THE ARTISANS

Why Fair Trade?

At EDGE OF EMBER, we feel it is imperative that the production story behind our brand is an ethical one. By supporting fair trade employment in developing communities, the artisans are empowered with tools and opportunities to break from the poverty cycle. Every purchase contributes to supporting this cause, and this is our way of advocating anti-slavery.

Each piece produced helps to improve and sustain the lives of those who make them. It did not spring from a story of forced labor, one in which the middleman usually pays his marginalized producers a pittance. We partner with 6 local non-profit, fair trade organizations and artisan groups in Cambodia, Nepal, Vietnam and Indonesia to ensure that the artisans work in decent conditions, are paid fairly, and have adequate development opportunities.