The MZ Made Journal

Oaxaca Travel Guide: Top 10 Cafés

Oaxaca Travel Guide: Top 10 Cafés

Oaxaca may be known for its incredible cuisine, but its coffee culture has developed exponentially in the past decade, and the small city now boast...

Why Fair Trade?

October is Fair Trade Month, and we thought it would be a great opportunity to dig into what this widely-used term really means, and why this movem...

[Always Ethical!] Fall Fashion Guide

October means fall is finally here and it’s time to start layering! Our favorite staples are coming back out with the addition of a few new items t...

Creating FW18: Our Process

Our latest collection welcomes 24 new bags in a fresh autumn palette. Each bag is handmade with care and attention to every detail, resulting in a ...

Top 5 Picks for Back to School!

It's that time of the year! September spells a fresh start and there's nothing to help you kick off the new school year right than being prepared w...

Shop Feature: Boxed and Burlap

Each quarter we select one of our amazing retail partners as the winner of our ongoing photo contest. We've been enjoying beautiful captures of Box...

5 Years after Rana Plaza - What's Actually Changed?

April 24th, 2018 marks five years after the deadly collapse of Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, which took the lives of over 1000 garment workers, and inj...

Guest Blog: MZ Artisan Visit Reflections

Written by Lee Owlsey of Latitudes Fair Trade A few weeks ago the managers from our three Latitudes Fair Trade stores had the delightful experienc...

Spring/Summer '18: From Inspiration to Creation

For Spring/Summer '18 we were inspired by the Oaxacan coast, in particular the sleepy beach town of Mazunte. We drew our color palette from the co...

Artisan Profile: Vicki + Isabel

Isabel and Vicki are two of five siblings and along with their parents, the entire family is dedicated to the business of weaving. On any given aft...

Shop Feature: Sierra Water Gardens

Congratulations to the winner of our Quarterly Wholesale Photo Contest! Sierra Water Gardens is a specialty boutique nursery and gift shop in Reno,...

The Spirit of Giving

Interview with Bernardo Sada Photos by Anna Bruce In September 2017, three 6+ magnitude earthquakes shook Mexico, the strongest of which hit the st...

Holiday Gift Guide: Wellness, Wildness & Warmth

This holiday season, we've rounded up a few of our favorite things, focusing on themes of wellness, wildness, and warmth! All qualities that we wis...