Doing Goods

Doing Goods pro­duc­ts are desig­ned in Ams­ter­dam but 100% han­d­craf­ted in the­ir own in-house wor­k­shop in India. The­ir wor­kers are craf­t­smen who have learnt the han­d­craft of making the­se pro­duc­ts thro­ugh gene­ra­ti­ons, hen­ce pre­ser­ving the cul­tu­ral heri­ta­ge. The brand is honest abo­ut ethi­cal tre­at­ment and fair pay of the wor­kers, showca­sing the­ir wor­k­shops and wor­kers fre­ely on the­ir website. 

The brand uses cot­ton and wool for its texti­les, which are natu­ral and biode­gra­da­ble mate­ri­als. They also use recy­cled brass, resin, and shell. The pro­duc­ts are dyed and fini­shed with mos­tly natu­ral dyes and non-toxic fini­shing pro­duc­ts, which ensu­res that the­ir effect on the envi­ron­ment and user is mini­mal. The brand men­ti­ons that the­ir gift boxes are made of 100% recy­cled cot­ton paper, howe­ver it is uncle­ar if this is the case for all the­ir packaging.

Most of the pro­duc­ts seem to be mono­ma­te­ri­al and using natu­ral che­mi­cals, which makes them easy to recy­cle at the end of use. The brass pro­duc­ts use recy­cled brass, and are also long-las­ting and can be repa­ired easily when dama­ged. Later they can be recy­cled to make other brass pro­duc­ts as well. So on the who­le, this brand can be cal­led very cir­cu­lar after all.

Doing goods pro­duc­ts are desig­ned in Ams­ter­dam, and pro­du­ced in India, howe­ver, we do not know the ori­gins of the­ir mate­ri­als making the true len­g­th of the cha­in unve­ri­fi­able. They also do not men­ti­on the­ir tran­s­por­ta­ti­on met­hods, which makes a big dif­fe­ren­ce on the­ir emi­ssi­ons regard­less of the len­g­th of the chain.

They use wool and shell, but don’t pro­vi­de deta­ils regar­ding the sour­cing of the­se mate­ri­als, so we can­not verify the­ir ethi­cal nature. 

This brand does a gre­at job of pre­ser­ving the Indi­an quality and look of the­ir pro­duc­ts, wit­ho­ut Wes­ter­ni­zing them, which is com­men­da­ble! Block prin­ting is an anci­ent, and ardu­ous pro­cess, but this ensu­res that the pro­duc­ts are slow fashi­on and every pro­duct is unique. 

The brand pro­vi­des a lot of deta­ils regar­ding some mate­ri­als, and this gives us assu­ran­ce of the­ir dedi­ca­ti­on to sus­ta­ina­bi­lity and ethi­cal pro­duc­ti­on. Howe­ver, they could pro­vi­de more infor­ma­ti­on regar­ding the­ir other mate­ri­als, the sour­cing, pac­ka­ging mate­ri­als, tran­s­por­ta­ti­on met­hods, and the pro­duc­ti­on faci­lity in ter­ms of whe­re it is loca­ted and the­ir pro­ce­sses in ensu­ring ethi­cal wor­k­pla­ce practices.