If you have a cook in the family or culinary-minded friends, this line of fair trade kitchenware offers great gifts to give them while also giving back in a meaningful way. From non-profit Shopping for a Change (SFAC), the environmentally friendly kitchen category helps economically disadvantaged artists and artisans (mostly women) from 28 different countries.
SFAC fair trade kitchenware contains a range of products, from decorative items like woven placemats, coasters, napkins, trivets and table runners to practical tools such as bowls, boards and utensils. For example, the Vietnamese water buffalo horn butter knives (recycled after the animal passed away naturally) have bamboo handles (grows fast and is very sustainable). The bamboo fruit bowl (also made in Vietnam) has an artistic esthetic, but is still highly functional and is even reversible.
Artisan-Benefitting Kitchenware
Shopping for a Change's Fair Trade Kitchenware is Artisanal
Trend Themes
1. Fair Trade Kitchenware - Opportunity for companies to create fair trade kitchenware products that support economically disadvantaged artists and artisans.
2. Environmentally Friendly Kitchen Category - Innovative businesses can develop sustainable kitchenware items that are both eco-friendly and functional.
3. Artistic Esthetic Utensils - Disruptive innovation opportunity to design utensils with an artistic aesthetic that also maintain high functionality in the kitchen.
Industry Implications
1. Home Goods - Home goods industry can tap into fair trade kitchenware products to provide consumers with ethically sourced and sustainable kitchen tools.
2. Artisan Crafts - Artisan crafts industry can benefit from expanding their product lines to include fair trade kitchenware items that support economically disadvantaged artists.
3. Sustainable Living - Sustainable living industry can incorporate environmentally friendly kitchenware products into their offerings, promoting a more eco-conscious lifestyle.