Nature Transforms WFH

THE NATURAL REFUGE

Nature Transforms WFH

Story by Mark Welsh / Photography by Troy House and David Chow
Floral Frogs
In the spirit of finding silver linings, we believe that working from home can help improve productivity, boost organization, and enhance contentment. How do you transform a corner of your kitchen, a quiet spot in your bedroom, or a nook in your living room into an efficient home office? Add thoughtful, practical design inspired by nature. Begin with these five tips.
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BRING NATURE TO WORK

Add small plants or foraged flowers to your home office with simple, desk-sized ceramic pots, hand-collected stone vases, and recycled glass bud vases. Our handmade Jikoku pots (above) are perfect for succulents, herbs, and small plants, and come in 3 natural hues with tone-on-tone salvaged wood bases. Flowers naturally help reduce stress and moderate moods, according to recent studies. By adding a few flowers to your daily life you can reduce depression and anxiety and boost creativity and productivity. See how here.

Above: Our slightly off center recycled glass bud vases are ideal vessels for specimens like foraged thistle.
The rich, golden hues of dried Canella bring color, texture, and warmth into the home office.
Above: Casually arrange a few pussy willow branches in a hand-drilled vase made from stones collected in Maine.
Below: Dried natural yarrow keeps its vibrant mustard yellow color for months.
Organize Your Home Office
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ORGANIZE, ORGANIZE, ORGANIZE

Start with a clean and tidy desk. Arrange pens, pencils, paintbrushes and the like in eggshell-glazed Kam pitchers hand-thrown by potter Eric Bonnin. Designed to hold hot or cold liquids these simple vessels also work as minimal vases for dried or foraged flowers.

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BRAINSTORM WITH BIRDS

All work and no play makes for a dull home office. Add inspiring touches of functional whimsy with these zoomorphic shaped bird vases hand-thrown on the wheel by potter Eric Bonnin. We love these with a simple stalk of grass or a bud.

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BE BOOK SMARTER

Find the titles you need at a glance. Our multi-purpose marble sculpture stands do double duty as weighty book ends. Either use a matching pair or add a small link white marble chain to the mix.

These versatile sculpture stands/book ends are crafted by artisans in Agra, India.
Marble for this chain comes from the same quarry as marble used for the Taj Mahal.
Organize Your Home Office
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HOLD ONE, HOLD ALL

What to do with odds and ends like post-its, rubber bands, paper clips, receipts, and those ever-elusive reading glasses? Repurpose a marble cloche base into a simple, beautiful hold all.