AURAQUEDesign

Fair Trade Ethically Handmade Accessories & Homeware

Hastings, England
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Announcement    The AURA QUE range is made in direct collaboration with fair trade producer groups, breathing new life into traditional techniques and connecting our customers with the people that make their products.

We design with integrity, creating beautifully handcrafted products to be treasured season after season. Central to our ethos is nurturing long-lasting relationships with our producers, and we are on a quest to develop our most ethical and eco-friendly supply chain possible.

We use the below principles to guide us along our way;

PEOPLE - Community is everything to us, from the people who make our products to the individuals who buy them.

INTEGRITY - ‘Namaste’ is a Nepalese greeting which means ‘An expression of appreciation and respect to one another’ - this is our mantra.

PRODUCT - We treasure the unique handmade qualities of our products, valuing the time and skill devoted to creating each piece.

IMPACT - Providing work and economic security for the people that make our products is our number one focus but we are also truly committed to evolving all areas of our business to reduce our impact on the planet

CELEBRATION - ‘’Same, same but different’’ is one of our favourite responses from our Nepalese team… At AURA QUE, we love the quirks and characteristics between different cultures and the fact that we are all ‘same, same but different’.

We hope that you enjoy using our products as much as we enjoy designing and making them!

Laura Queening
Designer

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Last updated on 02 Jan, 2024

The AURA QUE range is made in direct collaboration with fair trade producer groups, breathing new life into traditional techniques and connecting our customers with the people that make their products.

We design with integrity, creating beautifully handcrafted products to be treasured season after season. Central to our ethos is nurturing long-lasting relationships with our producers, and we are on a quest to develop our most ethical and eco-friendly supply chain possible.

We use the below principles to guide us along our way;

PEOPLE - Community is everything to us, from the people who make our products to the individuals who buy them.

INTEGRITY - ‘Namaste’ is a Nepalese greeting which means ‘An expression of appreciation and respect to one another’ - this is our mantra.

PRODUCT - We treasure the unique handmade qualities of our products, valuing the time and skill devoted to creating each piece.

IMPACT - Providing work and economic security for the people that make our products is our number one focus but we are also truly committed to evolving all areas of our business to reduce our impact on the planet

CELEBRATION - ‘’Same, same but different’’ is one of our favourite responses from our Nepalese team… At AURA QUE, we love the quirks and characteristics between different cultures and the fact that we are all ‘same, same but different’.

We hope that you enjoy using our products as much as we enjoy designing and making them!

Laura Queening
Designer

16694 Sales

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About AURAQUEDesign

Sales 16,694
On Etsy since 2016

AURA QUE products are individually handcrafted and the unique story behind each AURA QUE product enhances its charm!

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  • Laura Queening

    Owner, Designer

Production partners

  • Brass Workshop

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    Our handmade brass jewellery is cut, assembled and polished at the jewellery workshop at a World Fair Trade Organisation certified collective in Kathmandu.

  • Kathmandu Ceramic Workshop

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    A large World Fair Trade Organisation certified collective in Kathmandu, Nepal. AURA QUE started working with the group in 2019. The artisans benefit from numerous initiatives, including allowances for family medical care and children's education, and a savings scheme.

  • Kathmandu Leather Workshop

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    BJ and his wife Maya employ several members of staff who they have trained in leatherwork skills, with BJ producing the patterns himself, as well as making and coordinating the workshop productions.

  • Bead Workshop

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    Handmade by a team of Nepalese women who take the work home to complete around their family commitments, giving them more flexibility with their work.

  • AURA QUE Studio

    Hastings, England

    Handmade in our AURA QUE studio in Hastings.

  • Felt Workshop

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    Our slippers are hand-felted by a women's cooperative in the Kathmandu Valley. Each piece is made around a reusable 'resist' mould and felted by hand, then felted more around reusable resin EU size 'last' to give the consistent shoe size. They are dried in the sun and the suede sole stitched on.

  • Vietnamese Stitching Workshop

    Hanoi, Vietnam

    Handmade by a World Fair Trade Organisation certified workshop.

  • Deepchand

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    Handwoven in Deepchand's workshop in Bhaktapur, which employs local women who work flexible hours near their homes. They prepare the looms, spin the bobbins and weave the fabric for our bags and in a looser weave for our scarves.

  • Woman-owned Artisanal Workshop

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    Handcrafted by Nepalese women within a small family business run by Rina. AURA QUE work hard to support women entrepreneurs in Nepal. AURA QUE started working with the group in 2019.

  • Handicraft Felt

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    Handmade in a small workshop in the Kathmandu Valley, where women hand-felt all the small wool balls, which are dried en mass in the sun and then hand-stitched together to create our coasters and rugs.

  • Handweaving Workshop

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    Handmade by artisans within a World Fair Trade Organisation certified collective.

  • Hastings Soap Co

    Hastings, England

    Inspired by nature, sea air and the changing seasons, and using local ingredients wherever possible. Soap, candles and skincare products are handmade using time-honoured traditional methods, where nothing is taken out and all the goodness is retained for you to enjoy.

  • Kaffe Fassett Studio

    London, England

    Created and edited by Brandon Mably of the Kaffe Fassett Studio.

  • Martin the Woodturner

    Huddersfield, England

    Handcrafted, turned and polished by Martin in his small woodturning workshop in West Yorkshire.

  • Stitching Workshop

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    Handmade in a small artisan workshop by Navaraj and his team from his home workshop in Kathmandu. The embroidery design is machine stitched by eye onto the cut panels to give the pattern.

  • Stitching Workshop

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    Our dhaka products are handmade in a small artisan workshop by Navaraj and his team from his home workshop in Kathmandu.

  • Bead Workshop

    Nepal

    Handmade by artisans in rural Nepal.

  • Nepal Leprosy Trust Workshop

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    A World Fair Trade Organisation certified member, employees receive a fair living wage, health care benefits and monthly contributions to their children's school fees. To help increase work opportunities for the small felting team of women at the workshop, we developed a range of felted accessories.

  • Nepal Leprosy Trust Workshop

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    Hand screen-printed by Ganesh and his son, each notebook is handmade by Bharat and his team in his home workshop in Kathmandu.

  • Nepal Leprosy Trust Workshop

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    We've worked with the team for over 10 years developing new products, improving skills and providing equipment for the workshop. As a World Fair Trade Organisation certified member, employees receive a fair living wage, health care benefits and monthly contributions to their children's school fees.

  • Quazi Design

    Eswatini

    AURA QUE's Laura, and Quazi Design founder, Doron plan to collaborate on a collection together, In the meantime AURA QUE are supporting Quazi Design with UK distribution as the Coronavirus pandemic continues to have a huge impact on their Swaziland shop.

  • Meera Stitching Workshop

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    Handmade by a small artisan workshop in Kathmandu, run by Meera and her team.

  • Women Knitting Groups and Nepal Leprosy Trust Workshop

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    Handmade by a small artisan workshop in Kathmandu. Meera developed our knit bag samples and co-ordinates the crochet/knit training. She distributes the yarn to the women who crochet our knitted bag panels at home, working around their family commitments and providing them with an income.

  • Women Knitting Groups

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    AURA QUE have been working with the World Fair Trade Organisation certified artisan who handmake our banana yarn products since 2009.

  • Bhaktapur Ceramics Workshop

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    A World Fair Trade Organisation certified collective. Our stoneware ceramics are handmade near Bhaktapur by a family business run by two brothers, Santa and Laxmi.

  • Women Knitting Groups

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    Our hand-knitted products are made by women in a World Fair Trade Organisation certified collective who knit the pieces at home, working around their family commitments and providing them with an income to help their families.

  • Nepal Stitching Workshop

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    These products are hand stitched in the World Fair Trade Organisation member workshop which employs over 25 women, giving them opportunities through work. The workshop employs several deaf women who communicate with the production manager using sign language.

  • YK Workshop

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    Finely knitted on hand-operated knitting machines by individuals at a small workshop in the Kathmandu Valley. All pieces are finished to a high standard.

  • YK Workshop

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    Finely handwoven on wooden looms at a small workshop in the Kathmandu Valley. All pieces are finished to a high standard and dip dyed individually to get the ombre effect.

  • YK Workshop

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    Handmade by individuals at a small workshop in the Kathmandu Valley, either on foot powered knitting machines or smaller pieces are knit by hand. All pieces are finished to a high standard by hand and then dip dyed individually to get the ombre effect.

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Last updated on 23 Mar, 2021

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