Welcome to Ten Thousand Villages in Cumming, GA
Explore treasures collected from travels to foreign lands, without the need of a passport. Purchase handmade products from far-flug locales at deep discounts during our semi-annual World Caravan Sale! You’ll find hand-beaded jewelry, embroidered pillows, intriguing sculpture, hand-painted ceramics, intricately woven basketry, hand-woven textiles and more. Don’t miss the semi-annual World Caravan Sale, your opportunity to support fair trade and our artisans by purchasing handcrafted items at discounted prices!
Ten Thousand Villages NOW OPEN at The Avenue® Forsyth
World’s Largest Fair Trade Retailer Expands in Atlanta Market
Ten Thousand Villages, the world’s largest and one the oldest fair trade retailers of artisan-crafted products, is proud to announce the opening of its newest location in Atlanta at The Avenue® Forsyth.
“This is a great opportunity to expand the mission of Ten Thousand Villages,” said Craig Schloneger, Ten Thousand Villages U.S. Chief Executive Officer. “We look forward to working with the Atlanta community to spread the mission of fair trade into the mainstream Atlanta market.”
Guests will be able to enjoy a comforting cup of organic, fair trade tea or coffee from the Equal Exchange coffee and tea bar while perusing Ten Thousand Villages’ newest product collection—Tapestry—just in time for the holiday season.
“On behalf of the entire Ten Thousand Villages Cumming team, we are eager and excited to invite our Atlanta neighbors to experience the handcrafted products made by our fair trade artisan partners,” expressed Joyce Press, Ten Thousand Villages Southern District Sales Manager.
Featuring products from 130 artisan groups in some 37 countries, Ten Thousand Villages Cumming will allow customers in the greater Atlanta area another location to purchase handcrafted home decor, personal accessories and gift items from across the globe.
For more than 60 years, Ten Thousand Villages has been establishing long-term buying relationships in places where skilled artisans lack opportunities for stable income. All artisans are fairly paid for their products.
Ten Thousand Villages Cumming joins the Ten Thousand Villages Perimeter Place and Ten Thousand Villages Virginia Highland stores in the Atlanta market, to complete a network of 156 retail outlets throughout the United States selling Ten Thousand Villages products.
Ten Thousand Villages Cumming is located in The Avenue® Forsyth, 410 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 348. Ten Thousand Villages Cumming will be open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m.
Tapestry Collection
Weaving together a tapestry of "uncommon threads," the Tapestry collection invites you to create a mood of classic elegance for holiday entertaining.
Elephant Charm Bracelet
Bombolulu Workshops
Kenya
$18.00
Bagdha Enterprises
Bagdha Enterprises was established in 1982 to create employment for rural women with few resources and with no education or employment experience, Bagdha has transformed the lives of these women artisans, their families and community.
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