Global Affairs: kids accessories & eco toys

Global Affairs is an international, creative Dutch Design wholesale kids and baby accessories company based in Amsterdam. Global Affairs develops, creates and produces its own collection with sustainability in mind and also develops ranges of wholesale customised products for private label customers (i.e. museums, educational partners, and zoo's). The designs are original, colourful, high quality and eco minded.

The collection

The Global Affairs collection is an inspiring line up of soft toys, kids decorations and baby and kids accessories. 

• The collection encompasses beautiful dolls that are hand knitted and hand crocheted. 
• The cuddle toys range has a selection of animal’s themes, play toys for babies such as handmade musical rattles and balls. 
• There is a large variety of hair accessories, such as hair bands, bows, clips, pompoms, tiara’s and more. 
• The collection features a celebratory party range, such as themed masks, cloth bunting and flags and great fun necklaces and bracelets. 
• It is an honour for Global Affairs to be part of a selected group of manufacturers to be able to use the Miffy character in its range, and the Miffy collection consists of children's room decorations, felt garlands, key rings, necklaces and more.
•  Dedicated to sustainability Global Affairs has designed a popular range of colourful and playful bamboo crockery. This eco tableware is fun for parties and daily use. 
• Global Affairs is also well-known for its range of crocheted dolls of famous artists, such as Rembrandt van Rijn, Vincent van Gogh and the most recent addition: Frida Kahlo.

 Global Affairs uses natural resources wherever possible and has committed itself to a plastic reducing world. Natural fibres and materials, such as (organic) cotton, wool, wool felt, wood, metals and bamboo and also recycled materials are used where possible in all its kids accessories. And on top of that they mostly use materials that come from certified sources. The packaging uses minimal plastics and recycled plastics where suitable. 

Global Affairs suppliers are based in China and Peru and the crocheted and knitted items mostly handmade. They closely work with small scale producers and cooperate on fair trade principles. They commit themselves to creating long term and close relationships with their suppliers. Moreover, Global Affairs selects mainly rural companies that are led by women and encourage to employ women to work from home or from nearby areas. Many of the production partners have passed the BSCI audits, and others are in the progress of obtaining this certificate. Read more about the Global Affairs Fair Trade policy here.