Fibre2fashion.com, India
The overall export performance from the country has shown an encouraging trend in December 2008, but shipments of handlooms and handicrafts have fallen by a staggering 64 percent. Though a negative growth was registered in the overall export basket in the month of December, the sharp fall of the two preceding months has been arrested.
BigNews.biz (press release), MA
Mahavideh Company’s decorative Indian handicrafts has given a new definition to home furnishing.
Mahavideh is a fast growing Indian handicrafts exporter in Jodhpur Rajasthan
Xinhua, China
Tibet will hold a tourism souvenir handicraft competition this month to promote the local industry.
Considered one of the pillars for the local economy, the competition is being organized by the Tibetan Autonomous Regional Government in Lhasa.
India Today, India
Ramesh Vinayak
In a reflection of the heightened security concerns after the Mumbai terror attacks, the upcoming world-famous Surajkund Handicrafts Fair at Faridabad will have an unprecedented security blanket for the visitors.
By Bruce Stewart Email
blog.wired.com
This $10,000 crayon set is for sale on ETSY to make a point. Small artisan toymakers and those who support their work are worried about their ability to stay in business after Feb. 10, when the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act takes effect. It requires that every toy intended for children under the age of 12 be tested for lead and phthalates.
By JOHN FLOWERS
MIDDLEBURY — The Vermont State Craft Center at Frog Hollow (VSCC) will close its Middlebury gallery this Saturday, Jan. 31, and then move to sell its 1 Mill St. building to retire the growing debt the nonprofit has accumulated during the past year as a result of plunging sales.
Times of India, India
VARANASI: There is a strong need to preserve handicraft that has defined the rich cultural heritage of this old city for centuries: Said BB
Vahan, joint director, ministry of textiles, Government of India, while inaugurating a ‘Handicraft Marketing Workshop’ in Sarnath on Wednesday.
Inquirer.net, Philippines
By Karen Lapitan
Southern Luzon Bureau
Filed Under: Economy and Business and Finance
PAETE, Laguna—It was boredom that pushed a couple here to go into a business that they never thought would penetrate the international market.
Yemen Observer, Yemen
Life’s hardships can sometimes lead to creativity, especially if the person in question perseveres and triumphs over these difficulties. This is exactly what happened when two young Yemeni men, Abdullah al-Jabri and Saleem al-Dawsary became professionals with their unique handicraft.
The Manchester Times, NJ
By Jo Ann La Russo
Wildlife and water fowl in art forms of wood carvings, paintings, ceramics and jewelry were on display at the 25th Art and Decoy Festival sponsored by the Ocean County YMCA.
