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Magpies & Peacocks 501(c)3 Non-Profit Design House

Magpies & Peacocks 501(c)3 Non-Profit Design House

Discover a unique Houston destination offering ethically-made fashion, a donation-based espresso bar, and hands-on volunteering opportunities in sustainability.

OUR EXPERIENCES
We sell luxurious, ethically-made clothing and accessories, made in-house by our production team at our Houston atelier. All are up-cycled from textiles that we have diverted from the landfill. When travelers stop by our non-profit design house, they can also enjoy our donation-based espresso bar for coffee drink, a glass of wine benefiting our workforce development program, grab fabric at our donation-based fabric store and watch our production team in action at our working atelier located just steps away from our retail store. We offer volunteering opportunities in our fabric store and warehouse.

ABOUT US
Magpies & Peacocks, Inc. is the nation’s only 501(c)3 non-profit design house dedicated to the collection and sustainable reuse of post-consumer clothing, scrap textiles and accessories diverted from landfill – in order to disrupt the cycle of waste in the fashion industry and mitigate its enormous environmental and social impact. We work with an in-house team of designers, makers and artists to create unique up-cycled products, offer skill building and sustainability education, and incubate circular fashion innovation. Our model rests on four pillars: Collaborate, Create, Educate and Invest.

OUR IMPACT
As the nation's only 501(c)3 non-profit design house, we are Houston's only resource disrupting the cycle of waste in the fashion industry–presenting the US $100B in discarded textiles wasted every year, as resource and moreover an economic opportunity. In our 14 years we have diverted over 250 tons of textiles from landfill, up-cycled over 20k products, consistently paid living wages to our in-house makers and actively trained and employed marginalized survivors of trauma from human trafficking, domestic violence, housing insecurity and re-entry to work via our workforce development program the MAKR Collective. Our team consists of women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

DETAILS
To learn more, contact: info@magpiesandpeacocks.org

What are your minimum and maximum group sizes?
10-100

Do you require visitors to pre-book?
No

Do you have group rates?
No

Do you pay commissions to travel advisors?
No

What languages do you offer your services in?
English, Spanish

When are you open?
Tuesday-Friday 11am-6pm, Saturday 11a-4pm. Coffee Bar Tuesday-Friday 9a-6p, Saturday 11a-4p.

What accommodations do you make for people living with disabilities?
Normal ADA