A curation of thoughtfully made products to nurture and elevate the everyday.
A curation of thoughtfully made products to nurture and elevate the everyday.
Tinta is a Melbourne-based natural dye studio that creates sustainable textiles using botanical dyes and natural fibres. A combination of design and chemistry, each Tinta piece is hand-dyed and manufactured locally in Melbourne by talented artisans.
After learning about the toxic chemicals used in the textile dyeing industry, we wanted to create colours that wouldn't end up polluting our oceans and waterways or threaten the health of the dyer.
The natural dyeing process involves a delicate balance of plant pigments, heat, time and pH, and each piece of fabric can take days to prepare. We use fresh and dried local materials, including food byproducts like avocado stones, onion skins and pomegranate rinds, and fallen plant materials such as eucalyptus leaves and other local flora.
The colours and patterns created using these dyes are impossible to replicate exactly, making each piece one-of-a-kind.
After a successful career in interior architecture running multiple projects at a time, managing staff, clients, expectations, councils and trades I was completely overwhelmed and stressed out which unfortunately is the reality for us all these days. My incredible partner would run a bath for me while I was on my way home as having some space to myself and nourishing my nervous system with salts and essential oils was the only thing that would revive me for the next day, as well as be present for him and our relationship. Around the same time I also started Vedic meditation through The Broad Place which opened my eyes to the fact that my body and mind couldn’t keep doing this and after crying in the middle of Bondi Beach far too many times I decided to take 2018 away from the industry I know.
Stepping away gave me the space to find myself again and play around with past interests such as essential oils, cooking, gardening and creating with my hands.
By helping myself this in turn created SOLITUDE body+mind which is here to help others in need of self-care and time out from their busy daily schedule. I know how lucky I am to have had space but it’s just not a reality for most of us so if I can help with an incredible bath experience for someone to enjoy for themselves or gift to another then it is a success.
Courtney Gibbs is the Yin half of Subtle Bodies. Based between Melbourne, Los Angeles and New York.
“Subtle Bodies is a range of products grounded in purity, quality and tradition. Based in Melbourne and reaching to locations around the world, we explore the woods and processes used in traditional, high grade incense. We share nature's raw materials and offer an exceptional, natural product - free of perfumes, oils and additives. Each of our incense varieties are sourced from independent manufacturers worldwide, individually selected for the quality of their incense as well as their connection to proper forestry practice. All have a lasting connection with the plantations that grow the trees and a fascination with the type of wood they choose to work with. The resulting product is a traditional, pure ingredient incense of exceptional quality - smokey, natural and raw.
According to various teachings, the subtle body is one of many
non-physical energies or psycho-spiritual bodies constituent in all living beings. The concept of each subtle body corresponding to a different plane of existence, in a hierarchy or great chain of being is a common philosophical element in many traditions around the world.”
