The Lucuma Blog

ceramics
Meet New Ceramic Artist Bernardino
Bernardino Arce comes from a family of ceramic artists. He runs his own workshop where he creates our new water birds. He enjoys creating colorful marble patterns on them using engobe and natural p...

fairtrade
Healing our World Through the Beauty of Fair Trade
Fair Trade gifts have a magical power to open our hearts by creating meaningful connections between us conscious consumers and crafters far away. They help us get in touch with our own humanity by ...

environment
Store Sign For Organic Cotton Finger Puppets
Organic cotton is growing in popularity and here is why!

fairtrade
Puno Travel Log: Meeting Nifty Knitters
Follow along with Don and Alessandra's trip to visit with our talented knitters in Puno, Peru! Read on for updates about our knitters and knitted collections.

fairtrade
Raquel Sanabria García: Growing with Gourd Art and Fair Trade
Raquel Sanabria García grew up admiring her parents’ ability to create beautiful gourd art. So, as she grew, so did her love and talent in creating gourd art.

arpilleras
Ester de la Cruz: An Arpillera Quilter Empowered by Fair Trade
In 2004, Ester joined a small collective of around 20 arpillera artists and started working with Lucuma Designs. As part of this tight group, she values the connections she has made thanks to her art.

fairtrade
Just Creations: Fair Trade, Quality Service, and Education
Lucuma Designs had the chance to catch up with Joan Frisz, store buyer at Just Creations, located in Louisville, KY. I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to interview Joan to get the inside ...

environment
Celebrating Earth Day: Ten Action Tips
Earth Day only comes once a year, but there are so many activities to do and steps we can complete to clean up our planet year-round. Want to help save the planet? Here's a list of ten tips to help...

environment
Joining the 1% for the Planet & Four Non-profits Picks in 2018
Lucuma Designs became part of the 1% for the Planet Network in July 2018 to step up our green commitment. This means that we will donate at least 1% of all of our sales to non-profits working for t...