Ten Thousand Villages content is accessible to all versions of every browser. However, the browser you are using does not support basic web standards and prevents the display of our site design details. Because of our commitment to comprehensive website usability and terrific design, we have designed TenThousandVillages.com�to support the Web Standards Project campaign encouraging users to upgrade their browsers.

Please upgrade your browser to fully enjoy our website.

Welcome to Ten Thousand Villages in Oak Park, IL

July 2009

S M T W R F S
2829301234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930311

View all July events

Explore treasures collected from travels to foreign lands, without the need of a passport. Purchase handmade products from far-flug locales at deep discounts during our semi-annual World Caravan Sale!  You’ll find hand-beaded jewelry, embroidered pillows, intriguing sculpture, hand-painted ceramics, intricately woven basketry, hand-woven textiles and more. Don’t miss the semi-annual World Caravan Sale, your opportunity to support fair trade and our artisans by purchasing handcrafted items at discounted prices!

Celebrate summer while supporting fair-trade.

Oak Park's Ten Thousand Villages is a fair trade, non profit retailer that is staffed almost entirely by local volunteers. Our goals are dual: to provide an affordable, international shopping experience to our local customers, and to better the circumstances of our underprivileged producers in the developing world. 

Our range of exotic goods includes hand made products from Africa, India, Indonesia and South America. In addition to gifts for every occasion, we also offer a gourmet assortment of fair trade coffee, tea and chocolate. 

Indulge your taste for the extraordinary and shop at Oak Park's Ten Thousand Villages.

Choose from:

  • Home Decor - Ceramics, lamps, planters, etc.

  • Jewelry - Sterling silver, semi-precious stones, etc.

  • Personal Accessories - Scarves, hats, gloves, purses, etc.

  • Coffee & Tea - Supplied by Equal Exchange

  • Chocolate - Supplied by Equal Exchange & Divine

  • Toys - Educational, organically made, etc.

  • Musical Instruments - Drums, singing bowls, rattles, etc.

  • Art - Sculptures, wall hangings, embroidery, etc.

  • Music - assorted Putamayo CDs


Verde CollectionVerde Collection
Surround yourself with things natural, things elemental, things basic.

Elephant Charm Bracelet
Bombolulu Workshops
Kenya
$18.00

Kwanza CollectionKwanza Collection
Kwanza (which means "first" in Swahili) exports the handicrafts of 800 batik artisans, potters, woodcarvers and artisans making musical instruments and textiles in Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, and other areas of the country.

  • Jewelry
  • Home Decor
  • Tabletop
  • Personal Accessories
  • Global Treasures
  • Baskets
  • Stationery
  • Musical Instruments
  • Plant & Garden