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I've been working directly in Peru, producing artisan goods for over 25 years. I collaborate with over 160 artisans and employees, many of whom work in-house and with artisans working from home. We contribute through constant orders and sustainable employment for many years, particularly with women's groups like the Chincheros in Cuzco and the Villa Maria del Triunfo women's guild in Lima. Throughout these years, not a single artisan or employee has ever quit our project. They are all well- …

Artisanal craftsmanship is intertwined within the fabric of Peru, with the tradition of weaving stretching back 5,000 years, from the coastal cities of Paracas and Nazca, to the high Andean peaks of Cusco and Ayacucho.This rich heritage will not protect itself, however, as it is vulnerable, as every consumer industry is, to losing a demand and thus not being able to support the supply.The first point to tackle this issue, of generating popularity amongst a largely unknown source of fashion in we …

What we can learn from the world’s independent makers, and why preserving these ways of working means sowing the seeds for better systems going forward.The onset of COVID-19 prompted billions of workers to shift their work life to their home offices for the first time, introducing a new working style. Yet as a large part of society globally faces this apparently radical and sudden shift in how we live and work, we must remember that home-based work has existed in emerging economies, and right he …