Recently my friend Will Rifkin (Emeritus Professor at the University of Newcastle, Australia,) offered to make me a pair of shoes (his side hustle), using off-cuts from our manufacturing process. The result is stunning, and everyone who sees them wants a pair. What delights me is the appreciation people have for handmade, one-off items, made with care, and purpose using up scraps of material. As a BCorp company we would love to see more of this and are happy to give artists and designers our leather off cuts, before  we send  them to Upparel.com.au for recycling. Gillian Corban. corbanblair.com.au

“When I look at my works collectively, I see and feel home.” Maricelle Olivier is a South African artist exploring her personal history and creating her own space of belonging through the medium of ceramics. The making and laying down of coils on one another, joining and smoothing sections before repeating - relates to the patterns that adorn the surfaces on her work. Unpacking her cultural identity and heritage, the vessels transform into embodiments to hold and reflect emotions. strong connection to her culture, language and country remains through her contemporary ceramic works. https://maricelleolivier.com/

Today we visited Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella in Florence which dates back to 1221. Founded as a Dominican