{"title":"Aarven","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are hands behind every stick of this incense. Hands that roll bamboo into paste made from wood powder and jigat — a natural gum drawn from tree bark — then dip each stick into pure essential oil and set it to dry. It's slow, traditional work, and it's being done in Kolkata by artisans at Silence, a non-profit organisation that employs people who are deaf, voiceless, blind, or otherwise physically disabled — many of whom had to leave mainstream education as children.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAARVEN was founded by Bee Friedmann and Amy Fleuriot-Reade with a clear conviction: that the world is losing something precious every time a handcraft dies out, and that the best antidote is beautiful design. \"Our mission has always been to unite traditional skills with modern design to elevate artisanal goods and create sustainable livelihoods in rural areas,\" they say. Bee designs everything AARVEN makes by hand, and every material choice — organic wherever possible, locally sourced, plastic-free — is made with the artisan and the planet in mind together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause many of AARVEN's producer partners are small-scale groups without the resources for official certification, AARVEN carries out its own in-person audits following the ten principles of Fair Trade. No shortcuts and no outsourcing the ethics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"luxury-incense","title":"Luxury Incense","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"74\" data-end=\"361\"\u003eAARVEN’s luxury incense sticks are handmade in Calcutta by an organisation called Silence Workshop who support artisans who are deaf or heard of hearing, using time-honoured techniques and pure natural ingredients to make the incense. Thoughtfully crafted to enhance meditation, ritual or everyday moments of calm, they invite you to pause, breathe and reset.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"868\"\u003eEach stick begins with bamboo, wood powder and Jiggit gum, a natural adhesive made from tree bark. The wood paste is carefully applied by hand, dried, then dipped into essential oils before its final rest. Slow, deliberate and beautifully human.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"870\" data-end=\"1069\"\u003eEco-friendly recycled paper packagin and hand screen-printed with a botanical design. Too lovely to throw away so we like to reuse ours as a bookmark once the last stick has burned.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aarven","offers":[{"title":"Citronella","offer_id":56873604088195,"sku":"AAR-HG-INC-CIT","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tulsi","offer_id":56873604120963,"sku":"AAR-HG-INC-TLSI","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Lavender","offer_id":56873604153731,"sku":"AAR-HG-LAV","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sandalwood","offer_id":56873604186499,"sku":"AAR-HG-INC-SAND","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Frankincense","offer_id":56873604219267,"sku":"AAR-HG-INC-FRANK","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ylang Ylang","offer_id":56873604252035,"sku":"AAR-HG-INC-YLANG","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0549\/7575\/8518\/files\/Citronella_a5130c0f-e46d-46a6-9a70-6169a114fdf0.jpg?v=1768240536"}],"url":"https:\/\/thedifferentkind.com\/collections\/aarven.oembed","provider":"Different Kind","version":"1.0","type":"link"}