fair trade bracelet

Show off your colors with this handmade bracelet from Ghanaian artisan Robert Aidoo-Taylor. The bracelet is handwoven in an alternating stripe pattern around recycled paper and fastens with a brass snap. The artisan names the style 'Kente Power' after the Ashanti word for weaving. Show school pride, support your favorite team, or simply enjoy this colorful bracelet on your wrist!

Vibrant colors pay tribute to African tradition as Robert Aidoo-Taylor crafts a trendy wristband for men. The bracelet features cords in shades of navy blue, grey and red wrapped around compressed recycled paper.

Robert Aidoo-Taylor weaves threads of brown, black, and green in a crosshatch pattern for the design of this bracelet for men. "I took my time to conceptualize this design in the way a spider intricately weaves its web," confides Robert Aidoo-Taylor. The Ghanaian artisan takes his inspiration from Kweku Ananse, the Ashanti lord of all knowledge of stories and fables. He generally assumes the form of a spider though sometimes he may appear as a man. Ananse (also Anansi) is one of the most important characters in West Africa, and his tales have spread across the ocean. In the southern United States he evolved into Aunty Nancy.

Bold colors command attention in this handsome wristband bracelet for men, crafted by Ghana's Robert Aidoo-Taylor. The black, green and golden yellow bracelet is woven from sturdy cords around a recycled paper core. It closes with a brass snap.

The artisan was inspired by a renowned rattan weaver who would use such designs on his baskets. The braided design is known as messa in the Akan language; it means "three strands".

"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step", according to Chinese poet and philosopher Lao Tzu. Show your adventurous spirit with this subtly rugged brown leather wristband bracelet. Thailand's Chaloemphon crafts the bracelet by hand, weaving a narrow belt of leather along the wider cuff. Brass snaps secure the bracelet at one of 3 lengths for a comfortable fit.