Where to buy gifts from around the world Midi-Pyrénées

Just a stone's throw from Les Carmes, the Artisans du Monde shop, created in 1974, has chosen to develop fair trade and solidarity in order to help populations in difficulty. Here, you will find all kinds of objects to offer for a birthday gift or for Christmas and make people happy! On the shelves, jewellery and stoles, bags and bowls, incense and toys, coffee, condiments and spices... are made by craftsmen living all over the world and are presented by volunteers! The interest of buying here is to make a solidarity purchase in addition to having the assurance that the producers and artisans are paid decently and can live from their work. Be a Committed Crafty!

Eco, deco, tea & Co: Catherine's store is halfway between deco, well being, artists and craftsmen place, cosy tea room next to the bookshop. In short, the place is worthy of an inventory in the Prevert, we feel good there. The selection is rigorous to have the most ethical articles possible, from fair trade. The colors and the choice of materials are original. India, Vietnam, Nepal, South Africa: we travel through fabrics, jewelry, pottery, dishes, and we also appreciate the local crafts. It's a pleasure to shop here!

A den! Located behind the Galeries Lafayette, Sylvie's shop is an Ali Baba cave. Small objects of the garden, gift ideas from Africa, Asia, India and Oceania make You soft eyes. Everything here was found to create the taste of travel and discovery. The paintings, the sculptures, the sofas, the luminaires show a beautiful originality. From the Buddha to the naive table and the outfits sofas, everyone has their own account. As a fine she of art objects, Sylvie advises and offers coaching in the garden, even for the most accurate budgets. A very smart address!

Atelier manufacturing workshop. On the website you will find information about boomerangs, flyings discs (frisbees), didjeridoos (possibility to listen to some musical extracts), sports watch bracelets, reduced aircraft and rocket models. Possibility to order objects manufactured in the workshop from the site.

Le Petit Futé simply fell in love with this shop. But what does this have to do with modern art? It would be forgetting that Picasso's inspiration when he created cubism was partly fed by African art! Véronique, the creator of the gallery, has travelled all over West Africa in a bush taxi and has brought back from her travels a passion for Tuareg art and sculptures from the Dogon country. Facing the Museum of Modern Art, Fabrice, his son, welcomes you to the gallery. Whether you are a neophyte or a connoisseur, it is a treat for the eyes.

Toulouse is full of unusual stores where you can find original and atypical gifts. One such shop is "L'idée Objets Atypiques - Cadeaux du monde". Neon lamps in the shape of dinosaurs or rockets, levitating lamps, moving globes, levitating vases and many other unusual objects are on offer. The boutique also offers a wide range of chic, designer decorative objects, as well as gift ideas for men, women and children. Whether it's for a birthday, Christmas or a housewarming, you're sure to find the perfect gift. "L'idée Objets Atypiques is the perfect place to find trendy, original gifts for every occasion.