NAYANA

LOOMS OF THE EAST • WINTER 2009 EXHIBITIONS

Concerned about the future of traditional crafts and the future livelihood of small artisans in India, Nayana makes it a point to source directly from those artisans or non-profit organisations involved in the development and promotion of traditional crafts throughout the country. She personally travels from region to region collecting and courcing the pieces, and most of her collection are "one-off" pieces made especially for her. Prices are always dictated by the producers themselves.

A percentage of Nayana’s sale proceeds are donated to a wide range of social welfare organizations:
SEWA in Gujarat, working on earthquake and drought relief; the Prime Ministers Relief Fund for flood relief in Orissa and the tsunami disaster; sewing machines were donated to Jeevika Development Society, a women's development cooperative, enabling them to produce beautiful crafts and earn fair wages; SNEHA, a destitute women and children's literacy programme based in Uttaranchal; Small loans have also been given to young crafts persons to practice their crafts and set up projects of their own.
The exhibitions have also raised money for varied development and rehabilitation projects in the US, Morocco, Japan, the UK and other European countries.

Throughout the year, exhibitions are held both inside and outside of India, in order to give these skilled producer groups new channels for moving their crafts. Nayana offers a percentage to anyone who wants to sponsor an exhibition or home/office party for a specific fundraising event of their own. All details are negotiated prior to the show.

- Please contact Nayana if you have questions or would like to host a show!
- Nayana also purchases for socially responsible boutiques
- For more information: nayanagangooly@gmail.com

• WINTER 2009 EXHIBITION SCHEDULE •

INDIA EXHIBITION

NOVEMBER 12 (Thurs)
CALCUTTA, INDIA
A home show hosted by Sandrine Lejuene
11:00 am - 6:00 pm
8/5C Merlin Park / Ballygunj, Calcutta 700019
Contact: 999903230221 (Sandrine)

• EUROPEAN EXHIBITION DATES •

NOVEMBER 27 (Fri)
MUNICH, GERMANY
An exhibition hosted by Caroline Filou Heukamp
5:00 - 9:00 pm
Baaderstrasse 53 / Munich 80469
Contact: 49 1607257448 (Caroline)

DECEMBER 2 ((Wed)
LONDON, UK
A fundraising exhibition hosted by Rebecca Tinsley and Olivia Warham for Network4africa
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
60, Portland Road / London W11 4LQ
Contact Nayana for details: 078 33164931
* Pleased to announce that handbags by Meli Melo and boots by Penelope Chilvers will also be available at this show

DECEMBER 4 (Fri)
PARIS, FRANCE
A show hosted by Nicole Fontaine
12:00 - 7:00 pm
32 rue de lappe / Paris 75011
Contact: 0143576073 (Nicole)

DECEMBER 5 (Sat)
LA FERTE ALAIS, FRANCE
A home show hosted by Isabelle Boyer
3:00 - 7:00 pm
Les vieilles vignes
7 villa du pressoir / 91590 La Ferte Alais
Contact: isaboyer13@gmail.com / tel: 0671629988 (Isabelle)

Setting up for Spring 2006

First I would like to say thank you to everyone who hosted shows during the holiday and year-end season last year. It's hard to believe it is already time to announce the Spring Collection for Looms of the East. My travels were smooth and I met lots of new and interesting artisans along the way. Now, slowly but surely the final touches on Spring 2006 are coming together and I cannot wait to share it with everyone.

Dates and timings are also just being adjusted so once I know the schedule I will post it here. I'll also have some images up for the new collection quite soon.

I'm looking forward to travels in the UK and the States again in April, May and June.

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