From Selvage to Salvage
NEW PRODUCTS DESIGNED AND CREATED BY FEMALE ARTISANS USING UP-CYCLED ESKAYEL FABRIC REMNANTS
May 5th – 7th, 2017, Eskayel’s new Williamsburg showroom will be open
all weekend for an event celebrating the intersection of contemporary
design with education and employment opportunities to alleviate
poverty for artisan women.
Made from up-cycled Eskayel fabric remnants, limited edition
collaborations will include baskets & bowls hand made by Rwandan artisans
in collaboration with Indego Africa, sustainable adornments by Tamika Rivera
of CUYO, and pouches & purses made by Honduran artisans
in collaboration with Mi Esperanza. A selection of new upholstered items,
flat weave rugs, prints and more will also be available.
Proceeds from the sale will go back to non profit organizations
Indego Africa and Mi Esperanza.
OPENING PARTY
Friday, May 5, 2017
6pm – 10pm
Tamale’s, mezcal, salsa bar, tequila, and cava plus
shopping and the opportunity to visit with Indego Africa’s
creative director Deirdre King and Mi Esperanza’s co-founder Janet Hines.
POP UP SHOP
Sat & Sun, May 6 – 7, 2017
12pm – 6pm
75 South 6th Street, in Williamsburg between Berry and Wythe
