Come see our enchanting selection of hand-made folk art, crafts, jewellery, gifts and clothing from abroad. At Manana Imports and Gifts, we sell fair trade products and try to promote development projects. We are located in the Kensington area of Calgary. Please see photos of our unique goods on our website or stop by and have a browse.more...See more text
A combined love of travel and other cultures is the inspiration behind this unique specialty shop on Kensington Road. Mañana Imports & Gifts is a family-run business that was started in 1990 by Stephen Burger and Susanne Lauridsen. It's founded on the idea of sharing what they discovered on their travels together. “We started on speculation to see how it would go,” says Stephen. “One thing led to another and we were able to develop the business.”
The couple had travelled extensively in Central and South America and that was the main focus of Mañana Imports & Gifts at first, but over time more areas of the world were featured. “Over the years we got more eclectic and brought in items from more countries,” says Stephen. “We now bring in products from 20 countries all over the world. We probably have more diversity in products than anywhere else.” In the store you'll find gifts, crafts and clothing handmade in countries like Thailand, Nepal and Vietnam.
You’ll find intricate and colourful fair-trade sweaters made by craftspeople from around the world at Manana Imports. Hand-knit by people living in developing countries, items come from more than 30 nations including Guatemala, Nepal and Afghanistan. Each sweater is unique.
A wildly worldly Kensington shop, Mañana’s decorative and practical selection of fair-trade merchandise fills the small store to bursting. Find clothing accessories such as scarves and toques, handcrafted dolls and keychains and handmade jewellery from Central and South America. Also check out the shop’s world-music CD selection.
Kensington's Manana features fair trade imports from around the world including Putumayo world music CDs, clothing, crafts and jewellery produced by numerous international cultures. Many gifts found here are decidedly one of a kind. The eclectic shop is always a great browsing destination.