For their second collaboration with non-profit goods for good, KnollTextiles will be producing bracelets using Ultrasuede fabric, decorated with Swarovski crystals for the Bracelets for Good Project. All sales proceeds from the bracelets will benefit goods for good (GFG), which helps develop sustainable community enterprises in Malawi.
The bracelets will be for sale online both on the goods for good website and the KnollTextiles website, and 100 percent of the revenue from the sales of the bracelets will be invested into GFG’s small businesses in Africa, which include a Knoll-sponsored tailoring coop in a village called Bright Vision. The businesses finance nutritional and educational opportunities for orphans, create jobs for local adults, and boost rural economies. The bracelets are $29—which includes shipping—and are available on a limited edition run until the end of 2014.
Bracelets will be available online starting November 1 at www.knolltextiles.com/bracelets.
Dorothy Cosonas, creative director of KnollTextiles, is excited to be doing another project with GFG. “I love the idea of supporting women in communities in Africa, and helping them to create their own industries,” she said. “I’m pleased that we can play a part in this project. The bracelets are beautifully crafted, and we have such a great partner this year in Ultrasuede.”
GFG is equally as enthusiastic to be working with KnollTextiles again. "This collaboration with KnollTextiles epitomizes one of our core values, partnership," said Melissa Kushner, founder and executive director of goods for good. "Since sponsoring one of our community enterprises in 2012, KnollTextiles has been a committed partner of GFG, helping us transform orphan care in new and innovative ways. We're thrilled to launch this beautiful line of bracelets that will help us build more community enterprises and help more orphaned children in Southern Africa."
Collaboration partner Ultrasuede couldn’t agree more. “Corporate social responsibility is a priority for the entire team behind the Ultrasuede brand of high performance materials,” says Helen Brier, sales and marketing director. “We love supporting socially aware programs like goods for good, and appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with likeminded partners, including KnollTextiles.”
