Apolis (a-pöl-is) means “global citizen.”
We are a socially motivated lifestyle brand that empowers communities worldwide (http://apol.is/about).
Why Crowdfunding?
We believe crowdfunding is a responsible way to manage supply & demand, avoid waste and provide YOU with a price that is 50% less than the retail value.
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Mexico and the Industry of Glass Manufacturing:
Over the last 10 years 75% of all glass blowing studios in Mexico have closed due to global competition. We need YOUR help to support one of the few remaining glass-blowing studios in Mexico by partnering with us and pre-ordering our new collection of Apolis glassware.
The overwhelming local response from these glass blowing studios throughout Mexico was "Help us better showcase the process, the value, the one-of-a-kind design of each item. No one really quantifies the process, so making the same item robotically for a fraction of the price is better business, but often at the cost of the workers or the environment.”
How You Can Help:
Buying a piece from our glassware collection will help preserve a dying art form.
We are introducing the first artisan + designer collaboration marketplace in partnership with Indiegogo. We need YOUR help to support one of the few remaining glass-blowing studios in Mexico by partnering with us and pre-ordering our new collection of Apolis glassware.
Through this business model we want to connect individuals from all walks of life who believe we desperately need to re-think the way we buy and sell.
What We Are Doing:
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We spent the last year with Studio Xaquixe in Mexico observing & studying any way we could help preserve the art of glass blowing. Their innovative design inspired us to develop a new marketplace to deepen our commitment of empowering communities worldwide. And through that we designed an assortment of 100% recycled glassware, hand-blown by artisans in Oaxaca.
How It Will Work:
Because we only produce what is ordered, we can avoid thousands of pounds of waste and lost energy – which is a side effect of over producing. And by taking part in this business model,
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Not only will your glassware be half the retail price, but you will have a hand in creating jobs and preserving the art of glass-blowing.
What We Believe:
We believe all people are created equal and should have equal access to the global marketplace.
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Over the last 10 years of building our brand we have discovered a new opportunity for how we can buy and sell products to positively benefit everyone in the supply chain. But it starts with ALL of US — the people who choose what we buy and sell. And if you are anything like us we make our decisions based on design being the most important. So to make this simple we believe good design from the product design to the supply chain design can solve—not marginally sustain—human and environmental problems within our lifetime.
Transparency:
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Press on this Initiative:
Fast Company: http://goo.gl/Dch4NM
Yahoo: https://goo.gl/08aCH1
Huffingtonpost: http://goo.gl/drfV9b
Council Fashion Designers America: http://goo.gl/3KgWfV
Wallpaper: http://goo.gl/CtcYCg
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