Aditi Mayer
Global Storyteller & Speaker

From our conversation

“ I think people need to familiarize themselves with fashion as a product of agriculture. We lose sight of that. In doing that, it inspires a person to be curious about the textiles that they're wearing and where it comes from.”

Biography

Aditi Mayer is an interdisciplinary thought leader working at the intersection of social and environmental justice. As a journalist, photographer and public speaker, she investigates inequities in global supply chains—particularly in the fashion industry—while uplifting stories of resilience, heritage and cultural preservation. Aditi has collaborated with institutions such as the United Nations, Fashion Revolution and a range of academic and cultural organizations to advance critical conversations around equitable sustainability. She also serves on the boards of the Garment Worker Center, Fashion Revolution India, Governance for Tomorrow and State of Fashion. Her work has been featured in publications such as Vogue, National Geographic and The New York Times.

Visit The Artisan Archive, a storytelling and social impact agency founded by Aditi that explores the connections between craft, climate and culture.

Interview

Reviving Place-Based Craftmanships: Aditi Mayer
In this conversation, Aditi reveals the power of storytelling as a medium for reconnecting with the people and places behind our clothes. She describes how her impact-driven career in journalism culminated in her recent project, The Artisan Archive, and shares her hopes for the platform to serve as a blueprint for developing decentralized systems rooted in supporting local ecologies and economies. With a reverence for intergenerational knowledge, Aditi discerns paths of possibility toward a regenerative future that preserves and revives place-based craft traditions across the globe.