I was talking with my friend, who my daughter fondly calls Mimi. I was amazed by Mimi’s profound knowledge of Indian artisans, their beautiful hand-weaving techniques that create delightful products of high quality in the simplest forms and yet portray luxurious uniqueness to them. Now, I knew a bit about conscious and sustainable lifestyle, but what Mimi taught me about artisanal handmade products, opened up a whole new world for me. It made me realise just how a sustainable journey is not complete without artisanal handmade quality. So, I thought, I’d share 3 insights in the simplest way possible, and answer the question on why an artisan’s handmade / hand weaving technique can be a delight to your sustainable journey....
There is just something special and unique about products created by artisans, and in our case India artisans. By choosing to work only with artisans, Indee Soul wants to make a positive impact for these artisans and their families.
We – like probably a lot of people – were very much engaged into our full-time jobs and led a very busy lifestyle with little time for self-reflection and questioning things in our surroundings. For most people a huge change in life like a family member being irreversibly sick or the birth of a child puts a sudden break to everything which used to be daily “business”. So, it happened that both events took place in our lives within less than a year. Everything changed. Priorities shifted. We left or changed our full-time jobs to get more time for the family, we adopted a homeless puppy, we began to think about life, its purpose, our planet and our natural surroundings....
