Social responsibility
Handicraft is a rare and valuable commodity these days. There is a lot of high-quality craftsmanship in our hand-knotted carpets, which is very expensive and therefore only possible in a few emerging countries. Our task is to ensure sustainable, socially acceptable and environmentally friendly production conditions in these manufacturing countries.
We care for the future
Since 2005 we are supporting an Indian school project for handicapped children in the area of Varanasi. Form our initial commitment and financial support a profound cooperation with the Austrian charity organization „Light of Love“ has grown in recent years.
In 2014 we built the first knotting chair in this school, from then on teenagers in final classes, despite their physical handicap, had the opportunity to learn the handcraft of knotting carpets. In the last years more knotting chairs were built and well-trained teenagers receive a fair remuneration for their work.
You can buy these handmade carpets directly from LivingCarpets in Vienna (only from stock !!!). You recognize these rugs by their labels - hand-painted by the young people - on the back. By the way, a significant percentage of the income from the sale will benefit the educational project for disadvantaged Indian youth!