Gather round. Closer … closer … that’s better. Feel warmer yet? We’re snuggling in this week, feeling gratitude for our family, friendships, and the space we call home. Hunker down with us and read a book by candlelight, nourish your skin with the gentlest of natural cleansers, and gird your loins for the adventures and changes ahead. The Year of the Tiger is coming. Who’s ready?
1. PRINT
This beautifully illustrated book takes a journey around the animal kingdom comparing big and small, loud and quiet, animals that fly and animals that swim, introducing children to the concept of opposites. Simply adorable.
2. WELL-BEING
Our favorite tree-free organic toilet paper by
3. GIFT
January is a time for nesting. For giving our apartments a little love. If you're short on inspiration, interior designer and ex-Googler Brandon Scott Roye has developed this cool card game to break down the design process for you. The questions will furnish you with a blueprint for a space to finally call home.
4. BEAUTY
We’re all washing out hands a little more rigorously these days. And that, combined with the harsh winter weather, could be cracking you up. We’re hooked on this gentle but effective hand wash, which helpfully combines the cleansing and hydrating properties of cannabis sativa seed oil with soothing aloe vera and naturally antimicrobial lavender oil, leaving our hands clean, soft, and re-hydrated.
5. CANDLES
HNDSM has created its ‘Be Well’ scented candle as a tribute to New York and the people who live here. It’s a reflection of living in an exceptional city: the grind of the environment, the grit to endure, the ambition that is commonplace in the population, and the inspiring energy that envelops you. This scent? It’s a nostalgic combination of oak wood, leather, smoky Scotch, and exceptional company.
6. HOME GOODS
Make a bowl out of a disk. A simple but spectacular design concept, PUSH is delivered as a flat metal plate that you can give a unique shape with your fingers. By gently applying pressure, you can create a little vessel to store valuables like chains and rings, or bits and pieces like keys and make-up. See it sparkle in the changing light.
7. GREATEST HITS
Fast becoming one of our bestsellers, Montroi’s Saffran Sandal incense sticks are handmade by a community of women following an artisanal process that has been passed through generations since the times of the silk route. So if you start to picture your home as a magnificent palace in ancient Jaipur, that’ll be the magic of this lingering, warm, woody, spicy scent.
8. ACCESSORIES
Stunning and sustainable, Jacto’s otolith ring is cast from part of the inner ear of a tilefish. Used to create jewelry for hundreds of years in fishing villages, otoliths are relatively unknown today, but have been repurposed to create a truly meaningful and memorable piece of jewelry. Available in polished brass and in silver.
9. FRAGRANCE
Valley of Gold conjures up the scent of wild gardens and woodland; a place where rose, lavender, geranium, myrtle, and broom flower grow freely alongside rosemary, honeybush and surrounding trees. The result is a beautifully balanced, floral, earthy smell to keep you grounded.
10. ART
Get ready for the Year of the Tiger – a symbol of strength, bravery, and overcoming evil. New Zealand born, New York based artist Clare Price has painted two exquisite, large-scale works – Tiger Right and Tiger Left – a bold, intensely colored pair that surely promise good fortune for the year to come. Price says of her work: “I am drawn to the imagery I find campy, fabulous, daring, and sometimes a bit spooky. I love using bold color and I try to create work that brings joy and has an element of intrigue.”
"Rising up, back on the street
Did my time, took my chances
Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet
Just a man and his will to survive."
Survivor, 'Eye of the Tiger'