is an image of one of our product line sheets; please call us for details and prices or to get glossy paper copies of any of our line sheets. (click to view big JPEG image)
Tagua Nut Sculptures
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The versatile tagua nut, once used for buttons, is carved into a remarkable variety of animal figures. details |
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Papier-Maché Color
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Bright and colorful Papier Mache and Plaster of Paris fish strings and wall plaques from San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. detail page |
From the Trees
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Candles made from the pod of the Brazil nut, collected in the rainforest of Peru. details |
This truly beautiful and exceptional outdoor furniture from Bolivia is worth a second look. We are hoping to find a retailer who will order an entire shipping carton's worth, as it's too bulky and expensive for us to keep in stock. detail page |
