NOVICA was founded in 1999 by a group of people from around the world, including Andy Milk, Charles Hachtmann Michael Burns Mina Nercessian and Jose Cervantes. Pictured here are co-founders Roberto Milk and Armenia Nercessian.

We started Novica with a dream to create a better world for artisans, because a better world for artisans is a better world for all. Along the way, we discovered something very important - as artisans around the world succeeded, there was also a visible and profound impact on the communities around them.

Your purchases are that powerful. They directly and indirectly provide for education, help with health care, fund basic needs, support children, preserve disappearing arts, and of course, spread happiness around the world.

Our vision of the future is not one of mega factories producing cookie cutter products for all to cheaply consume. We reject that future!

Instead, we see a bright future that celebrates artisans who take the time to create an item by hand. A future where time is protected, where stories are told, where unique details are honored. Love, respect, inclusiveness become our drivers.

We see an open-minded world that builds deeper bonds across nations, religions, and communities, forging cultural understanding, mutual respect and admiration.