Product details
Product name: Fairtrade Lightshade
Reviewer: Karen Heinrich
Price: $19.95 each
Buy Online: Neco
G Rating:
These Fairtrade Lightshades are handmade by Nepalese village women from the bark of a shrub known locally as lokta.
This bush, found at an altitude of 2,000 m to 3,000 m, grows back to harvestable height within six to eight years of being cut to ground level.
The attractive hanging paper lanterns are surprisingly strong and durable, with a natural resistance to worms and insects, and come in a variety of colours and patterns.
Your purchase will support fair trade in Nepal and the lanterns can be recycled.
At the time of publication, G is not aware of any Australian-made paper lanterns.
