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Ten Thousand Villages in Alexandria
703-684-1435 | 915 King Street Alexandria, VA

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Celebrating Culture, Embracing Community.
Make a bold statement that honors authenticity and brings it home in a contemporary setting. African art has inspired painters and sculptors throughout the centuries, reinterpreting ancestral motifs with a modern view. Eschewing subtlety, bold graphic patterns celebrate living traditions of symbolism and artistic expression. Structure is front stage, with attention drawn to the interplay of shape and line. Cool metallics feature burnished finishes and pearlized sheen, while ceramics, stone and wood are characterized by smoothly polished finishes and etched design. Black, silver and platinum are dramatically accented with splashes of crimson and carnelian.

Ten Thousand Villages has been Northern Virginia's Fair Trade destination since 1994.
We are proud to be a part of one of the oldest and largest fair trade organizations in the world. With 60 years of experience, Ten Thousand Villages is a global network of social entrepreneurs working to empower and provide economic opportunities to artisans in developing countries. A founding member of the International Fair Trade Association (IFAT), Ten Thousand Villages sees fair trade as an alternative approach to conventional international trade.
Ten Thousand Villages is now a global netowrk of more than 130 artisan groups in 37 countries and sells products in more than 150 retail outlets throughout the United States.
Come browse our aisles of handcrafted shehsm wood and onyx home accesnts from Pakistan, block printed and embroidered table linens and find beaded jewelry frm India, ceramic garden pots and gold leaf paperweights from Vietnam, intricate basketry from Uganda, musical instruments from Cameroon, Peru, and Tanzania, colorful kites from Bali, and so much more, all the the global soundtrack of Putumayo and Cumbancha CDs and the aroma of Fair Trade coffee and chocolate.
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Make a bold statement that honors authenticity and brings it home in a contemporary setting.

Dominion Traders works with underprivileged artisans who make stone and shesham wood crafts in the city of Karachi.