The Tibet Artisan Initiative (TAI) will be familiar to some Beijing residents who have visited Lhasa and bought handicrafts from their fine handicrafts center there, called Dropenling. The TAI is a not-for-profit organisation that assists traditional artisans in designing and marketing items of high quality that can sell internationally. This in turn generates much needed income that helps sustain rural communities in Tibet.
This year the TAI is bringing its handicrafts to Beijing and will be attending fairs and bazaars in the run up to Christmas, mostly during the last week in November and the first week in December. My company (Torana) is helping out with logistical support and publicity. 100% of the proceeds from sales will go to the TAI.
The handicrafts include the famous Wangden carpets that are made only in a small valley near Shigatse (and recently featured in exhibitions in London and Rome), Tibetan flatweave fabrics, dolls (see the snow lion below), painted wooden items and more.
There are seven of the TAI's Tibetan employees in town to support the fairs. Come along and meet them! I will be attending some of the fairs and helping out on the stands too. I have posted a list of the fairs on my site at this link.
For those Beijing residents in search of somewhat larger carpets to keep their feet warm this winter Torana is also holding a sale at our Shunyi area store with some large reductions on fine handmade area rugs ... more details on this and a location map for our Shunyi store on our website.
This year the TAI is bringing its handicrafts to Beijing and will be attending fairs and bazaars in the run up to Christmas, mostly during the last week in November and the first week in December. My company (Torana) is helping out with logistical support and publicity. 100% of the proceeds from sales will go to the TAI.
The handicrafts include the famous Wangden carpets that are made only in a small valley near Shigatse (and recently featured in exhibitions in London and Rome), Tibetan flatweave fabrics, dolls (see the snow lion below), painted wooden items and more.
There are seven of the TAI's Tibetan employees in town to support the fairs. Come along and meet them! I will be attending some of the fairs and helping out on the stands too. I have posted a list of the fairs on my site at this link.
For those Beijing residents in search of somewhat larger carpets to keep their feet warm this winter Torana is also holding a sale at our Shunyi area store with some large reductions on fine handmade area rugs ... more details on this and a location map for our Shunyi store on our website.
