Nest Guild

One Handworker Community, United
The Nest Guild is a global network of more than 1,500+ artisan small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) based in over 100 countries around the world, impacting an estimated 1MM individuals. While employing artisans practicing diverse crafts from shibori dying to hand reed weaving, Guild members are unified in their common goals for business growth and social improvement in their local communities.
Your Membership
Guild membership is open-access and free of charge, regardless of geographic location or craft specialization.
To become a member, follow these steps:
- Click here to enroll
- Complete the survey
- Begin accessing resources!

Programs Driving Artisan Impact
As a Nest Guild member, you will gain complimentary access to tools, resources, and mentorship aimed at helping you to grow and develop your business while achieving social objectives within your community.
View our ProgramsIn Their Words

“My dream is to create opportunities for women where I grew up in New Mexico. In New Mexico, and especially Indian Country, there are many talented moms who don’t have the opportunity to express their creativity. I wanted to start a company that would give women the opportunity to create the lives they wanted to lead.”
Sydney Alfonso, Etkie (USA)

“I love the challenge of designing a product in a country like Ecuador, where resources are not always accessible, and you have to play with certain conditions. Those conditions become creative guidelines with which I can now design and produce very comfortably.”
Veronica Buitron, Suspiro (Ecuador)

“What I love most about my work is when I create a beautiful product with my own hands and see the amazing reactions. It makes me feel happy and appreciated. What I would tell other aspiring entrepreneurs is: always follow your heart. However small you think the idea is, try it. You might me surprised how big the outcome is!”
Veronica Racheido, Soko (Kenya)
Guild Snapshot
Since 2006, Nest has been working alongside artisan businesses to further goals for innovation, growth, and increased worker opportunity. Nest’s completed in-depth projects continue to drive significant artisan business growth over time.
Producing Across Diverse Product Categories
A Majority Are Exporting
Social Commitment Is Strong
Business Development Needs
Artisan Guild Successes

Ziya, Kenya
Building affordable workshops for better product quality and family safety and wellbeing
264%
Staffing
Growth
184%
Production
Growth
40%
Revenue
Growth
121%
Percent Over the Minimum Wage

Batik Komar, West Java
Introducing contemporary design and iUV light technology to the Javanese batik tradition"
10%
Staffing
Growth
20%
Production
Growth
14%
Revenue
Growth
65%
Percent Over the Minimum Wage

Annamaa, Morocco
Repurposing perfume production's orange blossom waste with a circular system
136%
Artisan Wage
Growth
900lbs
Floral Waste
Repurposed

Colectivo 1050°, Mexico
27%
Staffing
Growth
263%
Production
Growth
138%
Percent Over the
Minimum Wage

The Anou, Morocco
Supporting direct-to-consumer tech innovation for Morocco’s artisans
10x
Wholesale Order
Increase
60%
Staffing Growth
Artisan Leadership
200%
Staffing Growth
Executive Leadership