From Sarah:
Växbo linens are crafted in the only remaining flax spinning mill in Sweden, still powered by water. Soft, absorbent, and quick to dry, they are a perfect summer towel. £60 for a bath towel and £40 for a hand towel; available from Selvedge. To see the entire line and read about the production process, go to Växbo Lin.
Below: Linen hand towels; £40.
Below L: Striped dishtowel, £15. Below R: Red dishcloth, £10.
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From Sarah:
We covet these simple wood Japanese towel racks from La Luz in Japan.
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From Julie:
Swiss Cross Medicine Box; $25 at Blue Ribbon General Store. This would also make a great summer house gift.
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From Julie:
If you can’t visit Manufactum’s new store in Cologne, Germany, it’s worth the extra trouble (and shipping expense) to source these utilitarian retro toilet roll holders. The prices are reasonable; especially compared with high-end Samuel Heath or Waterworks fixtures.
Below: Enamelled cast iron Toilet Roll Holder; from a German ironworks that has been producing bath fittings since 1870; £13.50.
Below: Spare Roll Holder, from the same German ironworks; £13.
Below: Enamelled cast iron Toilet Roll Holder with Cover; from the same German ironworks as the above products; £42.
Below: Manufactum’s own German-made China Toilet Roll Holder; £15.80.
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From Julie:
This past April, one of our favorite online suppliers, Manufactum, opened a giant emporium in Cologne, Germany. Located in the Disch-Haus, a former office building built in the 1920s, the store is 1,000 square meters and includes a large food department as well as a huge assortment of household items. Via my new favorite site, Slow Retail.
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From Janet:
I love this redo of a children’s bath by blogger Mama Urchin, who scrapped towel bars in favor of hooks when she discovered her kids were using them for acrobatic assists. She painted a board with magnetic paint (available through Kling Magnetics) and bolted it to the wall for towel ID purposes—magnetic frames hold pictures of her children. For detailed instructions on recreating the look, go to Mama Urchin; to source hooks, consult 10 Easy Pieces: Clothes Hooks.
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