These notebooks are handpainted using recycled paper. 50 sheets to a pad. Approx 15 x 15 cm.
Our Price: £4.49 inc. VAT
Recycled Notepad (Fish)
These notebooks are handpainted using recycled paper. 50 sheets to a pad. Approx 15 x 15 cm.
Our Price: £4.49 inc. VAT
Our Indian recycled products are handmade using recycled materials, from Fair Trade units. The supplier is a member of International Fair Trade Association (IFAT) and is a recognised supplier of the British Association for Fair Trade Shops (BAFTS).
Wooden Notebook - Dark
These notebooks are handmade in Klungkung, Bali, in a family based workshop, using handmade paper. The wooden covers are made from reclaimed timber. Approx 15 x 12 cm.
Our Price: £9.99 inc. VAT
Wooden Notebook - Pale
These notebooks are handmade in Klungkung, Bali, in a family based workshop, using handmade paper. The wooden covers are made from reclaimed timber. Approx 15 x 12 cm.
Our Price: £9.99 inc. VAT
These products are made in Indonesia and distributed by an ethical company based in Somerset, UK.
All prices are agreed directly with the producers and are reviewed on an ongoing basis, taking into account fluctuations in the cost of raw materials and local economic conditions.
The distributor only works with families with whom they have established a personal relationship. In this way they can fully monitor all aspects of production, and ensure that due care is given to all health and safety issues. They work directly with the families concerned, offering advice, and, where appropriate, financial support to improve their equipment and working environment.
The distributor does not permit school age children to work in its own workshops. However, as is common practice in the countries in which they work, children do occasionally work alongside their parents in an informal family environment, participating in the making of crafts and learning traditional craft skills.
When the distributor commences working with any new workshop, they make a commitment to buy on a regular and continuing basis, and to work together with the producer to further develop their products to best suit the western market, at the same time continuing to respect the traditional skills and the views of the craftsman.
When the distributor sets up their own workshops their aim has been to provide continued employment and training in an improved working environment, at a level of income above that of comparable workshops in the locality. Their workshops are well maintained with particular attention being paid to all aspects of health and safety.
Many of the craftsmen and women currently working in the workshops had previously worked for larger, privately owned companies, working longer hours for less pay. Others had been operating out of very small workshops, or in poor conditions, with their access to raw materials being controlled by larger companies, who regularly held on to stock, artificially forcing up prices.
The relationship between producer and distributor is based on mutual respect rather than an employer/employee relationship, and they maintain a regular dialogue on all aspects of craft production and development. All work is carried out within strict limits on working hours, and all the varied cultural ceremonies and religious holidays are fully respected.
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Recycled Notepad (Elephant)
Recycled Notepad (Fish)
Wooden Notebook - Dark
Wooden Notebook - Pale