UK Mother’s Day - gift ideas

While most of us can wait another two months, those of you in the UK have one week to figure out what to get your Mum for Mother’s Day. Here are some magnifeco ideas -

We featured her not too long ago, and are completely smitten with this collection of biscuit tin jewellery made by the [...]

JP Monkey - the 100% eco-friendly reusable bags

We use them, we have a wide variety of them floating around in purses, backpacks and pockets but we’ve never found one that was truly magnifeco - until today. JP Monkey is one of the first companies to develop an eco-shopping bag that’s not only 100% environmentally friendly but are made recycled remnant upholstery fabrics!

The [...]

Pippa Small - Limited Edition Amazon necklaces

Pippa Small has designed jewellery collections for Gucci, Nicole Farhi, and Chloe and now splits her time between jewellery creation and charitable work. Her new Amazon jewellery range is available exclusively from Survival; an organization that works for tribal peoples’ rights in three complementary ways: education, advocacy and campaigns. These limited edition necklaces are inspired [...]

EDUN Poppy Scarf

I’m tucking this away for mother’s day, when I always frantically search for something for my mother-in-law. We’ve included pieces from EDUN before - the socially conscious clothing company launched in Spring 2005 by Ali Hewson and Bono. The company’s mission is to create beautiful clothing, while fostering sustainable employment in developing areas of the [...]

Fashion & Earth Organic Cotton Kimono Robe

Fashion & Earth Organic and Fair Trade Apparel has a list of environmental and social policies longer than my arm, plus they have some reasonably priced organic cotton essentials. Like this Kimono Robe, made of 100% ultra-soft organic cotton. With their current storewide 20% discount, only $41.28 USD. Only ships to Canada and the U.S.

Numi Flowering Tea

Flowering Tea is a new tradition that celebrates the tea leaf. Hand-picked, organically grown, premium white tender tea buds, top two green tea leaves, and golden-tipped black tea are hand sewn into bundles or rosettes with cotton thread by artisans in various regions of China. When steeped in hot water, these rare Leaves of Art™ [...]