Last April, on a sunny afternoon, my mom and I went to have a little walk around the famous Patan’ Durbar Square. Even though, it has been 5 or 6th time for my mom, we still enjoy having a walk in this area, stop at the museum, walk in the small and hidden streets from … Lire la suite Start the voyage made « Of Salt and Silk »
April was the big month for me, this is when I got married. And way before that, I had to think about my wedding ring! At first, I thought that I would find it in the traditional New road shops (this is the famous lane to find your Wedding jewels in Kathmandu). But, I was … Lire la suite The ring
Sourcing, finding the fabric you want, this is sometimes a nightmare..you may have bought a great fabric but now you are not able to get it again on the market while you already starting your samples with those…You have told your buyer that the weaver would 2 weeks for weaving this specific patterns with the … Lire la suite How to #9 – Fabric 101…
The living wage was introduced by the World Fair Trade Organization back in 2015. Since then, all the Fair Trade Organizations have to comply to this specific rule. Having said that, let’s be clear on how to we define a « Living wage », how do we set it up and how is it affecting the craft’s … Lire la suite Fair wage Vs Living Wage
Before the photo shoot Your objectives of this photo shoot have to be clear, what will be the purpose of those photos; it’s either for… Your catalog, your look book or your website → the photo shoot will be organized in a way that you have more conceptual photos of your collection and your brand … Lire la suite How to #6
I have been curious lately on tote bags; looking at the different tote bags we have, whether you you chose it because you liked the special quote or the drawing on it. Well, this is a type of bag which for sure you have more than one with you! What and where is it coming … Lire la suite The tote bag story
Le minimaliste, je pense que c’est plus une philosophie de vie, plus qu’un adjectif en soit. Pourquoi je vous en parle ? Parce que finalement quand on vit au Népal, c’est un mode de vie que l’on adopte assez facilement et sans l’avoir choisi en plus ! Ici la société de consommation est bien différente. … Lire la suite Etre minimaliste
This article is not in a dual-language (French / English) since It does concern French speakers about a website called « A Little Mercerie » in which I was able since 2013 to showcase and sell the haberdashery made in Nepal. Since 2014, this company has merged with Etsy, but it didn’t change much for us. Since the … Lire la suite Au revoir A Little Mercerie
Bon alors déjà que j’étais une grande fan de The Body Shop (il fait partie d’un article sur le top 3 du Fair Trade Beauty), cela a été une très belle suprise de trouver la fabrique « Get Paper Industries » (organisation labelisée WFTO) où les packagings The Body Shop sont fabriqués. C’était en 2011; je visitais … Lire la suite Fair trade packaging
Aujourd’hui c’est la journée dédiée aux « Gurus » au Népal; un jour dédié à des maîtres de votre vie, votre professeur, quelqu’un qui vous a enseigné ou vous a guidé. « Guru » à comprendre en deux syllabes: « Gu » qui signifie le noir, la pénombre et « ru » qui signifie « la lumière »; donc quelqu’un qui pourrait vous faire passer … Lire la suite Meera, my mentor
