Ensures fair living wage for producers
Discloses the community being impacted
Reduces the environmental impact
Focusses on women producers
Created using handcrafted methods
Reduces/Reuses/
Recycles resources
Recycles resources
Made out of responsible materials
Avoids use of chemicals or toxic materials
Biodegradable or environment friendly
Uses portion of proceeds to give back to the community
Kattoos Miniature Terracotta Bricks are hand-crafted, high-quality, reusable, miniature bricks made from 100% natural baked clay. Produced by Pipal Leaf, these miniature bricks inspire, educate and entertain. Constructing models with Kattoos encourages spatial intelligence and creative problem-solving. You can build your own scaled architectural models, dioramas, doll houses, terrariums, or anything else your mind can conceive of. Use the Miniature Terracotta Bricks to bring your imagination to life! Playing with Kattoos is a great stress reliever, especially for those who love working with their hands.
Purpose
Kattoos - by Pipal Leaf, promotes sustainable livelihoods for women from rural under-served communities. Pipal Leaf supports joyful living and playful learning by offering creative, aesthetic and functional products, programs and services.
People
Kattoos - by Pipal Leaf aims to promote an entrepreneurial mindset and create opportunities for meaningful sustained livelihoods. The products are made by women’s self-help groups located in rural underserved communities of Kolar district in Karnataka state of India. They make their products using locally available clay, handcrafting them into miniature terracotta bricks of different shapes, drying them, and firing them in mud kilns. The income from this work helps them support their families. These bricks are put together to make different play and learning, home decor, and table decor products. The miniature bricks are also used for model making by architects and designers.
Planet
Kattoos Miniature Terracotta Bricks are high-quality miniature bricks made from 100% natural baked clay which is safe, re-usable, and eco-friendly. The reddish brown color of these bricks comes from the natural color of the clay and contains no added colors or other additives. Kattoos - by Pipal Leaf focuses on offering products made of natural materials without the use of harmful chemicals or products which affect the health of people, animals, and the environment.
