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Kazbah is the latest & greatest invention from the wonderful minds who form the well respected gang known as KarmaLoop (for the curiously minded folk out there, check out my previous article on Karmloop by clickn here ).
The Kazbah concept is very exciting indeedily. A recent article on Springwise offers a great explanation of the Kazbah proposal, so here’s an extract….
Karmaloop, an online retailer of cutting edge streetwear (”founded in 1999 to battle the evil forces of McFashion”), has just announced that it will launch an online marketplace for up and coming designers and artists.
Pitching itself as the new, global bazaar for all things cool, unique and beautiful, Karmaloop’s Kazbah will sell t-shirts, clothes, accessories, jewellery and art created by selected artists and designers. These merchants will be able to show and sell their creations to Karmaloop’s one million monthly website visitors. Each gets an own Karmaloop Kazbah brand page, with order processing and site maintenance handled by Karmaloop’s staff, in exchange for a stall rental fee. Sellers are responsible for shipping and customer care.
Karmaloop is currently taking submissions, to be vetted by the Kazbah Genie, and Kazbah’s first shops will appear online in June 2006.
The selection process is key. It positions Karmaloop as a curator, setting Kazbah apart from many other online selling platforms….
So I went to the Karmaloop website for a bit more info, and managed to scratch up a bit more data on this fancy little idea…
Karmaloop Kazbah is a bazaar featuring original design/art product made in the kitchens, lofts and vestibules of Karmaloop’s hyper talented customers. The Kazbah will feature the wares of select artists. Since Kazbah artists will be handpicked by the inimitable, always ready to jump on his stallion (or carpet) and charge into the face of danger, Kazbah Genie, you know they’re gonna be hype and worthy of portrayal in the tales of Scheheradze.
…if only I knew what that meant.
I think it means that this is a great step forward for the home-based/hobby design community. It will provide a fantastic shopfront for up and coming designers, with the key benefit being the provision of an established brandname and online business with a solid reputation.
And for all us other peoples, it means we have a greater choice of what we can buy. Hooray, for more cool stuff!
Let’s hope the Kazbah rocks as much as it sounds like it will. I’ll keep you posted…
