Remodelista  Gift Guide:  Good-Looking Eco-Minded Gifts

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For the zero-waster (and the wannabe), consider a present that’s both practical and inspiring. Here are 15 ideas from workshops devoted to using only natural, renewable materials (scraps included)—and to marrying utility with beauty. 

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Atelier Saucier of Los Angeles turns surplus fabrics into napkins, placemats, and tea towels; we like its Dark Denim Set (four for $66).

Napkins from Scrap Denim

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We like Ardent Good’s Solid Dish Soap in a Refillable White Porcelain Bowl, $36, and its companion Pot Brush, $8. The duo is especially good for cleaning plates. 

The New Sinkside Essential

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The olives used to make Oracle Oil’s extra-virgin olive oil come from a collective of farms in Laconia, Greece. A 16.9-ounce bottle is $40 and comes with illustrated Greek recipe cards. 

Small-Batch Olive Oil

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Award for the prettiest palette. Lots of companies make beeswax-infused food wraps (for use instead of plastic), and Wax Atelier of London stands out for its Waxed Linen Wraps in botanically dyed colors; three for £22..

Better Bowl Covers

The Smithey Cast-Iron Skillet, $160, is forged in North Charleston, SC, and is made to be used for generations; sustainable fashion leader Alabama Chanin offers it with an organic cotton Canvas Handle Cover, $28.

Cult Cast Iron

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From Food52’s own Five Two line: A set of eight Organic Cotton Reusable Produce Bags, $29, includes mesh and solid cotton bags in three sizes, all in an appealing organically dyed gray.

Fridge and Market Bags

 Shippee Turning Co.’s Salad Fork and Spoon Set, $150, is crafted in Providence, RI, of “sustainable domestic cherry blackened through natural ebonization," available via Good in Boston.

Stylish Salad Tongs

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Hand cranked butter, anyone? The Churncraft Butter Churn, $240, is made of glass, metal, and wood—and comes with two wooden butter paddles.

Glass Butter Churner

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Handwoven in Ghana, the Baba Tree Large Multicolor Bicycle Basket, $95, is available from fair-trade global marketplace Goodee.

A Beautiful Bike Basket

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Blacksaw of Canada offers a line of blankets made from 100% recycled materials, such as factory offcuts; the Siempre Recycled Blanket is $298.

Recycled Wool Blanket

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The Charlie Collection of cotton-blend socks by Thunders Love is made from recycled yarn; the unisex designs are €25 directly from Thunders Love of northwest Spain.

One-Size-Fits-Most Socks

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A set of Striped Linen Pouches from New York artist Sandra J. Constantine’s startup, James C. Butterfly, is $38 for a set of two in pink or green.

Pretty Pouches

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Olly’s Rectangular Rag Rugs are $300 each, and no two exactly alike. They’re the work of artist Olly Williams who weaves his mats from old suiting fabric.

Mats from Men's Suits

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From Berea College in Berea, Kentucky, these handwoven wool and hemp throws, $250, come in three colorful patterns.

Appalachian Throws

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UK shop Toast specializes in ethical collaborations; the Toast Wellbeing Basket, $150, is stocked with a hand-thrown Edmund Davies ceramic beaker, facial oil from Troll Farm of Lancashire, Rhoeco Greek herbal tea, and more.

Serenity Assortment

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All Remodelista 2020 Gift Guides

For more good-looking gifts to give everyone on your list, head to our gift guides: