Ka-ne-ceh-wa... I am back from almost 2 months of travelling everywhere from peru to japan... Here are some photos from the TOKYO designweek 2010...enjoy and come back soon for the schedule of holiday craft fairs coming up starting  Dec. 5th at the RISD ALUMNI SALE SF at ft mason sunday dec 5th from 9:30am-5pm see you there!

Well it has been a lot of travelling to say the least, starting to feel a little dizzy... I just passed an amazing month in peru working with the artisans down south in lago titicaki making gorgeous new hand made things! And now I am off to Tokyo for design week where we will be exhibiting from oct 29th-nov 3rd... the show is open from 10am-10pm if you are in town please stop by and say hello!!!! Will post some photos of japan in the next week or so!!!!!!

Last week was a big success we were in Chicago for the Renegade design fair... thankfully it stopped raining early! Enjoy the photos! and stay tuned for our next adventure to PERU next week!

I just got back from the land down under where I was exhibiting my work during sydney design week... it was soooo much fun and a great success! Next big show is in Tokyo... come find us in tokyo oct 29-nov 3 at Tokyo design week... see you there!!!!!

Hello
I wanted to bring to your attention the updated www.shoplana.com website we now have a SHOPNOW function on the website which will make purchasing even easier! The site will be updated very frequently so be sure to check back as we have busy hands here at shoplana and new  ideas are always being created!... as well for the month of MAY take 25% off your purchase by entering the discount code MAYDAYSALE when you are about to check out!
Wishing you the best friday possible!!!
best,

 Spring forward with LANAS  brand new spring collection made with 100% recycled, reused , and repurposed materials...bike tire belts and "made from a plastic bag" felted clutches!!! more coming soon!

imagine waking up and jumping off the rope swing in, Rio Dulce Quatemala and then making bags in between rope swing jumps! Is this the life or what!

I just returned from Peru and have started with the holiday design shows already! People are really loving the new things especially the hand knit alpaca sweaters from peru, fingerless gloves...oh and those adorable star pillows!

Well I am finishing up my time here in peru its been nearly 2 months now and we have made some wonderful things here in the village that i do fair trade projects with... nearly ready for the busy holiday season!!!!

Well It has been a long and exciting week in NY... I just finished showing my work and getting new shops so look out for LANA things at a shop near you!