Global Affairs

Global Affairs has grown to be a colourful gift and lifestyle brand with the aim of colouring the world – with a rich collection made in an honest, fair and sustainable way.

Soft toys, (hair) accessories, pins, party items, bags: we produce a wide range of colourful must haves. All products have been designed by us with love in Amsterdam, the majority of our products are made by hand and they are produced in a fair way.

During the design process we always think about ways to use better, more sustainable materials and techniques. We are continually on the lookout for more planet friendly solutions to use in our products and packaging.

Where are our products made?

Our products are made in the Far East. We work with most of our suppliers since the very start. We are proud to maintain a good and transparent working relationship with them, always working with mutual respect. We choose to work with small certified suppliers and visit them on a regular base to see the working process and meet the makers – this personal contact is very important to us and results in a valuable, respectful collaboration.

The thing we always keep in mind during production is maintaining respect for people, planet and profit. By the end of 2023 we hope to become a B-Corp certified company.

Bespoke

We enjoy designing our own collections, but we enjoy creating special items for other parties just as much. Some of our partners are international museums like the Van Gogh Museum, Louvre and Tate Britain.

We also develop products for large retail stores, such as Dille & Kamille, a sustainable Dutch retail chain (42 stores). For them we developed part of their children’s collection. This year we also started nice collaborations with Amnesty International and Naturalis Biodiversity Centre.

There are many ways to work together.  We can guide the whole process from the drawing board to the final product in the shop. Please contact us for regular collection or for bespoke:

globalaffairs.nl
annette@globalaffairs.nl
0031 20 4124503 / 0031 65 3681404