Living
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Enjoying the elaborate beauty of Japanese Washi paper
By Aya | Living
A paper is one of the most useful tools ever invented. Many of us use manufactured papers such as copy paper, books and magazines, but there are also beautiful hand-made papers like French Mable papers or Japanese Washi papers almost too pretty to u...
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Col. Collection: deconstructing traditional lacquerware
By Aya | Living
Urushi, wooden containers lacquered with the natural sap of sumac tree, are a widely known Japanese traditional craftwork. Integrated into Japanese daily life, Urushi are both ecological and sustainable because of the possibility to use across gene...
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Organic cotton sheeting, sweet and basic
By Kate | Living
Conventional cotton is problematic; harmful to the farmers, their animals, their communities and the water tables in their proximity. In fact, the Environmental Protection Agency considers seven of the top 15 pesticides used on cotton in the United S...
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Taking what was destined for the dump + making new
By Kate | Living
The mission of New Zealand bag maker WAS is to 'make great products that people love!' But the fact that all WAS products are upcycled waste that would be otherwise be destined for landfill, grabbed our attention. WAS started as a bag company taki...
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For the love of gardening - holiday gift ideas
By Staff | Living
Finally a creative kit to share the love of gardening with "little helpers"!! Order NOW for this spring when the Garden Cookies: Make & Grow Kit can be made AND PLANTED directly in the warmer soil of the spring season. Kit includes everything nee...
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Chinese design accessible to the world
By Kate | Living
If you live in the West - you might have a conflicted view of China. On one hand, it's a foreign, mythical place yet on the other it is a mass wasteland of manufacturing. Newly launched BUNDSHOP.COM wants to tap into the first perception and hel...
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Boutique of the Week - Wood Design
By Kate | Living
Sarah and John Burrows co-founded Wood Design, an online furniture shop and blog, to share discoveries of contemporary and sustainable wood design in furniture, accessories, buildings and interiors. Wood Design curates an expanding list of eme...
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in2green - getting cosy with recycled cotton
By Kate | Living
If you live in a region that is starting to hunker down for winter - we found the perfect throws and blankets. An American company that embraces the idea that product design can be both beautiful and have a positive impact on the future of the pl...
