EIGHT THOUSAND MILES DESIGN
:: What we do ::
Create a sustainable & ethically handcrafted and handmade lifestyle collection for children & adults with a contemporary, bohemian-chic design aesthetic
A social mission built into our business model
:: How we do it ::
We use craft as a catalyst to create social impact –
1. We identify & create a mutually respectful synergy with small native artisanal communities by providing them with dignified, fair wage/ fair-trade working conditions to create our fabrics
2. We work with a disadvantaged women-empowered cooperative, empowered by professional training & development, in an overall positive and uplifting environment to sew and manufacture our designs.
:: Why we do it ::
: We believe in the ‘Slow fashion’ movement to change the way our clothing is made today.
: To celebrate and revive age-old artisanal crafts, traditions & techniques on the brink of extinction; (‘handmade’ over the ‘machine made/ generically mass produced’)