Earth Day in April. Bike-to-Work Day in May. World Oceans and World Environment Day in June. And soon Plastic Free July. All wonderful reminders that we need to continue honoring,...
In my previous notebook I shared how I transitioned from a 20 year industrial design career to mompreneur pursuing my bag dream full-time. It took almost a year to ideate...
We love pi and pies! π is an irrational number that continues infinitely, and it lends us infinite possibilities throughout our Zero Waste Design™ process. To eliminate scraps in...
The Aplat Holiday Gift Guides ‘Tis the season of giving and to kick off December, I’m sharing many of my favorite items that I use at home and will be...
Saving the Planet. One Paper Bag and Box at a Time. I design and manufacture with zero waste, people and the planet in mind. At the same time, I think...
We design with zero waste in mind. Introducing Aplat Celebration Pennants - triangle and square off-cuts from our couvre-plat line. Our first batch of limited quantity hand-sewn pennants are exclusively available...
From day one I wanted Aplat to be a company that cared about people and the planet and how we design and manufacture products - with zero waste of material...
We design with empathy As an industrial designer by training, I design differently because I care about the impact Aplat products have on the environment, and for the people who sew them. My frugal mindset...
April is Earth Month As founder of Aplat Inc. I am committed to working, producing, consuming and living for the planet. It’s a mindset and I’ve got to start somewhere....
Resolve to Go Zero Waste With the new year comes new opportunities to go zero waste. As ardent believers in waste reduction, we reuse as much as we can at...
