Environment
Divest From Plastics
The average person consumes a credit card's worth of plastic each week.
Heating food in plastic containers and scraping the inside of plastic dishes poses a serious risk to both our health and our environment. This contamination is comprised of an unknown mix of unregulated chemicals being used to maximize company profits.
Plastics only become viable at a massive scale, so scaling down our consumption and sourcing of products points us to less damaging and more stable materials like fired ceramic and metal (which is why we find so many ceramic and metal artifacts thousands of years later).
Cherish What You Buy
Will you pass down to your kids the chipped and stained white IKEA bowl you have?
Our culture is surrounded by objects that are cheap and made to be easily replaced once they fail. We've lost our understanding of how objects are made, leading us to purchasing products that trick us into assuming quality. Mass produced ceramics are low-fire, a clay that is slightly porous and invites mold growth. Mass produced jewelry is polished well, but made of various cheap alloys (mixes of metals) or plated so the surface is a precious metal, but the majority of the piece is cheaper and more difficult to repair when it breaks.
With each new purchase, bring your thoughts, attention, and heart to invest in objects that can last civilizations.
Save Products, Save the Planet
Corporations don't have to consider how a product will be recycled/broken down when it gets discarded.
Robles Studio values craftsmanship and stands behind every product we create. To support this commitment, we offer a repair service as part of a circular business model, ensuring pieces can be restored if damaged. This holistic approach to product lifecycle management goes beyond the typical focus on marketing and initial sales. While many companies prioritize the transaction, Robles Studio creates products designed to last—and made to be worth repairing.
Please contact me so we can discuss any repairs you may need.