Anchal Project is a nonprofit that uses design and collaboration to provide economic opportunities for marginalized women to empower themselves through the creation of sustainable products, holistic programs, and global market access. Award-winning modern textile design. Discover one of a kind designs handmade from 100% certified organic cotton for the modern home and woman.
Shop contemporary quilted bedding, throws, decorative pillows, fashion accessories and quilted jackets. Each vintage textile uses the highest quality of up-cycled cotton saris and are 100% eco-friendly. The sari fabrics allow for individual expression and personalization through one-of-a-kind colors and patterns.
Shop contemporary quilted bedding, throws, decorative pillows, fashion accessories and quilted jackets. Each vintage textile uses the highest quality of up-cycled cotton saris and are 100% eco-friendly. The sari fabrics allow for individual expression and personalization through one-of-a-kind colors and patterns.
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With backgrounds in design, sisters Colleen and Maggie Clines lead the organization by placing design and collaboration at the center of Anchal's practice. It all started in a design studio. Colleen Clines was taking a graduate seminar at the Rhode Island School of Design that took her on a trip to India in 2009.
Anchal is based on the philosophy that we can create positive change in the world through collaboration in design. We are a team of designers, storytellers, activists, and dreamers. Colleen values how design can become the tool for sustainable solutions to gender inequality, social injustice, and environmental degradation.
At Anchal, design is our passion, and using design to impact lives has become our purpose. We believe design and interdisciplinary collaboration can be a catalyst for positive change. As a non-profit social enterprise, we use design thinking to create innovative solutions to tackle social inequalities and reform traditional textile manufacturing practices.
At Anchal, our designs blend the traditional, handmade craft with contemporary design-revolutionizing handmade textiles for the modern home. We honor the past and slow fashion movement by hand-stitching one-of-a-kind, pieces that reduce fabric waste and are made from eco-friendly low-impact dyes, vintage fabric and GOTS certified organic cotton.
Rooted in collaboration and innovative design solutions, Anchal is a non-profit that operates like a business. By driving impact through product sales versus donations alone, we are confident in the long-term sustainability of our initiatives.
Our programs demonstrate that when we systematically address employment inequality, we can reduce the number of women reliant on commercial sex work and eliminate the stigma that women and girls face around the world.95% of Anchal artisans have left the commercial sex trade or dramatically reduced their clients.
Our programs demonstrate that when we systematically address employment inequality, we can reduce the number of women reliant on commercial sex work and eliminate the stigma that women and girls face around the world.95% of Anchal artisans have left the commercial sex trade or dramatically reduced their clients.
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Liz Vasquez
Aug 16, 2021
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Mona T.
Aug 10, 2020
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Anchal Project creates beautiful pieces and supports a great cause. This is a Louisville treasure found in a lot of amazing boutiques around town and at KMAC downtown. I fell more in love with their pieces after seeing them being exhibited at the Guggenheim in NYC. They created a very elegant collection for one of the exhibits there. This year, they have been a part of the COVID efforts and created beautiful masks that are functional, adjustable and stylish. This has been my go to mask. It comes in a resealable bag and has instructions on how to care for it. I'm so thankful for anchal and
Christopher S.
Aug 03, 2018
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This such a cool place and a cool product.
This company provides not only really cool textiles, handmade textiles, but they purposefully hire women from vulnerable and/or mistreated demographics - I am unsure of the polite wording for the groups they described. It underlines the value of the product that people who need help and opportunity benefit from the sale as well.
The textiles are also high quality and unique. I am always blown away by the quality of the textiles and people who can see color rave about the vibrant colors. Also, the pricing isn't out of line with similar or mass
This company provides not only really cool textiles, handmade textiles, but they purposefully hire women from vulnerable and/or mistreated demographics - I am unsure of the polite wording for the groups they described. It underlines the value of the product that people who need help and opportunity benefit from the sale as well.
The textiles are also high quality and unique. I am always blown away by the quality of the textiles and people who can see color rave about the vibrant colors. Also, the pricing isn't out of line with similar or mass
Olivia M.
Oct 08, 2017
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I am incredibly impressed with Anchal Project! The ladies I met at the Anchal Project summer sale were very kind and their mission is inspiring. The products at Anchal—which are true works of art—are all stunning, high quality and wonderfully soft. Thank you Anchal Project for going above and beyond in an effort to better this world! It is so refreshing to find a company who is more interested in helping mankind than in turning a profit. You are very much appreciated!