I like this idea. Recently, I went to Egypt. I was shocked that I couldn't find high quality cotton goods anywhere. I think in addition to local arts, there should be an international organization that focuses on providing high quality goods that the country uniquely provides. The major question becomes, how do you build up a network of talented artists in a variety of foreign countries? How do you figure out if there is actually a market for high quality and more expensive locally produced art/wares? I imagine the reason why you find the same crap you go when you travel is because someone has been able to build a viable back-end network that connects factories of local workers to markets in a cheap and efficient manner. Working in this mechanized, machinelike way ensures consistent quality at a low price. If you could build a network of talented artists, you would competing with a well established network and hoping that tourists would be willing to pay more for higher quality goods. I certainly would be one of those tourists.