Gifts for the Traveler

Elevate your shopping with our eco-friendly Cotton Tote Bags! Crafted from 100% high-quality cotton, these durable totes are perfect for groceries, books, and daily essentials. Say goodbye to plastic with our stylish reusable bags that help reduce carbon footprint. These bags are packable and lightweight.

SIZE in inches : 14”(width)x 15”(height)

Handle (Overall Strap length) : 20

Colors vary: Assorted Block Printed fabrics. Email us at mangoandmain@gmail.com for a photo of current choices.

Fair trade

Made in India.

This updated 2nd edition features a revised chapter. True Colors is about artists who create color from natural materials and about the historical importance and environmental sustainability of this practice. Deep conversations with 26 artisans from every part of the globe reveal their wisdom, traditions, and know-how—and suggest that we ignore what they know at our peril. Traditional approaches to making color offer sustainable options to a fashion system badly in need of them and memorable cultural narratives to a world hungry for beauty and spirituality. True Colors provides an immersive visual experience and an inspiring travelogue of personal stories and practical information from artists who are leaving their mark on the world.

Size: 9.0in x 11.0in  |  Pages: 252  |  300 Color Photos, Four-color Interior

Author Bio

Keith Recker is president and co-founder of Hand/Eye magazine and a board member and creative director of the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe. His previous book, Pantone: The Twentieth Century in Color, has been translated into eleven languages.

Against the backdrop of Guatemala, this book presents portraits of artisans working in the ancient traditions of the Maya paired with insights into the creation of the textiles and the events that have affected their work. Weaving, spinning, and basket making have sustained the Maya economically and culturally against the pressures of change and a 36-year civil war that decimated their population. Their persistence in continuing traditional art has created some of the loveliest, most colorful textiles the world has ever known. Artisans share their personal histories, hopes, and dreams along with the products of their hands and looms. Their stories show determination in the face of unimaginable loss and hardship which instill an appreciation for the textiles themselves and for the strong people who create them.

Size: 10.0in x 10.0in  |  Pages: 152  |  214 Color Photos, 1 Map

Author Bios

Joe Coca is a photographer of people from all walks of life over five continents, industrial products and installations, architecture, food, and especially handcrafted textiles and other artisan goods. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Deborah Chandler is the creator and director of Weaving Futures, where she has had the pleasure and honor of working with many Mayan weavers. She is the author of Learning to Weave. She lives in Guatemala.

Teresa Cordón is the owner of the award-winning Comercial Naleb, a handwoven hat business. She is an avid provider of education and marketing for the work of Mayan artisans. She lives in Guatemala.

Through evocative images, insightful descriptions, and companion personal stories, Joe Coca guides us on a global journey, weaving together place, people, craft, and story with the human thread that connects us all. Each section of the book features an array of remarkable photographs that shows a region's people—most often portraits of artisans working in ancient traditions—as well as surprising glimpses of culture and environment. From a high altitude soccer match in Peru to silk weavers in Laos, exotic locales are made personal through intimate portraits, the work of hands, and everyday life captured, not by an observer, but by a participant, a fellow companion on the journey.

Pages: 188 | 100 Color Photos, Four-color Interior images

Size: 10.0in x 11.0in  |  Pages: 188  |  Binding: Hardback

Author Bio

Joe Coca grew up in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of southern Colorado. After graduating from Colorado State University, he studied photography at Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. For forty years he maintained a studio in Fort Collins, Colorado, but his work has taken him to cities and rural areas of five continents. He has photographed people from all walks of life, landscape, architecture, food, and especially handcrafted textiles. Coca has won numerous awards for his photography. He lives with his wife and two dogs in Weston, Colorado.

Our toiletry bags are large enough to fit your travel essentials like brushes and makeup, and with a layer of vinyl between two layers of canvas to protect against spills, this will become a true travel companion. Also perfect for organizing toiletries at home. 

Hand-block printed with non-toxic, AZO-free dyes, and featuring hand-tied pompoms made by a 4th generation tassel-tying family in Rajasthan. 

Dimensions: 10"x8"x3.5"

Materials: 100% thick Cotton Canvas with hidden water-resistant vinyl lining.

Machine wash cold with like colors (make sure to tuck tassel inside and zip before washing). Tumble dry on low. 

Made in India.

The perfect travel companion. Carry-on friendly with generous, roomy interior and three interior pockets to keep you organized.

PRODUCT DETAILS:

• Size: W - 23", H - 15", D - 9”, Handle drop - 19"
• Materials: hand spun, hand woven cotton with recycled leather handle.
• Print: hand block printed
• Lining: hand block printed cotton canvas lining
• Care: spot clean only
• Handcrafted from our studio in the Himalayas where we offer holistic, living wage work to those who have experienced barriers to work. 
• Made in India.

 Our classic sunburst design in sky blue with a lovely rust orange pompom. Our toiletry bags are large enough to fit your travel essentials like brushes and makeup, and with a layer of vinyl between two layers of canvas to protect against spills, this will become a true travel companion. Also perfect for organizing toiletries at home.

Hand-block printed with non-toxic, AZO-free dyes, and featuring hand-tied pompoms made by a 4th generation tassel-tying family in Rajasthan. 

Dimensions: 10"x8"x3.5"

Materials: 100% thick Cotton Canvas with hidden water-resistant vinyl lining.

Machine wash cold with like colors (make sure to tuck tassel inside and zip before washing). Tumble dry on low. 

Made in India.

 Our classic Dot design in navy and white with a lovely orange pompom. Our toiletry bags are large enough to fit your travel essentials like brushes and makeup, and with a layer of vinyl between two layers of canvas to protect against spills, this will become a true travel companion. Also perfect for organizing toiletries at home.

Hand-block printed with non-toxic, AZO-free dyes, and featuring hand-tied pompoms made by a 4th generation tassel-tying family in Rajasthan. 

Dimensions: 10"x8"x3.5"

Materials: 100% thick Cotton Canvas with hidden water-resistant vinyl lining.

Machine wash cold with like colors (make sure to tuck tassel inside and zip before washing). Tumble dry on low. 

Made in India.

Introducing the new zipper credit card wallet, in navy! Keep your cards and cash organized and secure.

Features include:

• 5 card slots with zippered pocket
• Highest quality custom-made YKK nickel zipper (USA Made)
• Full-grain artisan leather
• Skillfully handmade in Nicaragua
• Practical & Durable - To last in every aspect with extra attention to thread quality and stitching.
• Fair Trade with minimalist packaging
• Upcycled materials used inside

Origin Creations brings you gorgeous, authentic, handmade leather pieces. Your purchase provides local artisans the ability to create opportunities for themselves and their families.

Introducing the new zipper credit card wallet, in navy! Keep your cards and cash organized and secure.

Features include:

• 5 card slots with zippered pocket
• Highest quality custom-made YKK nickel zipper (USA Made)
• Full-grain artisan leather
• Skillfully handmade in Nicaragua
• Practical & Durable - To last in every aspect with extra attention to thread quality and stitching.
• Fair Trade with minimalist packaging
• Upcycled materials used inside

Origin Creations brings you gorgeous, authentic, handmade leather pieces. Your purchase provides local artisans the ability to create opportunities for themselves and their families.

Introducing the new zipper credit card wallet, in forest green! Keep your cards and cash organized and secure.

Features include:

• 5 card slots with zippered pocket
• Highest quality custom-made YKK nickel zipper (USA Made)
• Full-grain artisan leather
• Skillfully handmade in Nicaragua
• Practical & Durable - To last in every aspect with extra attention to thread quality and stitching.
• Fair Trade with minimalist packaging
• Upcycled materials used inside

Origin Creations brings you gorgeous, authentic, handmade leather pieces. Your purchase provides local artisans the ability to create opportunities for themselves and their families.

Capture moments in style with a batik-covered journal, featuring paper made from harvested, invasive water hyacinth—a perfect blend of artistry and sustainability.

Sold in assorted prints and colors.

Features include: Covered in organic cotton batik fabric scraps, with a loop and bead closure. Hand-stitched binding with recycled glass bead decoration. Made from a blend of water hyacinth weed and post-consumer recycled paper.

Approximately 40 hand-bound pages.

Measures 8.5”H x 6”W.

Made in Ghana.

Keep your jewelry organized for travel or at home with the Muted Huipile Jewelry Case. Fully lined case opens with a zipper and includes 5 small, see-through zip pouches to organize your earrings, necklaces, and bracelets. Intricate brocade lid adorns this practical yet beautiful jewelry organizer. Can also be used as a small toiletry bag.

Length 5.5 inches, Width 4.5 inches, Height 3.5 inches

Handmade in a fair trade workshop in Guatemala.

Natural aguacatan crocheted bag our graphic hand crocheted agua bags go from market to beach to work in eye-catching style. Our chic patterned agua bags are hand crocheted from sturdy cotton thread in a roomy cylinder shape with a draw string closure.

These agua bags measure 11" H and 8.5" diameter at bottom, with a 44" L crocheted strap.

Our graphic hand crocheted agua bags are handmade in a fair trade workshop in Guatemala.

Fabricated from beautiful handwoven Mayan blouse material. The free standing shape makes it easy to access. One lined zipper pocket to fit all your necessities. The bag features a leather trim around the zipper.

 Length 8 inches, Width 4 inches, Height 3 inches

Handmade in a fair trade workshop in Guatemala.