Saffron & Poe
Homewares Sourcing Tour
We had the pleasure of spending a few days with Saffron & Poe while they source their products and met with local manufacturers in Bali. Saffron and Poe are Interiors Designers and homeware retailers from San Francisco. Starting in Kerobokan, we explored a few treasure troves in the back streets of Denpasar, before venturing up to Bali’s artisan heart – Ubud. As well as visiting manufacturers of leather chairs. rattan bags, and carved mirrors, we also saw first-hand how a home-run women’s business works. It creates flexible work opportunities for the women of the village in a safe environment. It was eye-opening to see how rattan – a material I love so much – is grown, sewn and cooked before it’s ready to be sold. Saffron and Poe have specifically organized to go there as they are committed to helping local women through entrepreneurship. Seeing the children playing while their mums worked happily together was a lovely – and humbling – experience.
You can check the homewares shoot we did with Saffron and Poe here
Saffron & Poe
Photos and words by Sheila Man
Video by Septian Adi Saputra
