Grid Philly - March 2009 - (Page 14) Mio Culture Soft Bowls ade of wool, soft bowls are are recyclable, compostable and use one-tenth of the energy it takes to create ceramic bowls. Use them to separate your apples from your potatoes or to organize your daily clutter. Designed by Jaime Salm and Roger Allen of Mio Culture, and manufactured at one of the last US millineries located in northeast Philly. Mio Culture, 446 North 12th St., 215-925-9359 mioculture.com M retrospect Take a break from the jam-packed South St. sidewalks and test out some slightly-worn, secondhand furniture at Retrospect. You’ll find an ever-changing stock of vintage furniture at low, thrift store prices. Retrospect, 534 South St., 215-671-0116 retrospectvintage.com Beeluxe candles It might not be spring yet, but it can still smell like it. Beeluxe candles, fair trade-certified and made from organic beeswax, come in aptly-named scents like “tree fort” or “front porch swing.” Moko, 52 N. 3rd St., 215-922-6656 Tymel Style Bags “My daughter, Natalie, would come home from school as I was unpacking groceries and exclaim, ‘Mom, I can’t believe you. Do you know where those plastic bags end up?’ ” says Tyra Hodges, one half of Tymel Style. Melissa Parker, her friend and eventual business partner, shared a similar reaction from her own children. After doing extensive research, Parker and Hodges began to manufacture bags made out of recycled plastic polyfabric, designing them to be stylish as well as environmentally practical. Their company has been selected for the Business Incubation Program through Green for All, a national organization committed to creating green jobs to help the current troubled economy, as well as the environment. Studio 34: yoga | healing | Arts studio 34 photo © Jacques-Jean tiziou / www.JJtiziou.net. retrospect photo by lucas hardison Baltimore Ave. in West Philly is home to 5,000 square feet devoted to your mental, physical and spiritual wellness. Studio 34 is a yoga studio, a gallery and a community meeting space, offering everything from photography classes to creative show-and-tell gatherings and yoga workshops led by internationally renowned experts. Enjoy the variety and the diversity of events. Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave., 215-387-3434 studio34yoga.com 14 g r i d p h i l ly. c o m march 2009 http://www.mioculture.com http://www.retrospectvintage.com http://www.studio34yoga.com http://www.gridphilly.com
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