From the bands of thread on the bracelet to the hand carved buffalo bone charms to the bag they ship your bracelets, everything in the process is handmade. The production of each bracelet requires zero factory involvement. Wanderer Bracelets are completely handcrafted and handmade by individual Balinese artisans who are working to support themselves and their families. PRODUCTS + SERVICES + OFFERINGS How the Bracelets are made
With that said, the working conditions of the Balinese comes first in all that Wanderer Bracelets does, and they adamantly work hard to abide by fair trade guidelines and child labor laws. By purchasing a set minimum of products from the Balinese artisans each month at a set price, Wanderer Bracelets is able to ensure that a standard is met for each Balinese artisan. One of the reasons Wanderer Bracelets chose a for profit model instead of a donation based model, where a percentage of their proceeds are donated, is to provide the Balinese artisans with a stable, reliable and consistent income and work. Aside from the financial support provided as compensation for their hard work, they are provided the freedom to work from their own homes, which is essential for most artisans because 70% of them are working mothers. Wanderer Bracelets has provided a life altering scenario for the Balinese artisans. Thus improving their quality of life, education and ability to care for and feed their families.Ībout the Balinese crafting the bracelets Because of this, the Balinese they work with have seen an increase of 5 times their prior income. In addition to the meaning and message behind each Wanderer Bracelet, the company also seeks to provide quality work and income to the artisans they partner with in Bali. The movement Wanderer Bracelets is creating For the Wanderer Bracelet is a symbol that the people and places that we meet on our journey are what we should value most. Inspired by the journey through the Bali Jungle, it is the mission of Wanderer Bracelets to serve as a reminder to embrace that in which you encounter along life’s path.
Inspired by the Tolkien quote, “Not all those who wander are lost,” he realized he wasn’t lost after all and was exactly where destiny intended him to be.” About the Wanderer Bracelets’ Mission He stumbled upon a village of talented artisan carvers struggling to make a living and asked them to make a bracelet to bring back to his friends. “In 2014, a twenty-one year old left for Bali and got lost riding his motorbike through the jungle. Wanderer Bracelets is an artisan jewelry brand that sells custom made bracelets by Balinese. This siloing of solutions also meant the brand couldn’t show media galleries combining both Instagram UGC and reviews, nor display star ratings and review counts on products tagged in their media gallery.THE BRAND + MISSION The Story of the Wanderer Bracelets They were spending a colossal $2,000 per month in total. Wanderer Bracelets had to splash out for two pricey solutions. The worst part was that their reviews provider and Instagram curation provider weren’t integrated. They decided to run Product Listings Ads to leverage the channel but found their previous provider was unable to integrate the brand’s thousands of product reviews with their ads. Wanderer Bracelets receive a lot of new shopper traffic through Google. These bracelets are incredibly meaningful to people - they love to share those stories and that's what future customers connect with,” says Ben. “We love to share what our products mean to people. Today, Wanderer Bracelets partner with more than 150 carvers from “lost” Balinese villages and have grown a loyal, tight-knit community of customers from every corner of the globe.īen quickly realized Wanderer Bracelets’ globetrotting followers would make excellent brand marketers, so he set out on an adventure to add reviews and UGC to the buying journey. Ben stumbled on a small village of carvers keen to keep their generations-old artisan craft going - and he knew he could help. Taking a wrong turn in the Balinese jungle was the best thing that could have happened to Wanderer Bracelets’ Founder and CEO, Ben Katzaman.