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With a nod to carnivorous teeth in its repeating triangles pattern, the Panthalassa Placemat was designed to bridge the gap between daily usability and dinosaur themed tableware. Turns out that wasn't such a large gap. The innovative artisans and designers at Sasha, in India, created a handprinted placemat both kids and adults can appreciate. Each item is handpainted and pressed, resulting in small differences that make each piece unique.
HANDCRAFTED IN INDIA
SKU: 6805620
THE MAKERS
Sasha Exports is a nonprofit marketing outlet for many small member cooperatives of Sasha Association for Craft Producers. Sasha offers design services, and training in business skill development and other management principles. Sasha empowers artisans to run their businesses independently, building livelihoods for socially and economically marginalized producers. The wide range of crafts and textiles offered by Sasha draws on tradition, retaining cultural context, yet making products contemporary for present-day living. Sasha also hopes to revive a wide variety of dying handicraft traditions. For many artisans, handicraft production is their main source of income. Ten Thousand Villages has purchased products from Sasha Exports since 1979.
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