Friday, August 14, 2009

The Discerning Pickler: Cultivating the Handcrafted Aesthetic

My love of quality, handcrafted kitchen items is not limited to pickles (shocking, I know!). The lack of storage space in a NYC apartment requires every functional object to also be beautiful. Here's a round up of my favorites:

• Iris Hantverk wood brushes, made by Sweden's National Society of the Blind
• hemp twine, made in Hungary
• Things for Bread cutting board
• Weck canning jars, from Germany
• Transylvanian Images linen napkins

Where to get the look:

• Selvedge Drygoods
• Rose and Radish, San Francisco, CA
• Tortoise General Store, Venice, CA
• Ancient Industries
• DWR Tools for Living
• Brook Farm General Store
• Moon River Chattel, NYC
• Green Depot