{"title":"Atelier Driba","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"max-width: 90%; text-align: center; padding-top: 24px; padding-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 22pt; font-weight: 300; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: 2px; margin-bottom: 14px;\"\u003eAtelier Driba\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eFounded by Mohammed Messaoudi in 1993, Atelier Driba is a safe harbor for Tunisian artisans, where dozens of ceramicists, weavers, woodworkers, mosaicists, and more — many employing generations-old techniques — find inspiration, community, and a pathway to the global marketplace. The Halfa Tray is the product of an ongoing collaboration between Atelier Driba, in the capital city of Tunis, and the H’ssir El Halfa collective, in the isolated Kasserine region. This women-only organization specializes in home goods made with halfa, an indigenous grass common to the steppes of North Africa; currently under threat, this beautiful grass provides a sheltered home for native flora and fauna, as well as a renewable economical resource for groups like H’ssir El Halfa. When Atelier Driba began working with the collective, they found that only a few, older weavers had retained their mastery, as the group had struggled to find a reliable market for their products: “The isolation of the craftswomen made them unfamiliar with the trends and aesthetic codes of the market, so they found it very difficult to market their products, and they lived almost exclusively on what they earned once a year at the craft fair,” says Karim Messaoudi, Mohammed’s son. In time, more women returned to the craft, while Atelier Driba assured that their work would find the audience — and consistent remuneration — it deserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n","products":[{"product_id":"kasserine-halfa-trays","title":"Kasserine Halfa Trays","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese simple, sturdy, versatile trays come from the village of Garat Agueb in the Kasserine Region of Tunisia. Here, the women artisans of the H’ssir El Halfa collective weave the indigenous Halfa grass into beautiful products that embody Tunisia’s rich tradition of craftsmanship. These products bring much needed income and socio-economic development to the remote, rural region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHalfa is a natural plant that grows with little water and allows a great diversity of plants and animals to live in its wake. Valuable for the ecological balance of the ecosystem and biodiversity, the grass varies in shades of pale yellow to light and deeper greens depending on when it was harvested.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse the tray on a cocktail table or bedside table for holding simple objects like candles, matches, and a book. Crafted in small and large.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atelier Driba","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":40716462915769,"sku":"83669129","price":57.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large","offer_id":40716462948537,"sku":"83669139","price":66.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/8373\/3878\/files\/DecAcc_Halfa_Tray_Group_062321_DC_01_0357-v2.jpg?v=1711587731"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/8373\/3878\/collections\/283101855929.jpg?v=1659853036","url":"https:\/\/bloomist.mom\/en-ca\/collections\/atelier-driba.oembed","provider":"Bloomist","version":"1.0","type":"link"}