Plat Around Town
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...
Shu's Notebook
November is All About Sharing
Sharing our favorite Neighborhood Store There are certain places that are my absolute “go-to” for the best finds when it comes to bread, cheese, chocolate, unique pantry goods, spirits and...
Celebrate Zero-Waste in October
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...
Aplat Zero Waste Design for a Plastic and Elastic Free Kitchen
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...
Zero Waste Design and Manufacturing
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...
Earth Month 1% For The Planet
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....
New Year, New Chances, New Friends
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...
The Culture of Giving
Every season I think, “This is the season of Aplat!” Every season I think, “This is the season of Aplat!”, but I do feel it the most at this holiday...
Get Set
In all of the bustle around holiday gatherings, I love being assigned to setting the table. For get-togethers large and small, I envision the table long before the day, composing...
The Bread-Keeper
In my house growing up, we ate a lot more rice than we did bread. Rice in Korean culture is a symbol of life and prosperity, and it’s certainly part...
Reaching Out
We are all connected by our sense of place and, in the wake of its sudden absence, there is community, hand in hand, ready to provide relief in any way we can....
Women Who Inspire Us
Chef Melissa King My experience building Aplat has been a collaborative effort from the start, thanks in large part to the countless women who inspire me. Many of my close...
Wine Country Women
It’s Harvest Crush season in California’s wine country. The time of year when grapes are picked, stemmed and crushed to begin their transformation into wine. The Napa Valley is in...
Transitions
Every season is beautiful, and so are the transitions between them. Routines are resetting, circadian rhythms are shifting, and the colors and patterns on our plates are changing along with...
Aplat + COOK BEAUTIFUL
We’re happy to spread the word about this incredible woman in food. Exciting news! This week, we’re celebrating the launch of Athena Calderone’s beautiful new cookbook, COOK BEAUTIFUL. Athena has...
It’s All in the Fold
Welcome I’m really excited to connect with you in this space. I feel like I have so many stories to tell: about Aplat, l’art de vivre, our philosophy about meaningful...