Rethinking Luxury with our Sustainable Boutique
Ohanga’s Rhode Island art galleries allow local artists to share their work while asking you to challenge your consumer habits. We live in a fast-paced and constantly changing world, and it’s become more and more apparent to consumers that shopping sustainable is the way to go. In an article from Business Insider it’s stated that 47% of internet users internationally have stopped purchasing products from brands that violate their personal values around sustainability. Ohanga’s second storefront in Garden City is a sustainable boutique that makes it easier than ever to shop small. Inside, visitors can find products from Rhode Island local artists with cost-effective and environmentally friendly business models. Their handmade home decor products are made to last longer than those you would purchase somewhere else, reducing the burden of cost shopping places on you and on the planet.
Ohanga Garden City proves that shopping sustainable not only aids in protecting our environment, but also comes with a variety of health and wellness benefits. The personal care and aromatherapy items are made with non-toxic ingredients, such as The Blue Sister’s vegan soap made with vegetable oils. Everything in Ohanga Garden City is Ohanga verified, meaning that it is proven to be made locally and sustainably with fair pay to local artists and creatives. Rethinking luxury and choosing to shop small at Ohanga’s sustainable boutique may not seem like an important decision, but this is a change that will not only better your own health and wellness but also the health and wellness of our environment.
It may feel like fast-fashion and instant gratification while shopping have taken over how we shop. However, Ohanga’s Rhode Island local artists are working hard to create handmade products that are cost-effective and more friendly to our environment. In order to rethink what luxury really means, we must look at the differences between luxury and handmade products. Luxury does not have to be a piece of designer clothing or the latest fast fashion trend, but can mean a hand-crafted and delicately made product of better quality and cost. Today’s fashion trends are all about expressing yourself. Fast-fashion and luxury clothing tends to produce similar items. However, shopping at Ohanga’s sustainable boutique that features upcycled apparel and clothing made in small batches by local Rhode Island artists gives you an opportunity to discover your own unique style and even some new sustainable products along the way.
Whether you’re interested in purchasing handmade home decor or upcycled denim jeans, Ohanga’s sustainable boutique can offer you a chance to rethink your luxury consumer habits and choose to shop small and sustainable.
Author: Sofia Lynn
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