Are you already in the mood for looong queues, exchanging unwanted gifts and spending hours worrying about what else to give daddy this year besides a tie? Neither are we. That’s why we’ve prepared a little something for you: sustainable gift ideas that will make a lot of people happy – not only the recipient. We would absolutely put these karma boosters under our own Christmas tree!

And you know what else is nice about these gift ideas? You don’t even have to leave the house to do your Christmas shopping. Just make yourself some hot chocolate, get those thick woolen socks out of the drawer and off to the sofa you go.

 

Woodcessories: love of nature, honest craftsmanship and unique design

As the name already suggests, Woodcessories designs wooden accessories for Apple products. All accessories are handmade, sustainably produced und combine nature and technique in an innovative way. The founders behind the German startup, Sebastian and Sebastian, are Apple lovers and passionate about plain and simple design. That’s why they were highly disappointed about the boring plastic cases and covers they found when looking for protection for their mobiles and laptops. In 2011, during a hiking tour in Colorado, they had an idea: why not combine nature and technology, and create an innovative fusion of both the things they love so much? Why not integrate nature into everyday life? Woodcessories was born.

Woodcessories creates wooden accessories for the whole Apple family: for iPhone, iPad, MacBook, iMac and Apple Watch. All products are handmade, the wood is selected by hand and – most importantly – comes from sustainable forestry. The company only works with FSC-certified wood and is also a member of Trees for the Future, an organization that helps farmers in Africa improve their life standards. For every product Woodcessories sells, Trees for the Future plants a tree and supports farming in regions like Uganda and Kenia. By the way: the website gives you updates on the number of trees that have already been planted.

Enter the voucher code woodfood during check-out and receive a 25% discount.

 

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soulbottles: Giving got soul now

Sustainability made easy – with soulbottles. As their starting point, Berlin-based enterprise chose the most essential element of all: water. And then they put the soul in drinking water. Soulbottles are drinking bottles made out of glass, fairly produced in Germany, 100% plastic free and pretty good looking, too!

Sounds utopian? Not really, as every single resource for a glass-made drinking bottle can actually be found within our country. The enterprise proudly guarantees a sustainable and fair manufacturing process while avoiding long transits.

And of course the team is aware that not everyone has access to clean drinking water- therefore, soulbottles support water projects all over the world – with a donation of €1 per soulmate sold.

Enter the voucher code soulfulchristmas during check-out and get a €5 discount until January 07th 2018.

 

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Peaceful times with Conflictfood: direct trade that creates perspectives

War, crisis and poverty are daily business in many countries. The founders behind Conflictfood, Salem El-Mogaddedi and Gernot Würtenberger, didn’t want to be bystanders anymore and started their journey as a result of that: since 2016, they travel to conflict regions and look for the best traditional farmers’ products – because in the kitchens of our world, there are real treasures to be discovered!

Through fair and direct trade with farmers, Conflictfood creates new perspectives and shows ways out of poverty. Furthermore, their profits are re-invested in educational projects in the countries of origin.

Hand-picked saffron from a women’s collective in Afghanistan, traditional roasted wheat from Palestine or wild growing tea from Myanmar. With Conflictfood, your purchase can become a step towards peace!

Enter the voucher code FAIR during check-out and get 10% off on all orders until January 31st 2018.

 

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Frameworks Berlin: Recycled. Reused. Reinvented.

One (wo)man’s trash is another (wo)man’s treasure: Frameworks Berlin specializes in making an absolutely one-of-a-kind picture frame: all frames are handmade in Berlin, from colorful and unique recycled wood – old doors, floor boards, barn wood, and a special collection of Bali boat wood. Frameworks is combatting todays culture of discarding things, and with time and care, crafting from these up-cycled materials wonderful individual pieces in our Berlin-Neukölln workshop.

These frames make the perfect winter season’s gift! From small or large exchangeable frames, custom framing or the perfect photobooth frame for that photo strip – you will find something. Additionally, for those who are interested in diving deeper into the picture framing craft, they offer workshops for beginners where you learn how to make your own frame from scratch!

Enter the voucher code FAIR during check-out to get 15% off all boat wood frames till January 31st 2018.