Surya is a small business based in Jervis Bay on the south coast of NSW, and run by founders Mel and Yo. Our two main passions are creating ethical clothing in Nepal, and heading off on new adventures in Nepal. We combined our two loves back in 2008, and we now travel to Nepal twice a year to design and perfect our sustainable clothing.

We are Mel and Yo, the founders of Surya. The seeds of Surya were planted after travelling throughout Nepal during an extended stay in 2008. We had left the security of our long term jobs and spent one year travelling through Bali, India and Nepal.

We spent almost 3 months in Kathmandu and Pokhara, and just fell in love with the country, people, and culture of Nepal. When it came time to leave we couldn't imagine not ever going back. We made an executive decision to invest our last few dollars and begin a business trading with Nepal so that we had the opportunity to revisit in the future. Little did we know!

Since our beginning in 2008 we have approached Surya with a single minded focus: to be able to provide regular, consistent employment to our makers while remaining true to our values of creating unique, sustainable, ethically made pieces.

"Ethical trade benefits the entire community through the empowerment of cottage industry producers" - Mel and Yo, founders