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Read more: 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...Read more -
Read more: Nahe: the Japanese brand that packs light and stays out of the way
Nahe: the Japanese brand that packs light and stays out of the way
Nahe is a travel line by Hightide, a Japanese brand founded in Fukuoka in 1994. The name Hightide refers to the feeling of being full - spiritually...Read more -
Read more: Fatboy: the Dutch brand that decided good design should last
Fatboy: the Dutch brand that decided good design should last
Founded in the Netherlands in 2002, Fatboy started with a bean bag and a very clear point of view: good design should make life easier, more comfor...Read more -
Read more: Le Bon Shoppe: the good shop, started over dinner in an LA apartment
Le Bon Shoppe: the good shop, started over dinner in an LA apartment
Le Bon Shoppe began in 2017 in a Los Angeles apartment, between friends who'd met working in the fashion industry. Slow fashion isn't a positioning...Read more -
Read more: The Refill Shoppe: because reusing beats recycling
The Refill Shoppe: because reusing beats recycling
Michelle Stevens grew up on a sailboat for ten years, which is roughly how long it takes to notice how much plastic ends up in the ocean. Years lat...Read more -
Read more: Stuart Studio: a champagne bottle's second act, hand-cut in Lille
Stuart Studio: a champagne bottle's second act, hand-cut in Lille
Stuart Studio is a small Lille workshop where design, ingenuity and a real concern for waste all sit at the same table. Its best-known piece begins...Read more