Artisans

Artisans of Fashion (AOF) is a social enterprise founded by Sydney based Creative, Caroline Poiner with the aim to promote cultural sustainability, authenticity and social change for village artisans in India; with a specific focus on empowering women & marginalised communities who have little access to alternative sources of income. Our primary ob... jective is to work with these communities to help them create high quality, hand-crafted product with appeal for the international market. Through these partnerships we aim to help preserve traditional craft skills, support community projects & bring consistent work to communities, mainly where women are effected by extreme poverty - allowing them to become financially independent, increase their families' income and live their lives with dignity. We work with designers and retail brands to develop unique, artisan produced products that utilise the traditional skills. This provides our artisan groups with access to the consumer market with increased production volumes as well as the opportunity to share their stories.Read More