Come join us for Lulan Artisans Trunk Show!
Eve Blossom, Founder of Lulan Artisans will give a show and tell of the companies' mission and products.
Friday March 12, 2010 from 3pm-5pm , located at Bella Nola 4236 Magazine St. (1 block north of Napolean Avenue)
About Lulan Artisans
Lulan Artisans is a for-profit social venture that designs, produces and
markets contemporary modern textiles. We work with weavers, dyers,
spinners and finishers in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and India. One of our
main objectives is to create jobs and prevent human trafficking by creating
economic options and stability to communities.
We sell yardage, finished home furnishing products (such as pillows, throws, table runners, placemats) as well as accessories (such as scarves, purses, wallets, phone covers). We launched 5 years ago in the interior design, to-the-trade market. We sell through designer showrooms and lulan.com. We also sell products wholesale through specialty retailers such as ABC Carpet and Home and others.
We use natural or low-impact dyes and source fibers locally. We believe true sustainability has four critical components-economic, cultural,
environmental and social. We hire both men and women artisans, pay ample
wages and open new markets, and offer tailored benefits, such
as education and housing allowances. We believe beauty is intricately
interwoven with sustainability.
About Eve Blossom
Eve Blossom founded LulanTM Artisans, which designs, produces and markets sustainable textiles. She works in partnership with more than 800 weavers, spinners, dyers and finishers in Southeast Asia. Lulan Artisans integrates design with systemic social change working closely with artisans to create economic stability for communities, open up new markets and prevent human trafficking. Eve received her Masters in Architecture from Tulane University and has undertaken graduate studies in Business.
Witnessed Firsthand Human Trafficking
Eve worked in the US, Russia and Vietnam as a trained-architect. When she was living in Hanoi in 1995, she witnessed firsthand human trafficking. She tried to intervene and ended up failing to change the outcome for the girl. This event changed her life and her career.
She researched human trafficking and saw it as a marketplace. She found that artisan
communities are at risk since they are without economic stability. During years of
research, Eve built relationships with artisans, cooperatives and then
designed a business model that aligned with the artisans needs and created
economic options for these communities. These artisans do not think of
themselves as poor but rich in skills.