For those who dream of travel but are without the means or the time, Elin Aram's A box from offers tastes and tidbits of far-off lands. According to Elin, each box contains a selection of items meant to "tell the stories about cities [that] you haven't heard yet." For Tehran, there are threads of saffron, bright yellow sugar sticks, woven baskets that recall the multicolored rooftops of northern Iran; for Seoul, cold noodles and a collagen face mask.
Makes me wonder what I might choose for the cities I love: Pocky and a cat cafe badge for Tokyo; Nalgene bottles and prayer flags for Santa Cruz; Mast Brothers chocolate and a copy of Diner Journal for Brooklyn. What would you include in yours?
See more, here. Thanks, Fast Company.
Oooh, I love this idea! For Berlin I'd add a magnet of the green "Ampelmännchen" (traffic light man) and a piece of the former Berlin wall.
ReplyDeleteFor Philly I'd include a 4th Street Deli chocolate chip cookie (I couldn't very well include a stereotypical cheesesteak), and a little Libery Bell. Or a tiny figurine of Rodin's The Thinker, since we have the only other Rodin Museum outside of Paris. This is fun to think about! What would I include for Paris? Hmm.
ReplyDeletewhat a great idea!
ReplyDeleteLisa and Erin, those are such great picks!
ReplyDeletebrilliant! this would be a fun game to play. such mystery and wonder!
ReplyDeleteWonderful! I'd like to join :)
ReplyDeleteMay be someone will be interested in getting a box from St.Petersburg, Russia - with all this "traditional" and more unusual russian stuff.
Anyway, Iadore people making this kind of projects
I have got in love with this!
ReplyDeleteSo great!
You always find the best stuff.
ReplyDeleteFor Galway, an aran knit, a claddagh ring.. I don't know what else. It's hard to put a city into a box!
i want one!
ReplyDeleteT, so cool - what's a Claddagh ring?
ReplyDeletegreen tea kitkat from Japan is definitely a must!
ReplyDeleteHow sweet! I love that idea!
ReplyDeleteA Claddagh ring is the Irish ring with the two hands holding over the heart.
Tara, oh yes! Those are so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love this so much! For DC, I'd put a paper cherry blossom, a reading room card from the Library of Congress, and this amazing granola called Hippie Crack from Baked and Wired, the best bakery in the city.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet and fun idea! I kinda LOVE your box ideas. And I wonder what a "Rio de Janeiro" box would have...
ReplyDeleteKathy, I love it!
ReplyDeleteCamila, confetti? :)