For many years, I have had the feeling that I would like to give back in a larger context than what I can do privately and non-profit.
It always gets complicated when you mix charity and business, there are many question marks and criticism is often harsh if, against all odds, you would make money doing something good. So I decided early on that there was no point in mixing it up and just running with full open cards.
I have made this store solely for my own sake, I love design and I myself have missed things that can last a long time, preferably a whole life with me. They need to be able to change with me, new conditions, new homes, new decorations and a different style, likes and tastes. I also love to put my own stamp on something and like when things can be changed, replaced, etc.
I will occasionally release products whose ENTIRE profits will go to charity. I will focus on environmental and humanitarian causes, where the money goes will be clear and transactions will always be accounted for.
But my way of giving back through this store and the products is many more:
-Everything is environmentally friendly and produced in whole or in part from recycled products. It's not always visible on them, so feel free to ask - and I'll tell you more! 🔄
-Everything is locally produced and no production will ever move abroad - even though it would more than double my margins 🌎
-Everything is made in small collections so that nothing unnecessary is produced, we co-produce several different products instead of reducing wastage and shipping. 💯
-But above all, most products have more than one function and many things can be combined in more than one way and can be changed and varied endlessly and therefore have an eternal life.
It is environmentally friendly if anything. 🌱
-Many of the products invite your own creation and I like the idea of you making your own design from my design. Please share with you?! 💛
I haven't really just created a few products, although it will look like that from the start - but actually a whole universe.
(She said modestly haha)
But actually everything is connected and how everything is connected will emerge gradually as more products appear in the store, but my hope is that you like the first products that appear and that you want one of them! The first sales are absolutely crucial for me to be able to continue developing a design idea I believe in - a form of "slow design" that is based on not producing at the expense of our environment.
Do you want to support our design development and at the same time receive invitations to our upcoming openings? Feel free to buy a membership - it only costs SEK 150 as a one-time cost and gives you, in addition to 2-4 invitations to openings/years, first-pass on new collections and a discount on all your purchases for the future! See more in the shop under "Friends of The Left Gallery" or contact me for more info.
Thanks for finding here and welcome!