Price Points: Plastic-free bowl covers

We’ve slashed our use of clingfilm in the kitchen by relying instead on various sizes of reusable plastic covers. Sometimes, however, we need a breathable cover for a foodstuff that could otherwise become damp or sticky. A clean tea towel would suffice, I suppose, but who wouldn’t prefer to use a set of these pretty, plastic-free bowl covers?

Set of 4 eco gingham bowl covers: £9.99, eBay (For bowls 7cm – 35cm)
Great for outdoors to keep insects off salads in summer. Perfect for covering food in the fridge all year round. Can go in the microwave when reheating your leftovers.
Single eco food bowl covers – ‘waste not / want not’ – 8 sizes: £6 – £20 each (For bowls 7.5cm – 38cm)
Bowl covers are made from unbleached calico cotton fabric (non-stretch) that is 100% recycled, with an elastic edge using eco-elastic made from natural rubber and organic cotton, making it entirely biodegradable, and an easy swap for a more sustainable kitchen. Each cover is screen printed by hand using non-toxic inks, heat sealed to help protect the print from fading and making it washing machine friendly, and finished with a hand printed label, and elastic ends covered with a cotton tab.
Set of 5 linen bowl covers: £43.16, Etsy (For bowls 6cm – 30cm)
These fabric dish covers are made out of 1 layer 100% linen fabric, which is eco-friendly and biodegradable. Only Oeko – Tex Standard 100 (toxic-free products for the body and environment) fabric is used!

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Single eco food bowl cover – ‘waste not / want not’ – 8 sizes
£6 - £20 each

Set of 5 linen bowl covers
£43.16

Set of 4 eco gingham bowl covers
£9.99

Single eco food bowl cover – ‘waste not / want not’ – 8 sizes
£6 - £20 each

Set of 5 linen bowl covers
£43.16

Set of 4 eco gingham bowl covers
£9.99

Single eco food bowl cover – ‘waste not / want not’ – 8 sizes
£6 - £20 each

Set of 5 linen bowl covers
£43.16

Set of 4 eco gingham bowl covers
£9.99

Single eco food bowl cover – ‘waste not / want not’ – 8 sizes
£6 - £20 each

Set of 5 linen bowl covers
£43.16

Set of 4 eco gingham bowl covers
£9.99

Single eco food bowl cover – ‘waste not / want not’ – 8 sizes
£6 - £20 each

Set of 5 linen bowl covers
£43.16

Set of 4 eco gingham bowl covers
£9.99

Designer Desire: Gino Colombini

It was only last week when we bought a vintage bright orange plastic waste paper basket that we learned anything about Gino Colombini.

Gino Colombini (1915-2011) was an Italian product designer who worked primarily in plastic. From 1933 to 1952, he worked in the Milan practice of the architect and designer, Franco Albini. Together, they co-designed the rattan ‘Margherita’ chair in 1951. From 1953 until 1960, Colombini was the first technical director of Kartell for whom he created many domestic products including the waste paper basket that we bought.

His designs are featured in the book Kartell: The Culture of Plastics published by Taschen in 2013.

Colombini won the Compasso d’Oro award on five occasions; 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960. The Museum of Modern Art in New York have a number of his designs in their permanent collection.

Our orange bin will shortly be for sale in our space at Valley Antiques in Hebden Bridge. However, if you can’t get over to West Yorkshire, you can often find examples of his products on 1stDibs, Bukowskis and Etsy.

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Price Points: Recycled ocean plastic products

I read a shocking prediction a while ago; by 2050, there’ll be more plastic than fish (by weight) in the world’s oceans. Even though the claim can’t truly be verifiable, it’s still a massively worrying statistic.

Each time we’ve been to the beach recently, I’ve cleared up bits of plastic that have washed up on the tides. It’s mainly been colourful nylon rope that escaped overboard from boats. However, there’s also been no end of drinks bottles & lids, disposable cups and carrier bags. And what about all the microplastics that we can’t see?

Currently, salvaged and recycled ocean plastic is being turned into fashion & footwear, jewellery, eyewear, toys, furniture, homewares… and plastic bottles. So we’re slowly trying to ‘turn the tide’, so to speak. We’ve picked out three products that stood out to us.

Nomadix ultralight travel towel: £33.13, Amazon
We use post-consumer recycled materials to make revolutionary new products. Part of living with less means using what you already have. You never waste a thing. With so much plastic waste floating in our oceans and trashing our communities, we’ve committed to using post-consumer recycled materials for everything we make. And since our fibers are designed to dry quickly and resist bacteria that cause towel funk, you can wash less and save precious water. Through years of research and development into turning recycled plastics into durable and versatile fibers, developing responsible manufacturing practices, avoiding harmful dyes that waste and pollute our water, we protect the world we love.
Time for Oceans watches: £119.00 each, Triwa
The world’s first collection of colourful statement watches made completely from recycled ocean plastic, designed to highlight the critical health of the oceans and generate money for a continuous ocean clean-up.
Seaqual eco luxury mattress, king size (150x200cm): £349.00
The Seaqual Eco Luxury mattress is a quality, low carbon footprint mattress with a medium feel. Featuring a Seaqual fabric cover made from certified and traceable upcycled marine plastic. Seaqual have partnered with over 400 fishing boats who between them retrieve a ton of plastic a day out of the ocean, which is recycled into high quality, sustainable polyester fibres. The mattress features a 10cm low carbon eco foam base, this high density supportive base is completely recycled, preventing mattresses from going to landfill helping to create a cleaner more sustainable future. All the foam in the product can also be ultimately recycled.

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Seaqual eco luxury mattress, king size (150x200cm)
£349.00

‘Time for Oceans’ watches
£119.00 each