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Artisan Life Artisan Life

Artisan Life was established in the UK with the purpose of promoting, developing and supporting Colombian artisans and their craft by commercialising unique handcrafted products, under the highest quality standards, through leading distribution channels in the UK and other European markets.

Artisan Lifes Values:

Environmental sustainability: Recent ecological arguments have encouraged our suppliers to consider very carefully their sources of supply and obtain raw materials only from areas where an enlightened policy of environmental conservation is pursued. Our suppliers are certified in Colombia by the Administrative Department of the Environment (“ DAMA ”) and comply with all environmental conservation policies.

Support of the artisan: Our efforts will focus on improving the artisans' quality of life by fostering professional development, while promoting artisan crafts as a profitable income generation alternative.
In Colombia, handcrafts continue to provide an important source of income, especially for women who have limited options for productive employment. Many of our suppliers have established employment programmes exclusively for women who are also the main providers of their households.

We will make every effort to maintain a fair trading policy with the artisans. In this context we provide advanced payments of up to 50% in order to ensure the continued development of artisan communities and the supply of superior-quality crafts.

Handmade crafts: We strongly believe that the uniqueness and authenticity of the handmade products that we commercialise represent the values, vision and purpose of the artisan. 

Cultural heritage: Historically, handmade crafts are legacies of cultural traditions. We will seek to work with artisans who aim to preserve and recover the cultural heritage of Colombian crafts.