Product development this year needs to pay close attention to the 2014 color trends. Check out Re-Do it Design’s “Sneek Peek-Pantone Colors 2014″ post! Re-Do it Design predicts Monaco Blue will be the 2014 color of the year!
Serrv’s Christmas Product Trends
December 13, 2012 By
It is an exciting time of the year in the United States! Christmas is around the corner and consumers are shopping for gifts to give to their loved ones. It is a very important time of the year for fair trade stores and organizations like SERRV because there are many conscious consumers looking for that […]
VillageWorks Collection
December 3, 2012 By
Serrv’s new VillageWorks Collection is a gorgeous collaboration between volunteer designer Frank Millero and artisans in Cambodia. Frank was joined by Joseph De Leo, a professional photographer who documented the design and production process. “We titled this project ‘People Support People’ because it reveals how SERRV’s activities build a chain of mutual support connection people […]
Testing Regulations U.S.A
November 30, 2012 By
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008 authorized a variety of new regulations and testing requirements for children’s products and some non-children’s products. The CPSIA fundamentally changed how product safety is regulated in the United States. If you are a manufacturer, importer, distributor, or retailer of consumer goods, you must ensure that all […]
Disability is not Inability
November 20, 2012 By
Mupa Guo creates jewelry with Bombolulu Workshop, an organization that works with physically disabled people in Kenya. Artisans are empowered to overcome their physical limitations and support themselves and their families through their craft work. Bombolulu is committed to helping the artisans develop their skills through training programs, as well as providing housing and assistance […]
Contemporary Textiles for the Floor
November 12, 2012 By
Marni Katz recently published an article on Design Milk about Nanimarquina and their process for manufacturing one of the company’s most popular, polka dots in relief rug!: a fuchsia and purple concoction from the Topissimo collection, which won a Red Dot Design Award in 2003. The following images give you a glimpse of all the steps […]
Fair Trade Stores Survey Results
November 8, 2012 By
Serrv’s Marketing team sent out a survey to more than 70 fair trade stores around the USA. We wanted to share some of the survey results with you and hope they help you understand what fair trade stores in the US like to buy and why. The target market for fair trade stores varies but […]
What Makes a “Good” Website
November 1, 2012 By
Sara Swartzendruber is part of the Marketing team at Serrv and she has put together a presentation about what makes a “good” website. Please click on the following link to download the presentation. Enjoy! What Makes a “Good” Website
