Nest Sourcing
Handworkers are getting more orders than ever without bearing the brunt of unethical middlemen. Nest Sourcing is a radically transparent sourcing platform designed to connect global handworkers to exciting market access opportunities across the retail landscape.
Transparency Commitment
Taking a stance against enterprises operating as unethical artisan brokers, Nest matches craftspeople and designers directly, ensuring transparency, sustainability, and stunning collaborations.
Nest Sourcing Directory
All Nest Guild members are listed in Nest’s comprehensive digital Sourcing Directory, which includes contact details for more than 400 artisan businesses across 70 countries globally.
Nest Artisan Advancement Partners receive a complimentary copy of the directory, opening them up to new opportunities to source from global artisans.
11 Years of Partnership Success
Vanarasi Loom to Luxury’s handloomed silks walk The Row’s Paris runway show
Cienne’s Fall 2018 collection features The Costa Dress: a smocked flounce sleeve midi dress and The Francis Blouse: a smocked mock neck blouse both made from silk Georgette, produced on power loom by Nest Guild business, Sonica Sarna
HJK women’s Fall 2018 collection includes handwoven fabrics made by the artisan women of Thanapara Swallows in Bangladesh
FEED Projects’ International Women’s Day bag features hand embroidery done by Hilos Y Colors in Peru
Beulah London collaborates with Couture Des Iles Nassau in the Bahamas, to create the Aesha Pom Pom Dark Straw Clutch (now available)
Impact
62
brand design briefs issued
108
artisan businesses received new market access opportunities
$5.5M
in brands purchasing from artisans
Figures based on Nest’s 2017 Impact Report
