NOVICA wins WAKE UP! Award

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NOVICA wins November's Wake UP! AWARD, recognizing the people, projects & organizations that inspire humanity to Wake Up! to it's full potential.

Igniting a “home decor revolution,” NOVICA creates a bridge between consumers and highly skilled artisans around the globe...

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Novica CEO Roberto Milk is announced as 2010 Young Global Leader

The World Economic Forum today announced its selection of outstanding young leaders from 72 countries who are to join the Forum's Young Global Leaders in 2010.

The Young Global Leaders 2010 were chosen by a selection committee, chaired by H.M. Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan and comprised of eminent international media leaders.

There are 197 people on the list overall, representing regional and stakeholder diversity, including musician Wyclef Jean, professional tennis player Roger Federer, fashion designer Stella McCartney, and bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert.

The process seeks to recognize...

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NOVICA Named Hot 100 Website

Internet Retailer Hot 100

As youngsters Charles Hachtmann and his friends, Roberto and Andy Milk, traveled together and marveled at artwork and crafts produced by artisans in remote corners of the world. As adults, they wanted to start a business that would help these artisans reach a wider market.

The Internet made that possible. Almost a decade ago, they founded Novica.com, a retail site that links far-off artisans with lovers of art and crafts in developed nations.

To make the connection come to life, the site introduces the artisans through photographs, videos, biographies and the artisans' own words. Customers can offer reviews and...

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Eat Pray Love

Novica note: The following book pages, featuring Novica Cofounder Armenia Nercessian de Oliviera, are excerpted from the broadly acclaimed bestseller Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.

"If a more likable writer than Gilbert is currently in print, I haven't found him or her...Gilbert's prose is fueled by a mix of intelligence, wit and colloquial exuberance that is close to irresistible, and makes the reader only too glad to join the posse of friends and devotees who have the pleasure of listening in." -Jennifer Egan, The New York Times

Eat Pray Love (pages 264-265)

At this moment, a great-looking woman came walking into the...

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The Face of Global Art

Whole Life Times

Novica's marketplace transforms the lives of global artists and their authenticity-starved western patrons

In the Los Angeles offices of Novica, the online global art marketplace, African masks adorn walls lined with photos of proud artists from every corner of the world. Tiny bamboo shafts are stacked delicately on top of each other to form a few of the employee's cubicles, and the stunning Murano vases illuminating the hallway are from a Brazilian artist whose family emigrated from Italy - the artist now infuses an ancient Venetian glass blowing technique with Latin flair.

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The Kindness of Strangers

Décor & Style Magazine

For years, incredibly talented artists and artisans across the globe have struggled to find larger markets for their handmade products because they live in remote places. They resort to selling their goods to the tourist trade or to international art dealers, who then resell their goods at huge markups. At the same time, as large home furnishing stores expand, the consumer's purchasing options continue to diminish. As a result, interior design, like many other industries, has been compromised.

A unique web site with a humanitarian nature has been created to change all that. Novica.com is out to start a revolution. Its goal is to create...

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'Fast 50' Winners

Fast Company magazine

Novica Named Among 'Fastest 50' Companies in the World

Thinking Locally, Acting Globally: Roberto Milk, Andy Milk, Armenia Nercessian de Oliveira, and others - co-founders, Novica: The sons of a Peace Corps member, the Milks had a lifelong interest in artisans in developing countries. They teamed up with Armenia Nercessian, a UN human-rights officer, to create Novica.com, an online marketplace that sells the work of more than 10,000 craftspeople.

Moment of truth: "The day we came up with the idea for Novica. Everyone said it couldn't be done: simultaneously establish offices in countries all over the world, pay artists more...

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Live Like a World Traveler

Natural Health Magazine

A vast world of personal and home decor, steeped in personal history and cultural tradition, is finding its way into American homes. To search out these treasures, you don't need a passport, a water purifier or a fresh supply of Dramamine. Even world-savvy travelers are realizing that thousands of far-flung prizes are just a mouse click away.

In response to an increasing homogenous society, there's a growing desire to seek out creations of individuality and substance. Given the choice, frequent flyers and Web jockeys alike are passing up T-shirts, plastic mugs and other inauthentic "souvenirs" for genuine art and artifacts that are...

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Abuelita Angelica - she crafted with love

Grandmother of Novica co-founders Roberto and Andy Milk
An inspiration behind the creation of Novica

The gifted Angelica Larnia Estratti was born in Negritos, a tiny port city near Talara in the Northern Peruvian province of Piura on October 23, 1920. With almost 80 years behind her, Angelica has lived a life marked by love, laughter, creativity and hard work...

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