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Enjoy the
comfortable and elegant ambience of Abacus Trade.
You’re sure to find the perfect gift, for
a friend or loved one – or why not for yourself?
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Enter a
unique world of beauty, where you’ll find gorgeous handpicked
goods for a bed, a table, a floor, a wall, a door – and also the
ears, neck, hands, arms, and body... |
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The shop features so much fabulous quality
product, it’s hard to do it justice. Here’s a sampling of what’s on
offer:
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dazzling handmade leather
shoes from Rajasthan
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designer slouch bags from
Thailand
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cool and exclusive silver
jewellry from Bali
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brilliant Herat silk
shawls from the ArteZan project in Afghanistan
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distinctive home decor
from Jaipur, Bangkok and Indonesia
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extraordinary and
surprisingly delicate pottery from Northern Thailand
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pashmina/silk stoles from
Nepal
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fun and fab glass bead
necklaces from Indonesia and Delhi
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high quality handmade
leather goods from Kashmir
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beautiful blockprinted,
soft, soft cotton pjs and robes, as well as clothing, from Jaipur
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unique handmade bed linen
and tableware from Thailand and India
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decorative pewter
artwork... or teensy pewter fun gifts from Chiang Mai
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double wool hooked
carpets from India – you might even catch an extraordinary wedding
killim from ‘the Stans’
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exquisite fine and raw
silk scarves, stoles and shawls from a womens’ weaving group in
Thailand
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small sequin embroidered
surprises from Myanmar
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Abacus
Trade offers high quality, unique and often quite unusual artifacts and
products from Asian countries. The partners deal directly with
producers, artists, collective organizations, small entrepreneurs or
family businesses – all with fair business practice in mind, and with a
certain artistic flair. They find some extraordinary and beautiful
things, things which respect artistic traditions, and which also have a
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Abacus Trade is also proud to have on offer Herat
silk scarves made by the women of the ArteZan project in Kabul,
Afghanistan. These extraordinary accessories come in a rich variety of
jewel and earth tones and support the women and their families,
providing not only income for these women, but also literacy training
and other education for them and their families.
These shawls have
become known here in Canada through the efforts of Khorshied Samad, wife
of the Afghan ambassador to Canada. Khorshied is the Founder and
President of Artists for Afghanistan Foundation, Inc. She is
working to help develop ArteZan designs into a thriving industry, and
expose the world marketplace to the beautiful silk shawls that are woven
by these Afghan women and their families.
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