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Emilie O'Connor
Beetroot, apple and kohlrabi salad served on large bamboo platter

Delicious Beetroot, Apple and Kohlrabi Salad

Fresh colourful beetroot , apple and Kohlrabi salad , ideas to serve on our blue wave bamboo platter.

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bamboo plates and salad in large bowl with cheese on chopping board

Is bamboo tableware good?

Is bamboo tableware good for the planet?

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Emilie O'connor at home working

Three tips for a small business.

   Three Tips for A Small Business. As we start the new year, here are some tips for starting a sustainable homewares business..  Since starting our sustainable homewares company three-years ago,I have learnt its a complex and long journey which needs constant review and support. But I believe you can use business as a tool for change! Here are three tips for growing a sustainable design business from nothing. What I have learnt.    1. “ Big things have small beginnings”. I believe in starting small and to keep refining ideas. My collection began with five designs. I debuted at "First In Style" part of...

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Blue Wave Adventures

Blue Wave Adventures

More than 80 percent of the ocean is unmapped and unexplored. What we do know, is that human activities affect nearly all parts of the ocean. From billions of tonnes of plastic clogging up coasts all around the world and poisoning precious marine life to our carbon emissions threatening the delicate balance of this underwater universe.

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