Welcome Project Artisan

It’s Lindsay! Owner of Broke & Beautiful and Co-Founder of The Demoiselles. Pleased to meet you! Once you guys actually remember who I am, I’ll take away this italicized part. Until then, deal with it!

We are huge, huge fans of sites that support emerging, independent designers – Smashing Darling, Artful Wears, and of course, Etsy leading the pack. They each have their own flavor and style. We’re certainly not going to poo-poo any new sites that want to join the pack, however – which is why, with open and squishy arms, we welcome the launch of Project Artisan.

Literally, we welcome them. They launched last Thursday. Yeah, new. We squee’d our fair share when reading about this project and are so looking forward to wasting several hours of should-be-being-responsible time perusing the good from independent designers like…

…Coquette Swimwear (Holy F*ck, guys). Wow. What an incredible motivator to tone up my [aforementioned squishy] arms. Each piece looks like it sells for around $60 which, considering it’s from an independent designer and “The Coquette brand prides itself on using materials that are sourced in the USA and are all American made,” I’m going to venture to say it’s well worth it.

…Lorraine Pennington. Two friends reunite after 20 years to create a beautiful, handmade jewelry line that blurs the line between rugged and timelessly elegant. They find inspiration in simple shapes, and everything has the touch of meticulous design – all the way down to the [gorgeous] jewelry stands. The most beautiful of their pieces are under $200.

…Plum Vintage Jewelry. Alright, maybe they’re not an “independent/emerging designer”, but you can’t really get more eco-friendly than recycling, right? Betsy Hindman collects the most gorgeous vintage jewelry from several eras and presents them for us to drool savagely over for prices that are absolutely miraculous. Doubt my tone? This cuff, above – $75.

Yes, yes, sure, sure – emerging designers, indie produced aesthetics – rah, rah, rah. The only thing better than that? A supplier of emerging designers that not only supports ethically produced goods, but actively seeks out socially conscious designers.

Project Artisan is a high fashion, socially conscious, international e-commerce site connecting established and emerging designers to customers who appreciate products designed with attention to craftsmanship and sustainability: a deeper sense of luxury in a world of disposable fashion.

Oh yes, we like. What’s that? What’s that you say, wonderful Project Artisan?

The Project Artisan customer is a socially-conscious person; a person who understand the benefit of investing in a unique product; a person who cares about what she or he buys, where it came from and under what conditions it was made. The Project Artisan customer wants to be part of a movement that involves a more soulful shopping experience.

CONSUMERISM SERENDIPITY, I SAY! WHAT A COINCIDENCE! You’ve landed on the right planet.

Visit Project Artisan!

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