MOTIF - Key Persons
Jackie is Motif's Founder and a designer who loves connecting like minded designers and buyers with the amazingly talented artisans of Bangladesh - especially handweavers! These are her own textile design roots. Since 1989 together they've been creating goods that export markets value and generating respectful work for many. In '98 she set up Motif in Dhaka, the nation's capital and in 2019 established Motif Handmade in the US.
British designer Jackie Corlett moved to Bangladesh in 1989. She designed handmade fabrics and products to ensure orders and a good income for the talented artisans who made them. Together with Supervisor Jharna Barua, new ranges of handwoven home décor, embroidered bags, tie-dye scarves and much more were created for top European Fair Trade enterprises.