We recently discovered the Munio Candela line at the New York International Gift Fair and were taken with their overall aesthetic, quality and ecologically-friendly production and packaging. Not to mention how nice the founders were! Here is a little bit of their story:
In 2007, Elīna Čīma /economist/ and Ieva Dexter /artist/ decided to realize their vision of creating completely natural candles — healthy for both nature and people and artfully made and packaged in Latvia. Experimenting with various materials, they arrived at ecological soy wax which is recognized around the world for its non-toxicity and artistic flexibility. They were satisfied with the results and the first Munio Candela collection was born.
We love the Natural Soy Wax Candles in Reused Wine Bottles above. With an infusion of peppermint and in their artfully decorative box, they would make a lovely gift.
The ladies at Munio Candela create such visually interesting retail booths, we can’t wait to see what they will do next.
How cute are they? Images via Munio Candela.
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The beautiful apartment of Lela Rose and Brandon Jones, as seen in New York Times’ T Magazine.
We were blown away by the “Lady Day” editorial in the May 2010 issue of Vogue photographed by Steven Meisel and featuring Amber Valletta. Where did they shoot it? Who was the set designer? What is the paint color on those blue walls? As it turns out, the entire feature was shot in the New York studio of artist Hunt Slonem.
We also came across a recent article in New York Magazine featuring his eclectic home. By the way, the paint color is called “Albania Teal.” Amazing.
We received blog mentions a couple of months ago from bloggers Gwyneth Paige and Pretty Little Things for our black+blum Desk Tidy
Here are the links:
http://allprettylittlethings.blogspot.com/2010/02/friday-faves.html
http://gwynethpaige.com/blog/2010/1/29/black-blum-teacup-pencil-holder.html
Thanks so much, ladies!
Our logo designer, Tara Hogan, mentioned our site on her blog, Ink+Wit.
Here is the link:
http://inkandwit.blogspot.com/2010/01/home-remedy-id-design-by-inkwit.html
Thanks, again, Tara!
Our first editorial credit was our Thomas Paul Greyhound pillow featured in Time Out New York magazine’s Grey story in Issue 748, dated Jan. 28, 2010 – Feb. 3, 2010.
http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/shopping/82268/trend-gray-clothing-and-accessories
Our pillow is image #3.
A huge thank-you goes out to the two individuals that made Home Remedy what you see today–Tara Hogan, our branding and logo mastermind, and Pedro Santiago, our tireless web and e-commerce developer.
Tara is the creative force behind the logo. She worked diligently to capture just the right balance of qualities we strive for as a company–modernity, warmth and humor. We love that signature flower! Please be sure to check out Tara’s letterpress company and web site, Ink+Wit. She is so incredibly talented, and one of the nicest people you could ever meet.
Pedro is a web designer and developer whose company, Pulse Media Studios, created the Home Remedy e-commerce site. Pedro integrated Tara’s logo and branding into the site to make it visually consistent and relevant, while also creating a fully-functioning and user-friendly e-commerce shop with features that are invaluable to how we operate. His patience knows no bounds!
We truly love these two!
Welcome to the latest feature of the Home Remedy site–our blog!
As a shop devoted to offering an innovative mix of modern and vintage design objects for the home, we wanted a space to elaborate upon our amazing vendors and products, give shout-outs to those people, places and things that inspire us, and let our readers/customers in on the occasional special promotion! Please be sure to check back often for updates.
