International style for a global village...by mail order!
Added: (Thu Sep 07 2006)
Pressbox (Press Release) -
New mail order service Tszuj Home Accessories are bringing design and international handi crafts together with their secure online and printed mail order catalogue.
Tszuj (pronounced 'shuj') specialise in international handcrafted and ethically produced home accessories with a modern design focus. Tszuj products are sourced from around the globe using local craftsmen and women.
The mail order catalogue and website are available now. Customers can shop at the secure website www.tszuj.co.uk. Alternatively, customers can call or e-mail with their address details to receive a FREE copy of the full colour catalogue. (Available in print or pdf versions)
Tszuj Founder Nic Chbat says " Our suppliers work with artisans across europe and the developing world to source
unique yet beautiful products from ethical sources. We are passionate about providing customers stylish, highly
designed products that support the local craftspeople and their environments. We can all have the best of both worlds
if we are prepared to go the extra mile for our customers and our suppliers! This is just the begining. We are already
working towards a collection that is 100% fair trade and hand crafted but it will take time to build, its such a neglected
area, it will take a while to develop so that everyone involved gets a fair deal."
Tszuj was set up just last year by Nic Chbat and wife Penny. Penny says "We both wanted to set up a home
accessories business that was genuinely pioneering and that was based on ethical practices. It's so difficult for people
to find distinctive and easily accessible home products that are also ethical. We've had such a great response.
Customers have been so positive and people are often surprised by the quality of our products, assuming that
'handcrafted' means lower quality. It is quite the opposite! Our craftsmen and women are artisans using techniques
passed down from generation to generation. Our non - handcrafted products have to compete with the quality of these
craftspeople, not the other way round!"
The Tszuj collection incorporates a range of products including tableware, decorative and soft furnishings from
Europe, Africa, India and the far east, the majority of which are fairly traded, ethically produced and/or made from
recycled materials. All the products are available online and a good selection of these are included in the mail order catalogue.
The website is now even easier to browse and full of new and interesting home interiors resources, news and ideas.