Tag: pottery

Quilts, Soil, and the New Folk Memory Movement

Experimental biofabricators are now printing patterns on fabric using mushroom-based inks, and even making mushroom paper and mushroom-based leather—creating textiles that age, change, and biodegrade intentionally. Quilts that are meant to return to the earth.

Cooking in Clay Pots: Sustainable, Traditional, and Cool

If you appreciate traditional foods cooked low and slow, you’ll enjoy the deep flavors and textures that clay pots grant. Slow, even heat ensures that the ingredients’ flavors bloom and blend, and that foods requiring long cooking, like beans and tough cuts of meat, emerge from the pot tender and juicy.

Ancient potters in Syria were child laborers

In ancient times in Syria kids were the potters

Give a gift, win a friend: new research

Researchers found that the next time you're looking to cheer up a friend or loved one, giving them a small gift — flowers, candy, a homemade treat — may lift their spirits faster and better than a supportive talk or text chat.

The green guide to eco mattresses and greening your bedroom

Greening your life, doesn't require you to overhaul your house.There are small ways you can green your kitchen and your bathroom; we've even started a series for greening your baby. Let's take a look at the bedroom.

How Do You Choose a Furniture Store in the Local Area 

Every design magazine is releasing their Top 10 looks for the last year and they all revolve around a similar theme: neutral mainly, with some linen, warm, cosy, earthy wood, ceramics, handmade pottery, high quality leather, some vintage.Â