Who we are

All of the money we raise – every penny – is used to finance our various projects, mainly those that educate and train young Cambodians.

The goal is to improve their present circumstances, but above all, to give them the tools and skills needed to enhance their futures. This is why we like to call our work “life design.”

The founders of Il Nodo are designers who recognized the beauty of the great Khmer artistic tradition and its potential to help younger generations build on that foundation.

Design is a powerful innovator: it feeds creativity and stimulates students to enhance their innate artisan skills, which allows them to produce unique products of greater aesthetic and formal quality.

With Life design, we have created a concrete way to help workers: artistic objects are more salable and more suitable for the international market. As a result, local artisans are increasingly in demand.