Thisispaper, one of my absolute favourite visual art and design websites, has a fab homeware and gardening collection on its online shop. From their Warsaw-based studio they source and make by hand sustainable and well-designed products, from rucksacks and cosy knitted socks to scrubbing brushes and kitchen dishes. The designs are simple and functional, using vegetable-tanned leather, durable cotton and canvas, and water-based dye. Summed up by founders Alexander and Zuzanna, who say: ‘We value timeless over trendy, few over many and plain over fancy’.
The homeware lookbook shared here has its own story:
Every Wednesday at around 1 p.m. two friends and amateur cooks open the doors of their Warsaw apartment to their friends, friends of friends, or sometimes complete strangers, and serve a three course lunch. The food is outstanding, and so is the set. In a room with high ceilings, wooden floor and white tiled stove, the table bends under the weight of fresh vegetables, home baked bread and healthy desserts. Given that the price of this treat is roughly an equivalent of one fourth of a restaurant meal, one other lunch option seems entirely unappealing.
From the moment one of the hosts joined the team of Thisispaper, we have become frequent guests at the Wednesday lunches. And we could think of no better occassion to display the selection of homeware goods from Thisispaper Shop than one of these lovely, early afternoon gatherings.
See the full lookbook(s) here.
Images: Thisispaper Studio
