Liane Rossler continues this excellent Happy Shopper week with a visit to Shelf/Life and Planet furniture! Both stores are especially beautiful and have an environmental conscience, but I particularly love the details about the community that create the Dharma Door jute bags. - Jenny x
Follow your nose to the scent of coffee from Single Origin and you will find Shelf / Life.
A lovely store full of 'ethical design for the home'. They showcase independent art, design and craft from around the world. Ceramics, an extensive collection of stationery, knitted things, wooden things, lots of hand made goodness. They also offer an interior designer service to bring more goodness into your home.
Gorgeous Materialistic tea towels made in Sydney are noice. Real noice.
Lovely Faceted Hanging Trays by Pigeon Toe. Everyday ceramic beauty handmade in Portland, Oregon. Perfect for hanging succulents or veggies in the kitchen. And these snug slippers are made from recycled materials from a war that never happened.
Dharma Door jute bags and totes are timeless in design and are useful for so many things. Made in Bangladesh. The women in this 20,000 strong collective get together everyday to weave bags, baskets and homewares so that they can afford to be independent, educate their daughters and give them greater opportunities. Empowering through design.
Shelf / Life 50 Reservoir Street Surry Hills NSW 2010
ph 02 9211 2858
Planet Furniture's philosophy is to make the world a more beautiful place.
All their products are chosen for their originality, quality, integrity and craftsmanship. Lots of natural fibres like organic cotton and linen sheets, hand woven naturally dyed hemp and jute rugs from India, hand embroidered purses from Syria, hand woven vetiver root (most commonly used for perfume) aromatic baskets from South Africa, beeswax candles that purify the air as they burn, lovingly hand knitted Australian wool animal toys, locally made glassware, ceramics and printed textiles.
Planet also specialises in bespoke furniture, made in Sydney from sustainably grown solid Australian timber, and Designed by Ross Longmuir.
Planet 114 Commonwealth Street Surry Hills
- Liane x