Meet our Producers
Our producers are central to everything we do at One World is Enough, they make all our stuff and they are the reason that we fair trade. Every year we go out and see them, to work on new products and best see how we can improve our existing offerings
Meeting the Mask makers of Central Bali
We have just come back from a buying trip to Bali, where as usual we went to visit our amazing producers, to check in and to work on great new design ideas.
We went up into the hills to see our very talented mask carvers at work, it’s amazing how quickly they can turn a piece of wood into a beautiful tribal mask. We made a video about it, click here to have a look
Click here to see our beautiful range of Hand Carved Borneo Inspired Tribal Masks
We also went off to see our traditional dragon kites being handpainted then assembled into the most amazing kites for you to fly or simply hang up for show.
Click her to see our beautiful range of traditional Balinese Kites
Kite making has a long history in Bali and great cultural significance. Kite-flying is considered a religious activity, it is believed to carry messages to the gods and spirits, asking for blessings and good fortune.
It takes upto six artisans to make a kite, each of which has different skills, firstly the bamboo struts must be cut and shaped in just the correct way, then these struts are fashioned into a skeleton for the kite. The parachute fabric is then hand painted before being secured to the frame. The head is then fashioned and handpainted before the whole thing is assembled.
Whilst in Bali we visited our djembe makers, again it was amazing to watch the transformation from tree trunk to fully formed djembe ready to play and create good vibes.
Click here to watch our videos about how our djembes are made
The Djembe is a very social instrument, originally from Western Africa. Djembe Drummers do not traditionally play music for people to simply sit back and listen to. Instead, they create rhythm for people to dance, sing, clap, or work to. A rhythm is rarely played as a performance, but is participatory: musicians, dancers, singers, and onlookers all join in and become a part of the performance .
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