In this special TFAL episode, we get to know two Pinay visionaries of Anthill Fabric Gallery: Co-founder and Managing Director Anya Lim and Team Performance Coach Elisa Estrera. Anthill Fabric Gallery creates beautiful, contemporary, handmade clothing and accessories by putting culture and communities first. Headquartered in Cebu, Anthill partners with various indigenous, rural, and working class communities throughout the Philippines. By helping members of these communities sharpen their creative and business skills, strengthen family ties, pass down cultural practices, and expand the markets for their work, Anthill has created a strong ecosystem of cultural bearers, designers, business administrators, community developers, and proud weave-wearers. Through this ecosystem, Anthill cultivates sustainable living conditions for every person involved in creating and selling its products. As more “fast fashion” lines fall by the wayside, like Forever 21, we are inspired by Anthill’s approach of putting people, culture and communities first.

Listen in as Anya and Elisa share how Anthill was founded, surprises they experienced during the beginning of the company, important lessons they’ve learned along the way, and where they see Anthill in the near future.

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While this recording took place two days before their first two pop-ups in Los Angeles, chat with them in person in San Francisco on Thursday, October 24, and in New York City on Sunday, October 27. Visit their Facebook (@AnthillFabricGallery) or Instagram (@AnthillFabric) pages for exact times and locations.

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