London Evening Standard, 22 August 07


Alison Cork's really useful ideas & bargains
' apart from their obvious decorative charms, papier mache bowls from ganesha.co.uk are more than mere table ornaments..'


Wola Nani bowl shown

London Evening Standard, March 07

All the fun of the fair
'away from the big stores, attractive imported products for the home are now in some of London's more conscientious and adventurous shops. They are increasingly not just "good", but gorgeous, with an intrinsic handmade appeal.'

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Ambience Magazine, Aut/winter 05
(German trend prediction publication)

Taag
neem de tijd om te denken..

kauna-phok pads + mat shown

Woman Magazine, 27 June 05

Going green just got glamorous
'what better excuse do you need for a spot of guilt-free, clear-conscience shopping?'

Wola Nani bowls, Bollywood icon T, Tipu tie skirt, leather wallet, olive floral bag, indigo silk wrap shown

Guardian Weekend magazine
14 August 04

Style Slave: Fair and square
'if you thought fair trade was all tie and dye tablecloths, you haven't discovered Ganesha'

greenleaves silk cushion and
Bharati phul cushion shown

New Consumer Magazine, Mar/April 04

10 Home enhancers
'Briefing's choice of the best fair trade strictly kitsch..'

parasol, photoframe, bollycoaster, saribraid box shown

VSO Orbit Magazine
Feb 04

Consumer Conscience
'what do Indian weaver Manjulata Mohanty and British Manager David Emmery, have in common? Golden grass placemats of course!'

Elle Deco Magazine, Nov 03


create a calming ambience..

kauna-phok pads shown

Now Magazine, October 02

Little India
'Give your home opulence with Bollywood-inspired colours, fabrics and beaded accessories'

sequin hanging and Shah Rukh Khan bag shown

You Magazine, 25 August 02

Barbadian Bounty
'Go Caribbean crazy with sizzling colours and bursting blooms..'

lotus bag shown

M Magazine, 6 July 02

Club Tropicana
'whatever size of outdoor space you have to call your own, you can turn it into a tropical chill-out zone with hot colours and cool accessories..'

kauna mattress shown

London Evening Standard, 8 May 02

By golly it's Bolly
..'Shops such as Ganesha have no such inhibitions (about Bollywood); you'll find a Bollywood section on its website, including furniture, and, for a fun touch, coasters and placemats with Bollywood themes, just the job for a Bollywood barbecue, perhaps? Ganesha also has brilliant glass-topped tables, decorated with Bollywood film stars, handpainted by rickshaw artisans.'

Perfect Home, March 02

Talking shop
To celebrate Fair Trade Fortnight, 4-17 March, we round up the best world shop goods, where trade associations get a fair price.
Ganesha: For eclectic accessories and home furnishings with contemporary style, a visit to Ganesha is a must. Set up by Jo Lawbuary and Purnendu Roy; you'll find quality goods sourced from, and developed with, co-operatives and associations. Check out the kauna-phok cushions, £25 for a 45 x 90 x 6cm pad, and the kitsch Bollywood placemats and coasters, from £1.50. The website's a treat too.
other ft suppliers also listed in this feature

The Venue, December 01

Definitive Christmas gift and survival guide 'Her -these are a girls best friends'

rickshaw photoframe shown

World of Interiors, September 01

Inspiration page
'These 2.2 x 1.2m Innaphi panels have a dramatically kitsch impact in a Karma Kab, but look grand and restrained when used to line the bed hangings in Ian Grant's flat. Woven in north east India, they are sold through fair trade importer Ganesha.'

London Evening Standard, July 01

Buy Bollywood
'kitsch colouful merchandise is flavour of the moment. Ganesha stocks plastic-encased promotional material form Bollywood films -placemats and coasters -and shelves handpainted with Bollywood figures'...

You Magazine, July 01

An enlightened garden



kauna-phok mattress, shown

New Woman, May 01

Downstairs at Samantha's
'Mix designer pieces with a splash of hippy chic -for all those Sex and the City cocktail parties..'

Kauna-phok mattress shown

Time Out Green Special, September 2000

'This tiny little shop is packed to the roof with gorgeous goods that partners Jo Lawbuary and Purnendu Roy have been bringing over from India for five years. they work directly with cottage industries, buying throws, cushions, rugs and scarves (which are large enough to use as colourful curtains). You can also get very fashionable sitting pads (cushions made form a bamboo-like fibre), and there's a small selection of cards and some lovely hand made wrapping paper.'

New Woman, August 2000

Tangier Dream
'Turn your garden into an exotic kasbah'

showing Naga cushions

Kitchens Bedrooms & Bathrooms, summer 2000

Beach life



showing kauna-phok large pad

Living etc., November 1999

The shape simple
'If your room is the size of a broom cupboard, stick to a pared-down look; simple furniture, unfussy fabrics and single window panels'...

kauna-phok mattress shown

Elle Decoration, February 1999

Essential ingredients
'Beautiful basics to make every day a special occasion'

sal leaf plates shown

idFX, October 2002

Indian Summer
...'At Ganesha, a London shop and mailorder company specialising in fair trade Indian products, partner Jo Lawbuary has seen an upsurge in demand this summer.''Although the Bollywood look is very much a UK interpretation of Indian style, it has been a positive thing for our producers-co-operatives in India and Bangladesh,'' she says. Few items epitomise the look better than Ganesha's Rickshaw furniture -tables and shelves made from recycled aluminium and ornately decorated with hand-painted motifs, plastic accessories and collages of Bollywood stars from magazines.''The range is made by artists who normally decorate rickshaws,'' she says'.....

The Daily Telegraph, July 2002

Dedicated followers of fair trade and fashion Fair trade products are competetively priced while ensuring good working conditions and a fair price for artisans and community projects worldwide. Companies dealing in fair trade products offer a lot more than hippie beads and raffia bags. These days, they are tuned into consumers and trends, producing clothes and accessories that can compete with bigger retailers.
Ganesha: Based in Gabriel's Wharf, London, Ganesha stocks hand-crafted accessories and textiles form India. Look out for stunning scarves, including the tasselled wraps made form antique silks at £19.99. There are also hand-blocked silk scarves (£12.50) and striped 'bazaar' bags (£2.99)
other ft suppliers also listed in this feature

London Evening Standard, 25 July 2001

Days out to dawdle over
...'Ganesha is a fine find: full of Indian furnishings and fashion accessories from far-flung co-operatives, sourced by the indefatigable Jo Lawbuary and Purnendu Roy. Wonderful embroidered voile curtains are £14.95, all stiff and crackly with rice starch'...

Time Out Shopping Guide to London 2004
This colourful little shop should soothe your consumer conscience. Everything here is fair trade, like the wool rugs made by Tibetan refugees (£295) and recycled cotton throws hand-embroidered by women’s co-ops in India (£295-£450). The staff know their stuff, too, right down to the obscure type of stitching and remote regions of Nepal. Not surprisingly, quality is top-notch: the silk cushions, appliqued bedspreads, and handmade paper lampshades are all exquisitely detailed. A range of Bollywood accessories, such as picture frames and place-mats, adds some glitz. Mailorder.

Green Guide (www.greenguide.co.uk) Ganesha imports fair trade textiles and artefacts sourced from co-operatives and cottage industries all over India. Features an extensive, unusual collection of hand-produced home furnishings from the simple to the extravagant. Also an eclectic range of artefacts from natural materials, leaf plates, reed mattresses and items made from reused/recycled post-consumer waste. Most things are sourced at origin, supporting local and rural economies. Regularly featured in design magazines. Members of the British Association for Fair Trade Shops.