Artefilo Makes Home Objects From Elephant Grass and Hospital Cabinets

Artefilo Makes Home Objects From Elephant Grass and Hospital Cabinets

The sustainable home goods market has a specific credibility problem. Products marketed as eco-conscious often get there through incremental adjustments, reducing a percentage of virgin plastic, switching to a recyclable box, or sourcing from a slightly shorter supply chain. The result is a kind of sustainability theater that satisfies certification requirements without fundamentally changing either…

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Objects With Opinions: Ronen Kadushin’s Pieces

Objects With Opinions: Ronen Kadushin’s Pieces

There are designers who make beautiful things, and then there are designers who make things that make you think. Ronen Kadushin belongs firmly in the second camp, and his latest collection, Pieces, is proof that a home accessory can be both genuinely useful and quietly subversive. The collection consists of three objects: a candle holder…

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TOLO Stacks Tea Lights in a Vertical Tube Like Polo Mints

TOLO Stacks Tea Lights in a Vertical Tube Like Polo Mints

Candle holders have always favored traditional taper candles and their elegant, statuesque forms. Tea lights, meanwhile, get relegated to shallow dishes and basic glass cups, functional but hardly inspiring. The problem is practical as much as aesthetic. Most holders treat tea lights as single-use items, offering no solution for storage or replacement beyond keeping a…

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