Cultural Calendar — Cinco de Mayo
The most respectful way to mark the day is to take the food seriously — regional, specific, and drawn dish by dish.
Mole from Puebla, cochinita from Yucatán, birria, tlayudas, pozole — the Mexico collection is drawn around those dishes rather than the sombrero shorthand the day usually attracts. It is the version of Mexican decor that a Mexican kitchen would actually keep on the wall.
An apron for whoever is at the comal all afternoon, a tea towel for the host, a poster for the dining wall. For a party gift, the tote and the T-shirt travel well and cost less than a bottle.
Pairing the Mexico collection with the United States collection is the most-requested combination we see from Mexican-American households — two prints, one story, side by side in the hallway.
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Illustrated food posters that turn a wall into a story — every print a warm, curated portrait of a country's most-loved dishes.
Heirloom kitchen aprons illustrated with regional dishes — designed to be worn, gifted and remembered.
Soft cotton tea towels illustrated like a travel journal — a quiet daily reminder of the meals that shaped a place.
Everyday cotton T-shirts illustrated with the flavours of home and elsewhere — a quietly editorial way to wear the world.
Illustrated tote bags built for markets, mornings and long walks — a quiet way to carry the world with you.
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What to give an expat, an immigrant parent or a friend far from home — gift ideas built around the food people actually miss.
Trade routes, migration, empire and geography all end up on a plate. An essay on reading a country through its cuisine — and the archive built on that idea.
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Gifts for serious food lovers — illustrated country food posters, aprons, tea towels and apparel that name the dishes rather than sell another kitchen gadget.
Hostess and dinner-party gifts that outlast the evening — illustrated tea towels, aprons, postcards and small prints chosen around the food being served.
Heritage gift ideas for Italian-American, Irish-American, Filipino-American and every other family that keeps its country at the table — illustrated food art and keepsakes.
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Posters, kitchen textiles, apparel and keepsakes — boxed with tissue paper and ribbon, and shipped worldwide.
