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The Artisan Villages bring the weaving to the weavers, establishing safe and reliable network of jobs – close to home. During the first phase, 7 weaving workshops were established across Sarlahi and 490 local weavers – including 24 master weavers – were trained and skilled. The project is now in

Article originally published in COVER magazine, April 2023. Shared here with permission. Support for weavers may be improving in some weaving production countries, but is it enough to sustain the industry? Reto Aschwanden of Swiss fair-trade NGO Label STEP discusses the global situation. After the disruptions of the pandemic,

STEP Certified Partner Events Rugs Kristiina Lassus ShowroomKristiina Lassus Studio Showroomvia Soperga, 18, 20124 Milano MIApril 18–22, 10am to 8pm EventResponsible Luxury Rugsw/ Reto Aschwanden, Label STEP Managing DirectorApril 18, 6 to 10 pmat Kristiina Lassus Studio ShowroomDetails ⎯Battilossi BoothSalone del MobileHall 3 Booth M23April 18–22, 10am to 8pmDetails ShowroomThe New

Fair trade NGO Label STEP has increased the scope of its aid to Afghan weavers amid the country’s unprecedented and worsening humanitarian crisis. Throughout 2022, programs delivering responsive and preventative health care in Afghanistan supported thousands of weavers and their communities. Responding to crisis Carpets in Afghanistan are woven

Label STEP is pleased to announce that, due to the resounding success of its pilot phase, the Artisan Villages initiative in Nepal will be expanding. The Artisan Villages project was designed to bolster Nepal’s carpet industry by decentralizing the production from urban Kathmandu to more rural areas in the surrounding

STEP Partner Jan Kath exhibits new collection Rug Bombs at Documenta 15 in Kassel, Germany. On view now through September 25, 2022.