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Friday, January 8, 2010

Say hey to Booday

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If you've been following The Renegade Bean for a little bit, then you'll know that Booday (蘑菇) is one of my favorite brands in Taiwan. The Booday team started as a graphic design firm with a small magazine they launched as a creative outlet; today, they are a lifestyle brand with a line of t-shirts (now made exclusively in organic cotton), canvas bags and home accessories. Booday's Taipei store also has a cafe on its second floor, where they host art exhibits, talks, music performances, readings and classes. I recently took a cyanotype class there, which I'll write more about later. For more about Booday and their address, check out the article I wrote about them a couple months ago.

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Here is a sampling of Booday's items from their online store.

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My current favorites include:

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A t-shirt with drawings of paper airplanes made from international mail envelopes (this resonates with me because I'm an expat and though I love living in Taiwan, sometimes I wish visiting home were as easy as folding a paper airplane!).

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A pencil bag shaped like an eggplant.

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This neat noggin bag.

I know they ship internationally to some Asian countries. Here is a list of stores that carry their items; if something catches your fancy and you can't read Chinese, try shooting them a note. Several staff members are fluent in English. If you can read Chinese, check out their adorable blog.

Have you have a nice Booday!

6 comments:

  1. Wow that seems like an amazing store!!

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  2. such pretty things -- there are several items that have already caught my eye. a few of those earrings and necklaces do strike my fancy!

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  3. I really need to get myself an airplane ticket to Taiwan one of these days! I snorted at the brain on the bag XD

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  4. this store looks like it is completely filled with adorable things that i would like to take home! i will definitely be paying a visit to their online shop, and wishing i could visit in person. ~joelle

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