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Turning Gears Bookends
Turning Gears Bookends

Set your bookshelf in motion with the Turning Gears Bookends from India. Through innovative recycling, artisans of Noah's Ark fashion these unique bookends from recycled bicycle cranksets. The cost of metals has skyrocketed in recent years, which has had a devastating effect on the local economy and on the lives of metal workers in Moradabad. Noah's Ark has worked hard to train artisans in using alternative metals and materials.

HANDCRAFTED IN INDIA

  • Nickel-plated iron bookends featuring repurposed bicycle cranksets
  • Set of 2
  • Each bookend measures 4Wx3Dx8H inches
  • Includes thin foam pads on bottom
  • Handmade in India

SKU: 6821450

THE MAKERS

Noah's Ark International Exports is a fair trade handicraft marketing organization in Moradabad, India. Noah's Ark provides benefits such as education and medical treatment for artisans and their families. As artisan businesses become more self-sufficient, Noah's Ark takes on new families. Since the company's inception, about 20 artisan workshops have become independent. Noah's Ark started in 1986, in one room of a family house in Moradabad. Businessman Samuel Masih observed that exporters and middlemen were taking advantage of handicraft artisans. He started Noah's Ark to promote these artisans and their crafts.
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