Bloombo`s Catalogue Winter 14-15

CATALOGUE
Innovative unique fashion accessories, handmade with ethic and sustainability -­‐ this is Bloombo. Bloombo is an innovative brand for exclusive and at the same time sustainable women accessories. High quality and unique products, handmade with care and lots of positive energy: these are Bloombo’s distinctive characteristics. All our products are the result of collective processes involving Bloombo’s stuff and small groups of artisans and women in developing countries, for example Kenya and Cambodia. We assure safe working conditions and respect to universal concepts such as solidarity and justice. We aim at using sustainable and recycled materials and processes, our contribution to a more friendly and protected environment. A B To contact us: ana@bebloombo.com www.bebloombo.com www.facebook.com/bloombo 1 C MARA Collection Hand made accessories, made in Kenya following the traditional Masai beading techniques MCB02: Medium silver cuff MCB02: Big silver cuff MCB03: Silver bracelet MCB041: Rocker cuff, Black MCB042: Rocker cuff, Gold MCB061: Hooks bracelet, Green MCB062: Hooks bracelet, Red 2 MCN010: Silver small circles necklace MCN050: Silver collar necklace MCN060: Silver crown necklace, handmade in Kenya MCN070: Crown necklace multicolur, handmade in Kenya 3 MCN04: Silver leaves necklace MCN020: Spiral Masai necklace. Available in green & black, gold & black, black & silver and white and silver. MCN080: Long Mara necklace. 4 MCE01: Mara round earrings MARA Collection: Following the traditional beading Masai techniques, our Mara Collection accessories are handmade in Kenya by a group of women artisans working in a rural area, 3 hours from Nairobi. These women are coming from vulnerable backgrounds, some of them belonging to minorities. 5 D E F BRASS Collection Handmade women accessories, made in Kenya of brass BCE06, 5.5 cm long Earrings BCE05, 4 cm diameter BCE01, 5 cm long BCE02, 5.5 cm diameter BCE03, 5 cm long BCE04, 4 cm long BCE7, 5.5 cm long BCE06, 4 cm long BCE10, 4 cm diameter BCE12, 5,5 cm long BCE8, 5 cm long BCE9, 4 cm long 6 Bracelets BCB08: Brass vertical waves bracelet BCB05: Brass horizontal w aves bracelet BCB09: Silver plated vertical waves bracelet BCB02: Brass handmade textured bracelet, 5cm wide BCB01: Brass handmade textured cuff, 8cm wide BCB04: Silver-­‐plated bracelet, 5cm w ide BCB03: Large silver-­‐plated cuff, 8cm w ide 7 BCB10: Round disc bracelet BCB06: Brass bracelet with black horn, 30 cm long Brass and horn Set BCB07: Soldered brass rings bracelet Soldered brass rings Set 8 Necklace BCN02: Brass Tri Choker BCB0: Silver-­‐plated Tri Choker BCN01: Brass long necklace w ith carved horn, 77 cm long BCN04: Brass soldered rings necklace, 77 cm BCN05: Silver plated soldered rings necklace, 77 cm long 9 Rings BCR01: Brass flower Ring, adjustable closing BCR02: Silver-­‐plated round ring BRASS Collection: Our brass collection is handmade in Kenya by artisans with different abilities, men and women, working together to help them overcome their physical limitations and empower them economically and socially to become fully integrated members of their communities, also providing social benefits to the workers e.g. Housing, Clinic, Nursery School, Social Hall, Sports, HIV Prevention, etc. A Programme of the Association 10 for the Physically Disable in Kenya SILK Collection Handmade women accessories, made of recycled silk in Cambodia SCN01: Silk necklaces in 3 sizes: S (70cm long), M (75cm long) and L (105cm long). Available in all possible colors combination. AnnaLynne McCord, wearing some of our silk necklaces SCN02: Silk necklace with silk circles, 77cm long. Available in all possible color combinations SCN03: Silk necklace fringes, 90cm long. Available in all possible color combination SCN04: Silk necklace desigual circles, adjustable length. Available in all possible color combination SCN05: Silk necklace symmetrical circles, adjustable length. Available in all possible color combination SCN06: Silk pearls necklace. Available in all possible color combination 12 SCN07: Silk multiline necklace. Available in all possible color combination SILK Collection: Our silk collection is produced in Cambodia, by a group of women, constituted as a social enterprise that supports the empowerment and reintegration of women victims of trafficking, sexual exploitation, physical abuses, and any women in precarious situation in Cambodia, to help them return to a normal life with economic independence. They work under the fair trade principles and they also have a kindergarten at the workshop. Some of the w omen w orking at the workshop in Cambodia, producing our silk necklaces and other o f Bloombo’s products 13 CLAY Collection Handmade women accessories, made of clay and died with natural colors in Kenya CCN01: Clay pearls necklace. Available in green, blue and purple. Messing parts are 100% nickel free. CCE02: Clay square pearl earrings. Available in green and blue. CCE03: Clay round pearl earrings. Available in green and blue. CCE01: Clay d ouble round pearls earrings. Available in green, purple and blue. 14 CLAY Collection: Our clay women accessories are handmade in Kenya by artisans, women and men, mentally handicapped. They work under the fair trade principles, receiving training, good salaries, safe working environment and the means for self-­‐empowerment though a job opportunity under fair condition. The colors used to dye the clay beads are natural products, without chemical components on them. Artisans w orking on the different parts of the production process Dried clay beads, manually shaped and ready to be colored Colored clay beads just out of the oven 15 Assembling clay beads to make a necklace SCARVES Collection Handmade in Austria reversible cotton scarves, made of recycled cotton Unique and exclusive scarves and buff, handmade in Austria using different materials, such as jersey, cotton, viscose, silk and fleece. Approx. 42 cm wide and 130 cm long. Limited Edition 16 Be ethical, be fair, be BLOOMBO! 17