Debuting in the UK, USA, Australia and Japan, Marluce Costa’s new collection is the handiwork of artisans from the poorest communities in the northeast region of Brazil, workers who can now access international markets for the first time. Marluce hails from Recife, Brazil, and has just launched her first line made exclusively for Tiptoe — handbags based on the crafts of macrame and crochet which are so popular in that region. The bags are woven from from coconut, sisal and banana fiber, and then decorated with natural seeds, coconut and bamboo. Very cool. My favorite uses recycled jeans, (pic here). Sustainable, stylish and fair trade made. Via DiscoveredIn — available exclusively through Tiptoe.