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Exotic Decor at Our Dallas store

Exotic Decor at Our Dallas store

We are fortunate enough to go on several trips a year to such exotic locations as India, China, and South America. During our journeys we stumble across unique items that might be vintage, antiques, or even the last one left. So, every trip, we're sure to bring our empty suitcases to fill with these rare finds so we can carry them back home.

Our Employee’s Home: Paige’s House

Decorative table accent

What is your role at Wisteria? I am the Senior Creative Manager, I manage all the photography for the catalog and web. I direct and edit the photography at the photo shoots and the styling on set.

Handmade Books in Jaipur, India

Making Books by Hand

This company was started when three young friends rented a booth at a trade fair 14 years ago to sell books and bags made of handmade paper. This Indian artisan has grown great lengths since then and now specializes in handmade paper, bags, books, and leather products. They are located in Jaipur, India and also have a small group of designers and workers from a small village outside of Jaipur.

 

This particular organization does everything they can to support local artists purely for the sake of art, for all of its eminence, distinction, and overall virtue. Unfortunately, the art and craft is disappearing due to insufficient order of production. And with the global economic crisis, less work is available for skilled art and craft workers. The workers, who are mostly middle aged men and women, need to support their family with their earnings. Moreover, they are worried that the new generation will not inherit the skill of art, since it is taught from one family generation to the next.

This company supports and motivates their craftsmen in anyway possible so that they keep their skill of art alive. Not affiliated with any non-governmental organization, this organization is dedicated to providing work for the jobless, unskilled, yet motivated, elderly men and women.

Kathmandu, the Capital of Nepal, is a cosmopolitan city and has the most advanced infrastructure among urban areas. It is home to many of the government offices, embassies, and palaces and has been popular with western tourists since the 1960s when it became a key spot along the hippie trail. Most of the hippies gathered in the tranquil surroundings of Freak Street, consists of two parallel streets attracting tourists with shops, restaurants, and little hotels. Situated in the heart of the Himalaya Mountains, Kathmandu is considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

  • Benjamin

    I just returned from Kathmandu and "beautiful" is not the word I would use at all…electricity on 3 hours off 6, eyes burn because of pollution, people huddled next to dumps of garbage burning fires along the ring road, the driving is hell….yes, they make beautiful things but the smog and unclean water is terrible. No one was starving but the poverty is always in your face. Old people and children run to get out of the way of motorcyclists..building codes non-existent…and more.