Brain and Breath

23/05/2026

A tote bag made from aged linen towelling — a handwoven fabric originally made for household use, for drying hands.

Through the mending process, a woven patch took shape, holding within it two small seashells gathered on the beach where I swim each morning.

Across the surface, a cyanotype stain settled in, still carrying the faint trace of a cord the sun never fully revealed.

Nothing was erased.
Each layer remains as memory — of sea, of time, of touch.

linen upcycling textilerepair

30/04/2026

When you have a wonderful friend who takes a BAB linen tea towel and, using nothing but knots, turns it into the perfect bag...
emptypool.and.inkwell, 🙏🤍🌷

24/04/2026

A liberdade não é individual — é comum.
Freedom is not individual — it is collective

🌹

22/04/2026

Hoje a BAB STORE está fechada —
em pausa, com a Terra.

Today BAB STORE is closed —
in pause, with the Earth. 🌿

21/04/2026

Menina Linha

Um tempo para abrandar.
Para trabalhar com as mãos.
Para estar.

Fios, gestos e matéria.

Segundas-feiras, na Menina Colina.

Será sempre bem-vindo(a).

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Menina Linha

A moment to slow down.
To work with your hands.
To be.

Threads, gestures, and material.

Mondays at Menina Colina.

You are always welcome.

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creativepractice

14/02/2026

AIKO Tote Bag — 愛子 means child of love.
After the storms, the sun.
AIKO Tote Bag is not excess.
It is intention.
Saffron. Clean form. Right gesture.
Some fall in love at first sight,
because things made with love are recognizable.
Made from leftovers.
Made to continue.
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AIKO Tote Bag — 愛子 significa criança de amor.
Depois das tempestades, o sol volta.
AIKO Tote Bag não pesa.
É gesto.
Saffron. Linhas puras. Essência certa.
Há quem se apaixone de imediato,
porque o que é feito com amor deixa-se reconhecer.
Feito de excedentes.
Feito para continuar.
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12/02/2026

⏳ The clock is ticking.

The climate crisis won’t wait.
But have we truly changed the way we consume?

We question everything:
where it comes from, who made it, how it was made.
We trust — but we verify.

Who Said Your Business Is None of Our Business by Amber Wan explores the role of small and medium-sized businesses in this global shift.
Could they be the key to a more conscious and responsible economy?

📖 Now available at BAB STORE.
To consume is to choose the world we want.

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08/02/2026

Fevereiro abre espaço ao novo.
Pequenas mudanças tomam forma dentro da loja.
Coisas que chegam, ideias que se cruzam.

SustainableChoices MadeWithCare DesignWithPurpose StoreLife FreshArrivals

30/01/2026

07/01/2026

No Nacion
No People
Can Claim Superiority Over
Another