We are not perfect
in this regard and in the world of fast High Street fashion
it is very difficult for anyone to claim even an average record
on environmental issues.
What we try to do is to use as many locally
produced materials as possible in each product & its packaging.
For example, the Indian sandals use leather produced locally
in Jaipur & the Nepalese felt slippers use boiled wool
from local sheep.
We also try to use natural materials such as
leathers tanned using vegetable extracts instead of chemicals
as well as Jutes, cottons, silks, wool felt & wood/rattan.
All from sustainable sources where applicable. For example
- any wood we use must be certified by a government agency.
Packaging has as much recycled paper in it as
possible & we try to limit the amount of plastics &
man-made materials used.
Our primary aim is to design products
that are first & foremost stylish & desirable for
the WHERE customer & can be supplied in commercial quantities.
We design with the producers capabilities & available
materials in mind but if it is right to include components
they do not have then we will arrange for them to be supplied
from the nearest available market.
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