What to get the do-gooder in your life?
The Cotton Hot Water Bottle Cover is £34 from Aerende, a UK shop offering “a lovingly sourced collection of handmade items for your home,” founder Emily Mathieson says.
(For the above photo, art direction and set design by Lea Mazet and photography by Timothee Chambovet, courtesy of Ishkar.)
Our London correspondent Christine Chang Hanway clued us in to newly launched company Ishkar, founded by Flore de Taise and Edmund le Brun, who are on a mission to help people from conflict zones make a living (read their story here).
Threaded, a new female-founded bedding company, is committed to giving back to women and the environment.
Founded by Sheeva Sairafi, Local & Lejos supports local artisans from around the world by paying fair wages and helping members of the community to develop sustainable skills.
Founded by three high school friends with a fondness for crocheting, Krochet Kids is on a mission to see Northern Uganda transformed by hook and yarn, as the owners say.
“Over the last decade we have employed hundreds of people in Uganda and Peru to create a broad array of gifts that give back,” according to CEO and cofounder Kohl Crecelius.
Bolé Road Textiles founder Hana Getachew partners with artisans in Ethiopia, who execute her vision using traditional weaving methods.
Each purchase from her line supports artisans and contributes to the education of girls in Ethiopia (for more info, go to Bolé Road Textiles: Ethiopian Style, by Way of Brooklyn).
For every backpack sold, State Bags delivers “a backpack packed with essential tools for success for an American child in need.” The coated canvas Kane Backpack is $95.
The S’Well Water Bottle is $35 for the 17-ounce size and $45 for the 25-ounce size in Angel Food (other colors available as well).
In response to what they saw as a throw-away culture, three MIT students founded a company “rooted in sustainability.” The company’s Sprout pencils are made with sustainably harvested wood with clay/graphite “leads.” But the best part is the end, which contains non-GMO, pesticide-free seeds.
An 8-pack of Original Sprout Pencils is $14.95 on Amazon.