Raven+Lily - Austin, United States
Brand
Raven + Lily is a socially responsible brand dedicated to empowering women through design partnerships and sustainable economic opportunities.
Design Philosophy
The brand was started out of a passion for fashion and ethical design. Raven + Lily was created as a platform to utilize those passions to alleviate poverty among women.
Materials
In Northern Ethiopia, farmers supply bead makers with artillery shells (from former war conflicts) that are found on their land. Through traditional techniques, the village artisans melt the shells...
Cradle-to-Cradle Design
Raven+Lily's line is designed with beads made from melted down bullet casings. They choose to reuse bullets from conflicts instead of using metals gathered from the earth, to be a more eco-friendly...
Sustainable Design
All of Raven+Lily's beads are handmade in Ethiopia out of bullet casings from past conflicts. They view the repurposing of these artillery shells as a beautiful story of redemption: taking...
Social Responsibility
In addition to providing sustainable income, Raven+Lily is dedicated to returning proceeds to their partner communities to fund education, health care, and micro-loans.
Country of Origin
The beads and charms that Raven+Lily uses to make their jewelry is handmade in Ethiopia.
Ethical Design
Raven+Lily partners with an artisan group of women in Ethiopia. They chose this group because they wanted to provide sustainable employment for the most impoverished women in the community. The...
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Fairly traded
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Handmade by HIV positive women
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Made from repurposed bullet casings
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All profits are reinvested in our artisan groups
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