Mar, 10 - Bazaar de la Paz hosted a visit by Teacher Catherine Hildebrandt and her class of 3rd and 4th graders from The Grade School at Columbia University.Bazaar de la Paz is on Hiatus
Please email inquiries to: info@bazaardelapaz.com
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Update on BDLP's artist groups in Haiti
I have been in touch with colleagues from the Fair Trade Federation about our artists in Haiti.
As you can imagine, communication with the United States has been virtually impossible, and those in Haiti are focused on their families, friends and communities after this devastating disaster.
We remain hopeful and optimistic that all are okay, just out of reach.
If you are searching for a loved one in Haiti, please go to the Family Links website of the International Committee of the Redcross (ICRC). The aim of the Family Links website is to accelerate the process of restoring contact between separated family members. As of 01/19 - there are more than 23,000 people registered - and more than 1,600 people have made contact.
http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/web/doc/siterfl0.nsf/htmlall/familylinks-haiti-eng (English)
http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/web/doc/siterfl0.nsf/html/familylinks-haiti-fre (French)
If you wish to assist in the emergency response, Carol is now working with Concern Worldwide. Please visit: http://www.concernusa.org/
Be safe, Be Well. Our hearts are with all in Haiti this night... as difficult as it may seem, especially for the children we must look past the rubble and destruction - and see a brighter future for them...
As soon as I have more information, I will post it on the BDLP website.
Love, Carol.
Lots of emails lately with inquiries about custom woodwork.
BDLP is (sadly) closed. Vinnie Gusmano is a Master Woodworker in the New York area and he is available privately for any woodworking/carpentry needs you might have. And yes, in addition to furniture he does do cabinetry, build-outs and anything else that might come up.
Please contact him directly at:
vingusmano@gmail.com 
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“Every new beginning
comes from some other beginning's end ..."
Dear Friends of Bazaar de la Paz,
It is with great sadness that I write this letter to you. As you all know, Bazaar de la Paz is a small start-up business, the first 100 percent fair trade retail brick & mortar storefront in New York City. I, Carol Puzone, am the sole owner. We opened on Broadway on 7 July 2007. Due to astonishing works of art produced by our artisans, and the fact that I have the best customers in the country, BDLP experienced enormous growth and success for her first 1.5 years.
However, I am a small “Mom” shop. The current banking collapse which started in the early Fall has simply made it unviable for a small start-up business like mine to continue in the current economic environment.
Bazaar de la Paz will close her doors on or about 31 May.
As I told the 102nd and 103rd Street Block association back in March, the funding for small businesses is horrific. Financing is difficult to obtain and generally insufficient. The analogy I used in that story is valid and as the reporter indicated indeed comes from my years working overseas in extremely poor countries. If a child is born of a malnourished mother, the child starts off behind and spends years catching up. So too with a business. A well-capitalized business can survive a few months of lower sales but an under-capitalized one will always be playing catch-up and may not survive a downturn.
Unfortunately, this under-capitalized business can no longer survive the current downturn no matter how great the products, how great our customers are, or how great our sales growth has been during the first 1.5 years of the business.
I tried right up till the last day to try and save my beloved shop, so I apologize for the somewhat sudden notice to you. I truly tried everything up to the last second to not have this happen.
I will greatly miss you all … and hope someday to return again. In the meantime, what is important is to continue to grow fair trade purchasing in New York City. You can continue to purchase Tropical Salvage furniture through ABC Carpet and Home for a limited time. Tell ABC you would like them to continue carrying the line. When you are in other gift and home décor stores … ASK – no DEMAND -- Fair Trade.
I thank you for your patronage while we have been here … you all are the best, … and I wish each and every single one of you success as you work your way through the downturn in your personal lives.
Remember, this too shall someday pass.
With love and thanks,
Carol.
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Bazaar de la Paz is New York City's first 100% fair trade storefront featuring a global array of handcrafted furniture, gifts & home décor all made from salvaged, recycled and/or natural materials.
By creating access for artisans to sell their products in consumer marketplaces such as New York City--on a fair trade basis--BDLP helps bring good wages, safe working environments, and meaningful work to individuals & families living in impoverished regions around the world. Through the process of demand creation for fair trade products, BDLP also contributes towards keeping ancient art forms alive that would otherwise be lost due to lack of consumer demand for them.
We are proud to be NYC's source for Tropical Salvage furniture. Tropical Salvage is a local pioneer in job creation in Indonesia through the reclamation of fallen trees from which they craft magnificent one-of-a-kind furniture pieces.
Our home accents are as unique as your New York lifestyle. Our home décor specialty items are crafted from recycled and sustainable materials such as soda cans, tea bags, sari's, Thalers, bike chains/nuts/bolts, coconut fibers, glass, rice & animal feed bags, truck canvas, newspaper, and natural grasses and fibers. We are also proud to offer Equal Exchange fairly traded coffee, tea and snack products.
Founder & Proprietor: Carol Puzone
We actively support The Fund For Public Schools in New York City. Proud member of:
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