If you are looking for inspiration and a little something special, look no further than the gentle landscape of the West of Cambridge, off a farm track, to find the colours and textures abantu has to offer.

Nestled within the village of Bourn is the abantu fairtrade shop. In a listed building, offering the charm of old stables and fabulous beams, with shop furnishing in the form of units from India. It has an inviting feel and space to browse. This shop should inspire your eyes and your soul. Wood, stone, metal, glass, gems, textiles, silver, paper, pearls. Beauitiful smells and rich dazzling colours.

abantu ..(african for people).... must be one of Cambridge's best kept secrets, and just a wonderful place to visit. You will be surrounded by arts and crafts from all corners of the developing world. Everything is fairly traded and ethical, and you can be delighted by stories of where these charms came from and how these projects affect real people. abantu believes in people and that fair trade is all about the people behind the product.

The heart of this shop is all about ensuring safe working conditions, fair pay and abolishing child labour. The abantu shop is full of something different, maybe not traditional, but you can be sure that it will be quality designed and individually crafted. You can leave with a purchase of a Heart made from felt project in the heart of South Africa, by ladies who had no work otherwise. A magnet heart can hold up art work on a fridge, but knowing it is so much more than that is a rare find indeed.

abantu is full of gifts to make your eyes dance and stories that will make your hearts melt.