Ian Snow introduce new SS20 Clothing & Jewellery Collection and raise funds to feed India’s daily-wage earners

British lifestyle brand Ian Snow which have been sourcing from India for some 40 years have launched an urgent appeal to raise money to help feed daily-wage earners in India whose incomes have suddenly stopped due to the lockdown in their country. 

Right now there is no social security available, according to organiser Daisy Snow, a director of Ian Snow Ltd. founded by her parents.
“These people live on a hand to mouth basis, daily, their incomes have suddenly and completely STOPPED and they are going to starve,“ said Daisy in her appeal.  
“Everyone around the world is struggling and in difficult positions right now, but we are really blessed to be in a country with an NHS and a social system (in the UK) that will not let anyone starve to death, I want to help the self-employed people of Jaipur who rely on a daily wage which is not currently possible to earn, so do not know how to feed their children because of the imposed lock down they no longer can earn any money.”
To date, they have raised £13,000, enough for about 73,000 meals and their target is £50,000.
You can donate over £5 directly here: gf.me/u/xs86u7
You can donate under £5 via PayPal: daisy@iansnow.com
You can read more about the appeal here.

This appeal coincides with the launch of Ian Snow's new SS20 clothing and jewellery collection. However only half of the new range is available now as the other half is stuck in India.  



"We are donating 10% of every sale from any item in this collection directly to the street kitchen project we are running in Jaipur, India, which is currently distributing food to those whose incomes have suddenly stopped," said Daisy.

Let's celebrate the Year of the Rooster!

Happy Chinese New Year to all.

According to the lunar calendar, on January 28th 2016, China and all Chinese communities worldwide will be celebrating the Year of the Rooster, the tenth in the 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac signs.

A homely filled cushion (45x45 cm)
in 100% cotton, with a vibrantly embroidered
rooster as its main motif, from IAN SNOW in Devon, UK.

When looking for a rooster image to depict this auspicious occasion, we came across this lovely "Rooster" in vibrant colours depicted on a filled cushion from the UK-based business Ian Snow which sells a wide selection of home-crafted bohemian home and furnishing products.

This Rooster is created using a fine example of crewel embroidery.

Crewelwork is a type of surface free-style embroidery using wool.  Believed to be at least a thousand years old, crewelwork uses a variety of embroidery stitches such as stem stitch, chain and split stitch to outline a design, applied onto a fabric, and the design is filled with various style of embroidery such as satin or couched stitches, and sometimes seed stitches and French knots are used to add texture.

You can check out the details of the cushion on the IAN SNOW website.