Where does
your money go?
Our most ambitious project to date is to take APOCCAS
to the next level. Your hard-earned dollars, pounds or rupees will go straight
to pay for the making of our New Season collection of scarves and
bracelets. All of the funds raised
on Indiegogo will fairly remunerate the women’s groups we’ve partnered with,
including our Buddhist nun weavers and a NGO in the North of Thailand which
grows silk for us and botanical-dyes it.
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{Above: New
Collection | PROSPERITY & POWER BRACELETS. DIVINE throw. SUBLIME, BASIC,
ONE-FOR-THE-BOYS & CLASSIC scarves.}
What will you get with your perk?
Please take a look at the right
column for details on our perks.
We’ve
carefully compiled our reward combinations to anticipate your personal
preferences. You may find that our perks make excellent gifts, too!
If you don't see a reward combination that tickles your fancy, just drop
us a line with your request at contact@apoccas.com and we
will add it immediately.
SUNFLOWER LOVE: 3x gift cards + envelopes with our thanks
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{Above: domestically
farmed Mulberry trees are ‘food’ for Thailand’s silk industry: both for the
Mulberry silkworms and the tens of thousands of people it employs}
POWER BRACELET: choose one
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PROSPERITY BRACELET: choose one below
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LUXE BRACELET: choose one below
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THE BASIC SCARF: choose one below
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THE CLASSIC SCARF: choose one below
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ONE FOR THE BOYS: choose one below
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THE CORE+ Duet: choose a set below
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THE BRACELET TRILOGY: choose one from each row below = 3 bracelets total
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THE SILKY: choose one below
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THE SILKY+ Duet: choose a set below
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THE CLASSIC+ QUARTET: choose two sets below = 4 pieces total
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THE SILKY+ QUARTET: choose two sets below = 4 pieces total
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THE SUBLIME: choose from gold, green or indigo below. 100% Gold Peacock
silk
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THE DIVINE: say 'yes I do' to our sofa throw below in silver-cream with either coconut brown or (as below) in indigo blue. 100% Gold
Peacock silk
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TRUE CHAMPION: The APOCCAS revolution
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{Spearhead the way to revive Eri silk in northern Thailand -
let's make it happen}
Stretch goals
Wondering if there’s room to invest your time and money
even once we’ve reached our goal? Think
no further. This campaign introduces
nine of our collection styles and lets you own them now.
In case our funding goal is exceeded we are prepared. We have tucked into our starting blocks to
gear up production for another six scarf collections and three throw designs
for sitting around a bonfire or beautifying the home. Your contribution will pay ‘fairly’ and
directly for the making and marketing of these treasures that you can admire
below. From the cotton or silk farmer to
the master weaver.
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{Above: Additional
Collection: ZIG & ZAG, HONY & MARI throws, UPCY, LOOS, KORA, GONG &
1/1 UNIQUE scarves}
Why Indiegogo?
We’re
changemakers, new to the game, and we like fresh ways of thinking. We feel the love in our matron-run village
communities but we’re equally after public validation and this means you. Crowdfunding is an ingenious way to help us
in our efforts to get both word and product out to the world but it is ‘all or
nothing’ and that is a concern. 50% of
humanity is female and the talents and traditions of these women deserve
recognition. At APOCCAS, we’re just the
catalysts: our mission is to uncover and streamline their skills into heirloom
designs. Indiegogo facilitates: it
provides a platform for us to showcase what we believe in and for you to
endorse empowerment for our artisans.
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Your support can be more than financial
Empowering people is gratifying for everyone. Thank you for absorbing the essence of our
initiative. If you’re ready to back us –
magnificent! If you’re not feeling
money-generous but do buy into our dream, there’s room to spread our word with
your family, networks and friends. Open
doors to other changemakers if you can.
The world is ready to be a better place.
Risks & challenges
As with
anything handmade, our biggest challenge is time. Most of our yarns are spun, reeled, dyed and
woven not by machines, but by human hands.
Delays may occur in light of the complex processes during manufacture
although we set realistic production and delivery dates. Unexpected village
ceremonies or heavier than usual downpours during Thailand’s rainy season,
floods and quarterly rice harvest chores may disrupt the best of goodwill
further but we’re all about communicating and problem solving and will post
regular updates throughout.
