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Slow Fashion – Matt & Nat bags combine urban chic with ethical principles

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Tags: slow fashion
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Cool Cycling – When NeilPryde met BMW

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Tags: bicycle, cool cycling
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Slow Fashion – Sherlock wears cult Brit brand Belstaff

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Tags: menswear, slow fashion
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Cool cycling – Bring a little bicycle love into your home

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Tags: art, cool cycling, interiors
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Slow Beauty – The incredible story of Dr Bronner

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Tags: slow beauty, Slow Life, Slow Movement
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Slow Design: Vintage At Goodwood

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Tags: events, slow design, slow fashion, vintage
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Is this the world’s Slowest trainer?

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

Tags: fair trade, footwear, slow fashion, Slow Life Slow Design, sneakers, Veja
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Selfridges hearts Slow Design with launch of The Forever Shop

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Tags: shopping, slow design, slow fashion
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Cool and passionate: TOMS shoes

Monday, July 12th, 2010

Tags: shoes, slow design, Slow Life, TOMS shoes
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Join Slow Food USA for SLOWednesday – Ozark Harvest

Friday, July 9th, 2010

Tags: harvest, ozark, Slow Food, Slow Life, SLOWednesday, USA
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Fashion Roots: Too cool for school – handmade leather satchels

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Tags: satchel, slow design, Slow Life, The Cambridge Satchel Company, vintage
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City Focus – the Exploratorium San Francisco

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Tags: Exploratorium, San Francisco, Slow Life, slow parenting
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Practical and Paced: Berlinomat

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Tags: berlin, Berlin designers, Berlinomat, cool shops, slow design, Slow Life
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Positively Vegetarian: Demuth’s restaurant and cooking school

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

Tags: bath, demuths vegetarian restaurant, locally source, neals yard bakery, Slow Life, vegetarian cookery classes, vegetarian cooking, vegetarian restaurants
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New Slowdown Skill: learn sewing

Saturday, June 26th, 2010

Tags: learn to sew, sew much fun, sewing, sewing classes london, sewing for beginners, Slow Life, stitchclub, the thrifty stitcher
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Slow beauty: the best natural sun protection

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Tags: advice, aloe vera, BDIH, Charlotte Vohtz, Ecocert, Green People, Lavera, Love Lula, natural, neal's yard remedies, organic beauty, Organic Food Federation, slow beauty, SPF, sun protection, sun screen, sunbathing, sunburn, Weleda
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Slow Design: Uhuru furniture

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Tags: craft, furniture, repurposed, slow design, Slow Life, sustainability, Uhuru
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Discover Spui and enjoy high tea at Gartine, Amsterdam

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Tags: Adopt a Chicken, amsterdam, Arti et Amicitiae, artisan, Begijnhof, book market, books, Gartine, Helios Building, kitchen garden, Lancret, literature, Rococo, Slow Food, Spui, Vlaamsch Broodhuvs. high tea
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A whirlwind history of the classic rickshaw

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

Tags: Bangladesh, berlin, China, CityCruiser, cycle, design, Dhaka, Global Design Studio, Japan, Kathmandu, Nepal, New York, Oxford, Oxon Carts Guided Tours, palanquins, pedal power, pedicab, rickshaw, Shir Hosojima, Simlaand, slow travel, South Asia, wind power, wind-human hyrbid rickshaw
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Discover Ted.com: Ideas worth spreading

Saturday, June 19th, 2010

Tags: Alan Siegel, Bill Gates, carl honore, Chris Anderson, David Pogue, design, Entertainment, Frank Gehry, George Whiteside, In Praise of Slowness, John Maeda, Malcolm Gladwell, Phillip Zimbardo, psychology, Richard Branson, sabbatical, simple, simplicity, Slow Life, Stefan Sagmeister, technology, TED Talks, TED.com, time off
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Practical & Paced: Pedlars

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Tags: Americna camp ovens, enamelware, Pedlars, slow design, Slow Life, Slow Shopping
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Travel Special – Steamline Luggage

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Tags: leather, slow design, Slow Life, slow travel, SteamLine luggage, suitcases
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Moving Words: Persephone Books

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Tags: lambs conduit street, persephone books, Slow Life, womens writing
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Slow Design: Vivienne Westwood for Melissa shoes

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

Tags: Anglomania, Melissa, plastic shoes, slow design, Vivienne Westwood
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Slow skill: millinery in action

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Tags: cocktail, Dressed to Kilt Fashion Show, fascinators, hatter, Ladies Day, milliner, millinery, Prudence Millinery, racecourses, Royal Ascot, Siggi Hats, Sir Sean Connery, Stephen Jones, top hats, William Chambers
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Slow Design – The Vintage Chandelier Company

Sunday, June 6th, 2010

Tags: chandelier, home deco, slow design, Slow Life, vintage, Vintage Chandelier Company
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Practical & Paced: The V&A shop

Saturday, June 5th, 2010

Tags: Father's day, museum shop, presents, slow design, Slow Life, V&A shop
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Lost craft: herbal remedies

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Tags: chamomile, Chelsea Physic Garden, Echinacea, Greek physicians, herbal remedies, herbs, Institute of Natural Healing, modern medicine, myrr, National Institute of Medical Herbalists, Nicholas Culpepper, ointment, poulitice, slippery elm bark powder, The Herbal Society, tincture, topical applications
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Slow pottery: Tina Vlassopulos

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Tags: art, balance, ceramics, clay, contemporary, design, greece, minimalism, modern, organic, pots, sculpture, simplicity, Tina Vlassopulos
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Moving Words: author/illustrator Keri Smith

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Tags: author, bookshop, creativity, guerilla artist, How to be an Explorer of the World, illustrator, Keri Smith, reading, Slow Life, This is Not a Book, Wreck this Journal
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Slow smells: Black Phoenix Alchemical Laboratory

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Tags: black phoenix alchemical laboratory, BPAL, goth, natural fragrance, neil gaiman, perfume
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Culture Special: Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco

Monday, May 24th, 2010

Tags: museum of craft and folk art, san fransico, Slow Life
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Add some colour to your home with vintage Beacon Blankets

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

Tags: 50s advertising signs, beacon blankets, ephemera, retro, slow design, Three Potato Four, vintage
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Better city, better life: Shanghai Expo 2010

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Tags: artisans, Better City, Better Life, Croatia, culture weeks, folk, ICT, marginalised, Shanghai Expo 2010, Tianjin, United Nations
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Slow Fashion: The Natural Shoe Store

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Tags: Birkenstocks, clogs, covent garden, espadrilles, komodo, london, natural shoe store, Slow Life, TOMS shoes, vegan shoes, vegetarian shoes
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A touch of home: bespoke rubber house stamps for your stationery

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

Tags: bespoke, custom-made, design, Holly's Houses, slow design, Slow Life, stamp, stationery
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Slow Design: Herrlicht wooden glasses

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Tags: Herlicht, slow design, Slow Life, wooden frames, wooden glasses
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New Usuals range – rediscover forgotten products

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

Tags: forgotten products, Slow Life Slow Design, Usuals, Van der Lubbe, Van Eijk
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Practical & Paced: Lazy Oaf

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

Tags: Lazy Oaf, London design, shop London, slow design, Slow Life, stationery
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Slow Hairdressing: organic salons

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

Tags: james wood organic hairdresser, jigami, organic haircare, organic hairdresser, seaweed hair lightener, soho london, spirit organic hairdressing
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The return of pipe smoking

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Tags: how to smoke a pipe, pipe smoking, Slow Life
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Slow Rome – De Sanctis handmade Italian ceramics shop

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Tags: artisan, Caltagirone, ceramics, de Sanctis, De Simone, handmade, Italian, pottery, Rome, Sicilian, Slow Life
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Slow Beauty: Neal’s Yard Remedies

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

Tags: acupuncture, covent garden london, holistic beauty, massage, natural beauty, neal's yard remedies, slow beauty, wellbeing
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Slow craft: paper jewellery with Littlefly

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

Tags: book, bookbinding, first year wedding anniversary, Jeremy May, Little Fly, paper, paper jewellery, treasure, written text
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Amsterdam Special: vintage shopping in the Dutch capital

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Tags: amsterdam, Daffodil, Episode, Laua Dols, second hand, shopping, slow design, Slow Life, Spiegelbeeld, vintage
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Slow Craft: Dinner to Dye For

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Tags: Dinner to Dye For, Leif Hedendal, native species, natural dyeing, organic colour, Permacouture Institute, San Francisco, Secret Cafe, slow fashion, Slow Food, sustainable textiles, traditional craft
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Amsterdam Special – traditional wood products from Hout Van Bomen

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Tags: carpentry, craft, Hout Van Bomen, natural, slow design, Slow Life, wood
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Lost craft: Bookbinding

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

Tags: beginner, bind books, bindery, bookbinding, conserve, courses, craft, demonstrations, e-book, gold finishing, hand binding, history, India, london, payprus, restorations, Sangorski & Sutcliffe, Shepherds, slow skill, technique, tools, UK, Wiltshire, Zahnsdorf
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Slow Parenting: the joy of handmade toys

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Tags: bobby dazzler, charity shops, daisy daisy ethical toys, etsy, folksy, handmade toys, plushoff, slow parenting, sue's dolls
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Handmade Paris – Cadolle bespoke lingerie

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Tags: bespoke, Cadolle, craft, hand made, lingerie
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Teresa Green: Practical everyday objects with slow life prints

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Tags: antiques, aprons, Barrow Upon Soar, cushions, cycling, designer, functional, garden deckchairs, hand printed textiles, kitchen scales, Slow Life, stable block, Teresa Green, utility
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Amsterdam Special: Practical & Paced – Pilat & Pilat

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Tags: amsterdam, Pilat & Pilat, shop, slow design, wood craft
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Pick of the best bags for life

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Tags: ascension, asos, bag for life, enviro sax, la vie devant soie, liberty of london, orla kiely, reusable shopping bags, Slow Life, tote bag
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Moving Words: Lost Crafts

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

Tags: book review, cider making, herbal remedies, lace-making, Lost Craft: Rediscovering Traditional Skills, thatching, traditions, trout-guddling, Una McGovern, wild food
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Top Slow Life Easter gifts for all the family

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

Tags: artisan pottery, easter gifts, gifts for kids, lush cosmetics, madara, Slow Life, sorbet living
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Home Style: top Easter home deco

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Tags: Easter, easter home decoration, easter ornaments, how to blow eggs, how to decorate eggs, make and easter tree, Slow Life, spring flowers
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Handmade Berlin: fashion platform Berliner Klamotten

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Tags: Aehrenkranz, artisan crafts, berlin, Berliner Klamotten, designers, fashion, indpendent shops, Mein Laden, slow design, Slow Life, Verve Gallery
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Slow Life Shoes: Kitty Cooper English Originals

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Tags: eco chic, eco shoes, handmade shoes, kitty cooper originals, recycled, vintage
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Slow life, slow gear, so Howies

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

Tags: boat, Breathe Some Fresh Air, Cardigan Bay, catalogue, Hand-Me-Down range, Howies, patagonia, Patgonia, photography, Shop Local, Slow Down, Slow Life, Trevelin
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Innovative design – energy saving bedside lamps

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Tags: bedside lamp, energy saving, lamps, Lighten Up Design, Slow Life, slow life products, sustaiinable, Tomas Filippo Bordignon
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Practical and Paced: Present & Correct paper goods shop

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Tags: emphemera, paper goods, Practical and paced, Present & Correct, Slow Life
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Discover the benefits of slow cooking

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Tags: crock pot, ethical superstore, morphy richards slow cooker, slow cooker, Slow Food, tesco slow cooker
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Fashion roots: London’s vintage fairs

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Tags: Frock Me, vintage, vintage fair, vintage fashion fairs London
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Slowdown skill: have a good night’s sleep every night

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Tags: sleep, tips
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Combat life in the fast lane with Weleda products

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Tags: anthroposophic, holistic, homeopathic, men's skincare, Rudolph Steiner, skin cream, Skin Food, Slow Life, Weleda
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Living real: Homegrown furniture

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Tags: Arbor Smith, arborsculpture, Australia, Becky Northley, bonsai, Christopher Cattle, craft, Emanuel Swedenborg, Grown Furniture, homegrown furniture, John Krubsack, living furniture, Peter Cook, Pooktre Tree Shapers, Richard Reames, topiary, trees
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Discover your urban wonderland: The Amazingness project

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Tags: Amazingness, Anna Hillman, Discover, environment, Guerilla Graphics, local, Nature, organic, park, rabbit hole, slowLab, synthetic, urban wonderland
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Top Slow Life Mother’s Day gifts

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Tags: artisan chocolate, emma bridgewater, knitting classes, mothering sunday, mothers day, simnel cake, Slow Life, spa packages
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Fairtrade Fortnight: discover new cultures with a Slow Life holiday

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Tags: Ethical Holidays, Ethical Travel, Fairtrade Fortnight, Fairtrade Holidays, HandsUpHolidays, Himalaya, Himalaya Homelets, jorg&olif, slow travel, Traidcraft, Volunteer Holidays
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Spring Special: spring clean your house the slow way

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Tags: Slow Life, spring, spring cleaning
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Slow Tipple from Wales: Fruit Blush liqueurs

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Tags: fruit blush, liqueur, local produce, wales, welsh food
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Practical and Paced: old-fashioned sweet shop Suck & Chew

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Tags: Columbia Road, london, shopping, Slow Food, Slow Life, Suck and Chew, sweet shop
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The Chap shop – a general store for the old-fashioned gentleman

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Tags: chap, chap magazine, grooming, moustache wax, razor, vintage
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Learn a new Slow Life skill: swing dancing

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Tags: hep ctas, jitterbug, lindy hop, rhythm riot, Slow Life, swing dancing
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Slow Bicycle Restoration con amore

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Tags: bicycle, bike, England, london, slow bicycle movement, vintage
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Belen Echandia: the making of a Slow Life designer bag

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Tags: belen echandia, designer, handbag, slow fashion, style
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Fashion roots: Pachacuti and the panama hat tradition

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Tags: accessory, artisan, AZO dyes, Brad Pitt, Carry Somers, celebrity, community, Ecuador, fashion, fedora, growers, heritage, Jude Law, Keira Knightley, mainstream, Naomi Campbell, organic, Pachacuti, palm grass, Panama, Quechua, Royalty, Slow Life, South America, sustainable, toquilla, traditional, training, water, weavers, weaving, Western, WFTO, World Fair Trade Organisation
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Sit back and relax – get a Slow Life sofa

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Tags: couch, cradle to cradle, furniture, Slow Life, sofa, Upholstery Arts
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Lost craft: James Smith & Son Umbrella Shop

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

Tags: James Smith & Son, lost craft, slow_life, umbrellas
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On Canvas: Home deco crafts project

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

Tags: craft, home, slow_life
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Slow Life Valentine’s gifts for her

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Tags: eco lingerie, eco Spa, Slow_life gifts, Valentine's gifts
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5 Slow Life Valentine’s gifts for him

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Tags: garden, gifts, love, relaxation, Slow Food, slow_life, Valentine's Day
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Handmade London: top five spots to get crafting in the capital

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

Tags: craft, handmade, knitting, london, slow_life
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Lost craft: Varanasi Weavers Project

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Tags: 2008, Avatar, Benarasi, commercial, community, craftsmanship, cultural, Dalit, eco, Ethical Fashion Show, fabric, famous, grassroots, hand, hand-loom, handloom, heritage, Indian Maharajahs, machine, natural, Oscar de la Renta, paris, River Ganges, silk, silk emporium, slow, slow tradition, sophistication, textiles, traditional, Varanasi, Varanasi Weavers Project, village, Zardosi, zari
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Natural Solutions: the benefits of Aloe Vera

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Tags: aloe vera, health, Slow Life
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Home style: how to create your own Valentine’s boudoir

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Tags: Slow Life, Valentine's Day, vintage boudoir
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Leave a personal note with a handmade calling card

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Tags: calling cards, handmade, slow_life, stationery
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New Year, new you: Join the Slow Down London Club

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Tags: london, slow_life, Slwo Down London Club
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Slow Beauty: great tricks for radiant winter skin

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Tags: natural beauty tricks, slow beauty, winter skin
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A Moveable Feast

Monday, January 25th, 2010

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Hook into the craft of crochet

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

Tags: crochet, Great Irish Famine, hook, make do mend, Queen Victoria, yarn
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Winter Special: five ways to make your home cosy the slow way

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Tags: DIY, food, home, knitting, self-sufficient, warmth
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reMadeUSA

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Tags: remadeusa
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Urban buzz: Inner-city beekeeping

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Tags: British Beekeepers's Association, inner-city, London Beekeepers Association, urban beekeeping, urban bees
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Underground Dining: London’s supperclubs

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Tags: Altenburg kitchen, food, london, Savoy Truffle club, Slow Food, supperclubs, The Civet Cat Club, The Shed, The Underground Restaurant, underground dining
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Practical and Paced: Betty Blythe Fine Food Pantry

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Tags: Betty Blythe Fine Food Pantry, cafe, Hammermsmith, london, slow_food, slow_parenting
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Winter Special: stay warm with the Ardalanish Isle of Mull Weavers

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Tags: Ardalanish Isle of Mull Weavers, slow fashion
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Slow photography: Get your camera off auto this weekend

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Tags: DSLR, Papered Parlour, photography course, slow_life
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Daily bread: the good life

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Tags: artsan, bagel, baguette, bakery, blackbread, bread, breadbaking, Britain, Carl Shavitz, community, foccacia, fundamental, handmade, live yeast. sourdough, Lord's Prayer. recipe, Manna from Devon cooking school, nutrition, real, rye, Slow Bread, technique, The School of Artisan Food, wild yeast, Woodrow Wilson
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Cool Craft: classic heritage jewellery handmade in London

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Tags: Alex Monroe, jewellery, slow_life
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