tagua

No matter what you call this lovely ivory something, designers have good reason to go nuts and save a little rainforest with tagua!

Three artisans who work in the jungle, mountains and coast of Ecuador got sick of getting exploited selling wholesale and decided to make their own website...carvings, ceramic, silver, beadwork, macrame, etc, etc, etc. Lots of the recycled stuff has already been sold, there will be more soon. Still lots of vegetable ivory and coconut pieces available. Everything is shipped from the United States.