Stojo Stories

We all have a family member, friend, partner, or neighbor who has been on the frontline over the past year. Nurses, teachers, doctors, child care providers, caregivers, and essential workers of all kinds have been working hard to keep us all safe, fed, healthy, and cared for. This #GivingTuesday, we’re launching #StojoGives—an effort to celebrate and give back to these heroes.    This Giving Tuesday, for every order on our site, we’ll donate a Stojo Cup to Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Bayshore Medical Center New Jersey, Scripps Coastal Medical Center San Diego, Sharp Hospital San Diego, and Cleveland Charter High School, to give...

Cleancult was founded with one mission in mind: to redefine clean. The cleaning industry has a dirty little secret: it’s not so clean after all. In order to fix tomorrow’s problems, we have to fix today’s cleaning model. So that’s what we did. We built a better cleaning system, one that’s easy, sustainable, and cost-effective. One that rethinks everything, from ingredients to packaging to performance to shipping. We spoke to Olivia Kirby, their Director of Social Media and Content. Follow: @cleancult   What makes the brand sustainable or eco-friendly?Our products are made of natural ingredients and are completely biodegradable. They’re plant-based,...

Proclaim is an underwear line founded by Shobha Philips, that aims to bring skin tone-inclusive, sustainable, and comfortable options made in the US, after Shobha was tired of looking for ‘nude’ underwear that actually matched her skin tone. Their pieces are made with sustainably sourced and recycled materials like TENCEL (made from wood pulp from sustainably managed sources), and fiber made from 100% post-consumer, BPA-free recycled plastic water bottles. Follow: @wearproclaim   How did Proclaim come to be? What is the story behind it?I started Proclaim because I was tired of not being able to find a nude bra that...

Pack your bags—summer travel is well under way! With restrictions lifting across the United States and abroad, we’re all more eager than ever to hop on planes, trains, and automobiles to go somewhere. (Anywhere!). After 2020, we think that everyone deserves a vacation.  That being said, let’s not throw caution to the wind just yet. Although COVID restrictions are ending, it’s more important than ever to travel mindfully and sustainably. Travel can generate a ton of waste and increase your carbon footprint, but there are simple things you can do to counteract that. So today we’re talking about how to...

Melanie Abrantes is a Bay Area based producer and designer of handcrafted, heirloom objects. She believes that in order to create something beautiful, you have to get your hands dirty. Her design studio and company was founded in 2013, where she creates handmade goods for the home made from thoughtful materials like cork, which is anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, porous, and 100% renewable. Through the technique of lathing, she turns simple pieces of solid wood and cork into one - of - a - kind bowls, plates, cups and stands. Follow @melanieabrantesdesign     How did you start your business?I started my...