Fodor's Expert Review Ten Thousand Villages

At Pasadena's favorite fair-trade retailer, many of the shop workers are volunteers, which helps to maximize profits for the stable of artisans from more than 30 countries who produce eye-catching and unique home decor, accessories, gifts, art, and more here. Enticing options include a wool Nepalese shawl in the color palette of wild mushrooms, intricately cut metal wall hangings of birds and trees made in Haiti from oil drum lids, or a Bangladeshi Moses basket that wouldn't look out of place in a multimillion-dollar Malibu estate.