Looks like MSFT is trying to take on Etsy. I guess it is just India though and charitable. Sounds like a good idea. I'd buy some homemade Indian shit.
Microsoft’s Project ReWeave enables handloom weavers to sell crafts online
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PTI | Published: January 19, 2019 9:38 PM
The e-commerce platform would help connect artisans to the buyers directly enabling them to expand to newer customers and markets.
A new e-commerce website hosts signature collections created by the weaver communities, showcase traditional designs and products created from natural dyes (Facebook Image)
Microsoft India Saturday announced the launch of a new e-commerce platform here for handloom weavers under its Project ReWeave, as part of its philanthropic initiative. The e-commerce platform would help connect artisans to the buyers directly enabling them to expand to newer customers and markets, a press release from Microsoft said.
A new e-commerce website hosts signature collections created by the weaver communities, showcase traditional designs and products created from natural dyes, the release said. The e-market place would help sell to a broad set of customers, support weavers in increasing their income and earning a sustainable livelihood while also reviving traditional forgotten Indian art, it said. Microsoft, in association with the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), has also curated a special curriculum in ‘CAD and Colour for Handloom Weaving’ to provide digital training in handloom design, it said.