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MADE IN: Slovenia // Gigodesign- Kitchen Utensils In a country that takes third spot for the most forested in Europe (Finland and Sweden are number one and two), Slovenia based Gigodesign, put their country’s natural resource to good use. The Ljubljana based design shop created a set of locally harvested sustainable beech wood kitchen utensils which are made in the Dolenjska region (south-east part of the country). “The Leis kitchen utensils are our first tableware item. Slovenia has history of making wooden tableware crafts out of beech wood that dates back five centuries. The traditional tableware is called “suha roba” and Leis is our contemporary take on it” shares Nika Logar of Gigodesign. leis.si
MADE IN: Los Angeles // Wolfum- Coasters Avid collector of all things vintage, Annabel Inganni, launched Wolfum, a Los Angeles based textiles product line in 2011. “My entire motivation for Wolfum was to create items that would bring back that traditional practice of setting the table while entertaining, but in a less antiquated way” shares Annabel. After 10 years as an apparel designer, Annabel took to modernizing various home goods with updated prints and colours, while her husband, Brendan Sowersby, a furniture designer, helps to bring the wood items alive with his craftsmanship. The coasters are bright, un-stuffy and an easy way to add a pop to any gathering. “To me they look like little pieces of art for your table.” wolfum.com
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