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January 2012. The young designer Julia Gèsine Stefan is starting her own carpet label Bó Hamsa – from the outset with fair trade Label STEP.
Label STEP makes its own carpet
In collaboration with Makalu Design Label STEP produces its own carpet for the Domotex trade show in January 2012 - and will regularly report on the production as well as on fair trade in Nepal.
Nearly all wool dyeing factories in Nepal discharge their wastewater directly into the river, farmland or public drainage system without any prior treatment. The wastewater results in a considerable damage to the environment of...
One of UK’s finest modern rug companies becomes a Label STEP partner. Knots Rugs from London stand for eccentric, beautiful design – and social responsibility for workers in Nepal.
Creative Matters joins Label STEP
By joining Label STEP the Canadian company Creative Matters further strengthens its social and environmental commitment to their Nepali producers and weavers. Creative Matters is Label STEP’s first partner in North America.
Simply the Best: the Trends of the Season
Carpets are the stars of the 'interior design' season. The most important trends: Desire for color, vintage look, mix mash - the creative combining of different styles - and of course fair trade...
Fair young designers in Austria
Students from Wiener Neustadt got a taste for the carpet world as guests at the Austrian furniture store Leiner, got to know approaches of fair trade and have created their own carpet designs. The initiative is part of a project...
Jubilee chocolate for fair carpet trade
For 15 years Label STEP has been involved in fair conditions in production and trade of handmade carpets. With an especially created jubilee chocolate Label STEP points to the results in fair carpet trade.
Statement regarding the US embargo on Iranian carpets
The United States of America have introduced a bill that prohibits the import of Iranian handmade carpets. Carpet weavers and workers are among the most deprived segments of the Iranian population. Label STEP and the American...
Support the Flood Victims in Pakistan
Pakistan is hit by the worst flood disaster in the country's history. Millions of people are affected, amongst them thousands and thousands of carpet weavers and their families. The people in Pakistan are in urgent need of your...
Label STEP Carpet Dealer Search Online
With the new carpet dealer search the Label STEP website offers the possibility to find the matching carpet dealer nearby in just a few clicks.
Sign the Petition for a Sustainable Carpet Industry in Nepal!
Label STEP supports a petition addressed to the government of Nepal and calls on carpet companies and consumers throughout the world to sign it.
The Silk Carpet Weavers of Kashmir
The security situation in the Indian Kashmir region has eased. Read the report on Label STEP's visit to the centre of the Indian silk carpet industry.
Silk carpets at Ballenberg museum
Silk is the annual subject of the Swiss open-air museum Ballenberg. Label STEP and Pfister present an exhibition of precious silk carepts.
Reading materials from the bicycle library
Illiteracy is prevalent in Bhadohi, a region in India’s carpet belt. Female carpet knotters have learned to read, write and do basic arithmetic in Label STEP projects. A rickshaw now brings reading materials to their villages.
Label STEP success story for the entire Nepalese carpet industry: All weavers in Nepal will henceforth receive fair wages.
Enthusiasm for modern design carpets
Label STEP at the Swiss trade fair 'muba': Enthusiasm about the carpet exhibition and Label STEP's new look; Bodenmann AG in Basel newest fair trade partner.
Fairtrade is the future of the carpet industry
Label STEP with new Design at the Domotex
Design carpets from Nepal at the LIFEfair
At the LIFEfair, the fair for sustainable living in Zurich, Label STEP was represented together with the licensee Pfister – a Label STEP-partner since 13 years.
SIMPURO – New partner of Label STEP
"SIMPURO commits to ethic, social and environmental responsibility. Fair salaries allow the weavers to securely earn their livings and give their job a continuous, long-term perspective", confirms SIMPURO's CEO Mag. Human Khodai...
In January Label STEP has participated at Domotex, the international fair for floor coverings and carpets in Hannover (D). The Fairtrade organisation Label STEP is the only organisation that conducts extensive and serious...
Label STEP welcomes new team for Austria and Germany
Label STEP, the organisation for fair trade with handmade carpets, begins the year 2008 with a new team for Austria and Germany.
Label STEP awarded for its work in Nepal
Label STEP’s commitment towards the workers in Nepalese carpet industry has been awarded by the Nepal Independent Carpet Worker’s Union (NICWU), a sister organisation of the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Union (GEFONT).
Award of diplomas for the graduates of capacity building-Workshops in Pakistan
In 2005 Label STEP supported by Democratic Commission for Human Development set up the "Participatory Monitoring and Verification" project. Its objectives are tho train and raise the awareness of people connected with the...
