Welcome to our Vagabond World

 

We’re back in Britain trading with our shop on wheels, Vagabond Van and launching our new project, Band4Hope. Here’s a snap shot of Vagabond Van life.

 

W E L C O M E  * T O * O U R * V A G A B O N D * W O R L D.

{Life’s beautiful here… www.vagabondvan.com}

 

T HE * V A G A B O N D * A D V E N T U R E S

{We’re always on the look out for craftspeople who we can develop products with to sell through our shop, Vagabond Van. Through ongoing trade, we hope that we can help the wonderful people we meet along the way and share their talent with you.}

 

V A G A B O N D * V A N. The Secret Garden Party 2011.

{…it’s a bohemian princess shop on wheels!}

 

 

S E T T I N G * U P. Inside Vagabond Van, our 1952 Flying Cloud Airstream.

 

 

O N E * O F * A * K I N D clothes and accessories as individual as you are.

 

T R A V E L * L I G H T * F O R * A * M O R E * C O M F O R T A B L E * J O U R N E Y.

 

U N I Q U E * S T O R Y.

{Materials used are ingeniously recycled, adding to the unique story which each piece has to tell and minimising its effect on the environment.}

 

S U S T A I N A B L E * F A S H I O N from Africa.

{…people are beginning to question where their clothes are made are starting to realise the true human and environmental costs involved.}

 

M A D E * B Y * H A N D creating as many jobs as possible, helping to keep communities self sufficient and restoring hope.

 

 

 

C R A F T I N G * 4 * V A G A B O N D * V A N.

{While the women worked deftly, the piles of candy beads grew and the radio spluttered soft African beats.}

 

R E C Y C L E D * J E W E L S of Harare, Zimbabwe.

{Baby Future snoozed contentedly on her beading mother’s back.}

 

H A N D C R A F T E D by recycling old magazines and bottle caps, now available to buy at VagabondVan.com.

{It’s a great way for farm workers’ wives and sisters to help support themselves and their families. They come when they wish and can bring their children too.}

 

H O R N * A N D * B O N E * A D O R N M E N T

{Although horn and bone is traditionally used in African adornment, Joseph has modernised the process by inventing an amazing electricity driven cutting and buffing machine which gives his creations their fabulous polished finish.}

 

H O R N * A N D * B O N E * E A R R I N G S. Made by Joseph in Zimbabwe. Now available to buy at VagabondVan.com.

 

T R I B A L * H O O P S * A N D * S P I K E S. Now available to buy at VagabondVan.com.

 

M I E L I E * B A G S. Made from waste t-shirt fabric.

{…we sat under a tree and watched as they gossiped in clicks and completed their Mielie bags.}

 

C H I P * B A G S. Hand woven with reeds and reclaimed plastic by Penane in Maun, Botswana.

 

C H I P * B A G S.

{…we spied an incongruously space-age looking hand bag, twinkling on its owner’s arm in Maun, Botswana. Like magpies we pursued the bag and discovered that its owner, with babe balanced on hip, was called Penane and that she had woven the bag herself! We visited her well swept, solar panelled home across the way and with chicks twittering around our feet, Penane’s children proudly showed us their mother’s handiwork.}

 

H A N D M A D E * C H A R M S in silver and gold.

{Charms are bringers of good fortune. Wear your charm to attract love, luck and abundance each day.}

 

B A N D 4 H O P E * M A N U F A C T U R E. Great skill and care goes in to the handcrafting of each band.

 

B A N D 4 H O P E. Copper and zinc band, ethically handcrafted in Africa.

{… inspired by the carved geometric cuffs of the Himba people we met in Namibia. Traditionally these cuffs have been carved from bone but often today they are made using plastic piping.}

 

D E S I G N * I N S P I R A T I O N. Himba tribe, Namibia.

 

B A N D 4 H O P E. Each band has a unique ID engraved on the inside that links it to a HopeTrail, connecting all of its owners.

 

The Band4Hope Project – Launching very soon! Sign up at Band4Hope.com and get your early invite.

 

[hope + action] x crowd = a movement 4 positive social change

 

Hope is contagious… [pass it on]

 

H A N D * E M B R O I D E R E D * T – S H I R T S.

 

O N E * O F F * D R E S S E S made from recycled fabrics.

 

T R I B A L * P R I N T S.

 

E C L E C T I C * A N D * C O L O U R FU L.

{…infused with African sunshine and the creative spirit of this vibrant continent.}

 

 

 

A * S T I T C H * I N * T I M E * S A V E S * N I N E.

{…we hope that one day sustainable fashion will become the norm.}

 

V A G A B O N D * V A N. The Secret Garden Party 2011.

 

T H E * B A N D 4 H O P E * T R E E. The Secret Garden Party 2011.

 

P L A N T I N G * H O P E S. The Secret Garden Party 2011.

 

I hope that in my lifetime… H U M A N S * C R E A T E * M O R E * T H A N * T H E Y * C O N S U M E

 

 

Hope is contagious… [pass it on]

 

 

 

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The project aims to band people, hopes and actions together, while raising funds and awareness for charity through the continual passing on of Band4Hopes and the recording of their journeys online in a HopeTrail.

[hope + action] x crowd = a movement 4 positive social change

 

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