online handmade marketplace

Hand-drawn illustration of a team working in a toolkit the size of a table with the title Platform Co-op Development Kit. Items include data commons, open source platform, wiki-style resource pool, governance, finance and legal aid

Platform Cooperativism: A “Bill of Rights” for Artisans Selling Online

November 29, 2022
by walnutstudiolo

There’s a new name for online cooperatives like ours: platform co-ops. We’re using these platform cooperativism principles to design a fair marketplace for artisans.

Word graphic image centered on the phrase Etsy Alternatives with questions shooting off the sides: Is it handmade, What are the fees, Are there customers, Is it a cooperative?

The Best Etsy Alternatives You Can Try Right Now (2024)

November 3, 2022
by walnutstudiolo

We’ve compiled a list of alternatives to Etsy for handmade artisans while we build a better option: a cooperative handmade marketplace. This list is a… Read More »