Our Ecological Mission:
- Increase our impact on the community
- Decrease our impact on the environment
Our Process:
Raw Materials
- The majority of ingredients in our proprietary clay recipe are harvested regionally and blended locally, minimizing their transportation footprint
- All 'washes' used to color our tile contain the simplest of ingredients: water, clay and earth oxides
- Founded Mined Materials Environmental Stewardship (MiMES) aimed at creating an economic incentive for the environmentally responsible and sustainable mining of minerals used in ceramics manufacturing
Powered (primarily) by People
- Loving hands form each tile rather than electrically powered presses
- Each tile is hand painted using brushes, not powered sprayers, resulting in minimal waste and pollutants
- We personally escort our tile through the entire creation process, without relying on electric conveyor belts
- Our firing technique is a single-fire process, dramatically reducing kiln times and energy consumption compared to traditional bisque-fired ceramics
- Our kilns are programmed on automated cycles, thus maximizing energy efficiency
- The water spent in our tumbling process is reused
- We utilize the services of the City of Austin, Ecology Action and others to recycle paper, glass, plastic, metals, outdated technology, ink cartridges - you name it, we try it!
Leaving Home
- We reuse inbound shipping materials whenever we can and purchase only 100% biodegradable peanuts
- Local artisans have first dibs on our misfit material, while the remainder is routinely donated to Habitat for Humanity and other local causes
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