This New Way of life Store Brings Collectively Stunning Home Items, Fashion and Nursery Merchandise

“Behind every product is a person.”

This is Faire Living’s core perception, a sentiment that guides the house items retailer’s dedication to stunning, ethically-made and artisan-crafted merchandise.

After 4 and a half years in Qualicum Beach, B.C., this mother-daughter-owned enterprise is beginning a brand new chapter in Calgary. Owners Rebekah and Catherine Robertson have settled the brand new retailer in Inglewood, drawn to the neighbourhood’s vibrant group of unbiased companies.

Housed within the historic Rutherford Building that dates again to 1901, Faire Living is a one-stop way of life store for naturally dyed style, handwoven textiles, small-batch porcelain tableware, nursery items and extra.

Faire Living started as a 450-square-foot store in B.C., initially centered on handmade equipment, jewelry and self-care objects. As demand for significant dwelling items grew throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the shop expanded into curated homeware, artwork and a now substantial nursery line. It additionally ultimately launched a sister store, Known Origin, for sluggish style.

Now, for the primary time, all three collections — Faire Living Home, Known Origin Womenswear and Faire Nursery — are below one roof.

Rebekah and Catherine perceive the potential for connection that lies in each handmade good. They beforehand labored in bridal accent design for internationally acknowledged exhibits, together with New York, London and Shanghai Fashion Weeks. Their background as makers informs their perception that transparency in manufacturing isn’t solely moral but additionally fosters extra significant purchases.

“I think when you have that connection, as the purchaser it gives you the opportunity to really cherish the products a bit more,” Rebekah says.

For Rebekah and Catherine, honest practices are rooted in transparency. Featured alongside their retailer on Pamela Anderson’s TV Show, Garden of Eden, their commissioned assortment of handwoven atta grass purses take six to eight weeks to make. The purses are crafted by Indonesian grandmothers in between caring for youngsters, offering an essential supply of further earnings to their communities.

“We make sure we get every detail we can about the production. That can be a very long, very time consuming back and forth between us and the brands,” says Rebekah, “It’s not just about supporting artisan craft. It’s about supporting the artisans as humans.”

1226 9 Ave. S.E., faireliving.com