Stories

  1. Read more: Papperlapapp: the Austrian brand making toys out of cardboard, on purpose
    Papperlapapp: the Austrian brand making toys out of cardboard, on purpose

    Papperlapapp: the Austrian brand making toys out of cardboard, on purpose

    Most toys arrive finished. Papperlapapp hands the child a kit and a question: what do you want to build? The brand comes from Graz, Austria, and fr...
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  2. Read more: Stan Editions: the Belgian brand that turned a candle into a building block
    Stan Editions: the Belgian brand that turned a candle into a building block

    Stan Editions: the Belgian brand that turned a candle into a building block

    Most candles do one thing: they burn. Stan Verstraete looked at that and thought it wasn't enough. Founded in Ghent in 2021, Stan Editions started ...
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  3. Read more: Hightide: the Japanese stationery house that takes small daily things seriously
    Hightide: the Japanese stationery house that takes small daily things seriously

    Hightide: the Japanese stationery house that takes small daily things seriously

    Founded in 1994 in Fukuoka, in the south of Japan, by two friends - a surfer and a design obsessive - Hightide was built on a slightly unusual idea...
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  4. Read more: Midori: the Japanese brand that makes pulp worth looking at
    Midori: the Japanese brand that makes pulp worth looking at

    Midori: the Japanese brand that makes pulp worth looking at

    There is nothing unusual about moulded pulp. It is one of the most ordinary materials in the world, the stuff of egg boxes and coffee cup trays. Mi...
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  5. Read more: gestalten: the Berlin publisher making books worth keeping on your shelf
    gestalten: the Berlin publisher making books worth keeping on your shelf

    gestalten: the Berlin publisher making books worth keeping on your shelf

    Most books get read once and moved on. gestalten makes books that stay. Founded in Berlin in 1995, gestalten is an independent publisher that speci...
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  6. Read more: Penco: the Japanese brand making everyday carry worth thinking about
    Penco: the Japanese brand making everyday carry worth thinking about

    Penco: the Japanese brand making everyday carry worth thinking about

    In Japan, the objects you use every day matter. Penco is built on that idea. Part of Hightide Co.'s family of brands, Penco has spent years designi...
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