The From The Mountain difference: Sourcing sustainable production.
- Production sourcing, raw materials sourcing, and product development assistance for handmade or sustainably manufactured product
- Providing global sources of sustainable production that serve your specific need
- Searching for the most efficient and appropriate producer for your product
- Identifying sources of production through Publicly Funded Projects
- Identifying and proposing producers of appropriate quality, price, and circumstance
- Helping you find alternative, sustainable materials, of the right quality and cost, and which cause no environmental or social harm
- Overseeing the production process start to finish, including site visits
- Constantly communicating with producers, from initial sample to delivery
- Researching new producers appropriate for your markets, goals, and corporate values
- Leveraging a global network developed through our founder’s work on publicly funded projects (with missions like rural poverty alleviation and environmental conservation)
- Advising efficiencies in import/export processes
- Working for you on a project OR annual retainer basis
From The Mountain currently develops, sources, and manages production of wood casegoods, home accents, and textiles from Bolivia, Colombia, Ghana, Indonesia, Madagascar, Peru, Uganda and other international locales.
We have developed safe, longterm, relationships with global producers. By working with long-trusted producers, including those with smaller facilities, From The Mountain can offer
- quicker turnaround
- careful protection of intellectual property
- realistic quotes and timelines
- assurance of environmental & social accountability compliance.
For buyers with significant percentage contracts, we can also offer resources dedicated upfront and exclusive distribution programs.
