Our Artisans
The hands behind the making.
Every COLĒRE piece begins with a person. A weaver, a braider, a maker whose skill has been carried through generations, and whose hands turn raw, natural fibre into something meant to be loved for years. We work in direct partnership with these artisans — hand to hand, not through the distance of a supply chain — so that the people who make our pieces are known, named, and fairly rewarded.
How we care for our artisans
Care is the whole of what we do, and it begins with the people who make.
- Honest pay, never marked down. We never hold a sale, because pricing our artisans’ work honestly means never discounting the worth of their hands. What you pay is what their skill is worth.
- We carry the costs they shouldn’t. COLĒRE absorbs the import duties and fees on materials brought in for the work, so that burden never falls on the makers.
- A share of everything we earn. 12% of all profits is invested back into our craft communities — funding education, training and resources for our artisans — and a tree is planted with every purchase.
- Slow, protected craft. We choose small batches and made-to-order over mass production, shielding the slow traditions that mass manufacture threatens, and the people who keep them alive.
- Care that lasts. Complimentary care and repair keeps each piece beautiful for life, honouring the work long after it has left the maker’s hands.
What we stand for
Four principles guide every relationship we hold.
- Artisan Equity — fair reward, recognition and protection for the hands that make.
- Sustainable Materials — natural, renewable, plant-based fibres, chosen with the earth in mind.
- Slow Fashion — made to last, made to order, made with time.
- Radical Transparency — an open account of how, where and by whom our pieces are made.
An invitation to makers everywhere
COLĒRE is growing, and we are always looking for kindred hands.
If you are a craftsperson — a weaver, braider, carver, stitcher or shaper of natural materials — anywhere in the world, and you share our care for people and planet, we would love to hear from you. Whether you wish to collaborate on a piece, or to join COLĒRE as one of our artisans, there is a place at our table for you.
Tell us who you are, what you make, and what you care about, and we will write back personally.