The Citizenry Review: Ethically Sourced
Artisan-made rugs, textiles and homeware, co-designed with master makers in 23 countries and produced through an audited fair trade process.
The Citizenry is a home & living brand based in Dallas, USA, curated by Purpose Picks for its commitment to ethically sourced, women's causes. Artisan-made rugs, textiles and homeware, co-designed with master makers in 23 countries and produced through an audited fair trade process.
Impact
- Location
- Dallas, USA
- Ships to
- USA & Canada
- Founded
- 2014
Featured Products
Why We Picked Them
The brand works with 3,938 artisan partners across 23 countries, 61% of them women running their own workshops, and says it pays over twice the fair trade wage requirement on average. A grant programme funded by 10% of proceeds has bought wool-processing equipment for weavers in Morocco, sewing machines for a workshop in Oaxaca and a loom for a textile workshop in Northern Ireland.
Read the full story on Substack →Frequently Asked Questions
- Is The Citizenry ethical?
- Purpose Picks lists The Citizenry under ethically sourced and women's causes after editorial review, which is curation rather than certification. The Citizenry was founded in 2014 in Dallas by Carly Nance and Rachel Bentley, who began with a flight to Peru to find out whether an artisan-made home brand could actually work. The Citizenry states commitments including fair trade, artisan partnerships, women-run workshops. Purpose Picks has not published an independent assessment of The Citizenry's labour or environmental practices, so treat those commitments as the brand's own account.
- Is The Citizenry legit?
- Yes. The Citizenry is an operating home & living brand based in Dallas, USA, founded in 2014 and featured in Purpose Picks issue #42 after editorial review of its social and environmental impact.
- Where is The Citizenry based?
- The Citizenry is based in Dallas, USA and ships to: USA & Canada.
- What does The Citizenry sell?
- The Citizenry makes home & living products. Featured picks: Aurora Alpaca Throw, Navya Hand-Knotted Accent Rug.
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