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 The name Barefoot represents what is spontaneous and in touch with the earth. Barefoot is about people. It is a story of simplicity. We are about the craft of weaving and the art of design. Our founder Barbara Sansoni’s designs of brilliant colour and simple geometry have given our cloth its internationally recognizable character.

In the early 1960s, Barbara Sansoni, an artist, was invited to design for women learning to weave in a convent workshop just north of Colombo. Today, Barefoot, the company she founded, has a band of dedicated designers providing training, designs, and raw materials. There are no factories and no production lines; each worker is responsible for the quality of his or her final product.

We primarily weave cotton (along with a small collection of silk and cotton cloth) from which we make furnishings, household linens and fine cloth for clothes. The rest of our workers are needlewomen who, from this hand-woven cloth make bags, clothes, soft furniture, linen, soft toys. 

 Buddhi Batiks is an ethical fashion business which empowers women. Some of the female artisans have been in the workshop since the company’s inception in 1970. 

The workshop, located in the village of Koswadiya on the north-western coast of Sri Lanka, plays an integral role in their economy. Buddhi Batiks makes a concerted effort to hire individuals from and around the village. 

This enables the workers and artisans, women who have families to take care, to remain close to their homes. There is no age discrimination, with artisans aged from 18 to 65. The current workshop manager joined in 1970 as a worker; she is now 63 years old. 

The workshop allows flexible hours for our older artisans, and values their experience and skills in training the younger artisans.

 With an impressive assortment of top international brands such as Aldo and Desigual, a revamped and fully-loaded ODEL Sports department comprising Nike, Reebok, Adidas, and Canterbury, Lingerie, Swimwear, Menswear, Wider selection of shoes and bags, Luggage and a Denim Lab featuring a wide array of international denim brands, this new extension is set to transform the ODEL customer shopping experience and take Sri Lanka’s most iconic shopping destination to new heights 

Sri Lankan family tea company Dilmah, founded by Merrill J. Fernando, today the world's most experienced teamaker, has championed quality, authenticity and variety in tea.

 Dilmah pioneered the concept of Single Origin Tea in 1988 when the family company went against industry trends to declare its commitment to authenticity. Garden fresh, unblended tea is a hallmark of Dilmah and offers a unique taste of unblended Ceylon Tea packed at source.

Dilmah is Ethical Tea, in that all packaging profits are retained in Sri Lanka and fund the MJF Charitable Foundation and Dilmah Conservation. We believe that Business is a Matter of Human Service.

The Dilmah online Shop brings a collection of the best tea in UK with natural goodness. Dilmah Tea offers the best Ceylon Tea in the UK rich in flavour and taste. 

 Sri Lanka Handicrafts Board was established on 17th January 1983, under the National Crafts Council & allied Institutions Act No. 35 of 1982.

The Sri Lanka Handicrafts Board better known as “LAKSALA” is a state corporation under the Ministry of Rural Industries and Self Employment Promotion is set up to preserve and develop traditional skill of the craftsmen. The Board is dealing with nearly 3500 leading master craftsmen/entrepreneurs who are producing handicrafts item at Rural/Cottage industry level. "LAKSALA" is the only state owned handicraft marketing organization in Sri Lanka deals with provision of training to craftsmen and marketing and export promotion of handicrafts. 

The board handles 140 Training centers, 23 sales outlets and 14 provincial purchasing points for the purpose  of achieving it's objectives.

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