a devour story

our devour tea towel is one of our best sellers
and we knew that we had created something special
as we watched it fly off our shelves. 
but then a couple weeks ago we had a really special call
from a new customer that brought a new meaning to the work.
here's her inspiring story. 

finding courage
bonnie struggled with her weight for years. she followed weight loss programs such as weight watchers and worked hard to reach and maintain a healthy size. her husband passed away recently and bonnie found herself struggling to keep the good eating habits she had worked so hard to achieve. one day she saw our devour tea towel in a magazine and told us the message it carried "hit [her] between the eyes." she recognized that what she wanted was to devour music like her husband had, and devour architecture like her brother, that devouring something other than food would be her champion. she purchased the towel and promised to bring it to her next weight watchers meeting. we hope that by sharing the image of our tea towel and bonnie's story, others will find inspiration and success in what they would like to devour in life.

what do you want to devour?
share your devour story on our facebook page.

weekly reader

every saturday, great reading on the deck starts with 

the wall street journal's off duty section. 

eating, drinking, style, fashion, design, 

decorating, adventure, travel, gear, gadgets. 

that's right. 

the wsj is for designers.

tea towels = napkins

our tea towels 

as napkins, at lunch in italy. 

(sigh)

 

via la cucina italiana 

cook + gather

"gathering. . . 

to dine, to drink, to harvest, and most importantly, to cook."

we've wrapped GATHER Journal 

with our COOK tea towel, 

for inspired cooking and a reason to gather together. 

named by bon appétit as one of the 

indie food magazines you should be reading, 

GATHER is full of seasonal recipes, beautiful photography, 

and inspiration for your kitchen counter or coffee table. 

order the set 

and get free shipping. 

just enter code GATHER at checkout. 

offer good while supplies last!

a sunny day in february

a fun little glimpse 

into our studio. 

my brother came to visit and he took this picture. 

thanks, peter!

say "mandala"

we say that 

"this leafy mandala will help focus your attention in the kitchen 

and bring completeness to your recipes". 

yoga journal agreed,

in their february issue.

thanks for the good words!

delizioso

la cucina italiana, febbraio 

styles with studiopatro stripes and more. 

bellissimo :)

our 1-2-3 sale

1

use flour sack towels to keep produce fresh

2

and to dry glassware, lint-free.

 3

we keep them handy for just about everything in the kitchen.

our mission: use cloth, not paper :)

we're having a sale on our flour sack sets, 

3 generously oversized flour sack towels in a reusable tote,

for 3 days only, february 1-2-3. 

reg. $36, now $28. 

what do you do with flour sacks?

shop here

we heart this

wrapped like candy and just in time for valentine's day,

our new kitchen kits have arrived.

each kit contains 

a linen apron, tea towel and handmade wooden spatula.

send a kit with love :)

MLK + COOKIES

monday january 21st 

is martin luther king day. 

we're taking the day off to celebrate and reflect, 

and have some cookies and mlk. 

it's all good.

giveaway announcement

to everyone who shared ideas on how to 

use cloth, not paper, in the kitchen.

 

 

announcing our 3 winners (chosen randomly):

marissa winchester 

"wrapping gifts and wine in cloth make the 

gift on the outside as fun as the gift inside!" 

christine hanson 

"I only use cloth in the kitchen. 

a favorite is to use cloth for my salad greens 

(and other moist veggies) to keep them fresh. 

works every time." 

melanie sherk
"I love using linen and flour sack towels to dry glassware -

no fuzz is left behind!"

all comments (over 50!) are here.

a paperless giveaway

to use cloth, not paper, in the kitchen.

our flour sack sets
contain 3 good reasons to go paperless in your kitchen: 
3 generously-sized cotton towels
ready to dry, mop, clean - over and over again.
(in a reusable happy tote bag).

enter to win 1 of 3 flour sack sets: 

go to our facebook page, like us,
and leave a comment sharing your favorite way to use cloth not paper.
we'd love it if you share a picture too!

enter by midnight wednesday january 9th. 

use cloth not paper :)

will you join us?

it's already here

wishing you 

peace, love and understanding,

time to gather with friends and family, 

good food and eating, 

 

and a very happy new year!

12 ~ 31 ~ 12

art + learning

this year we were able to do some of our favorite things.

we designed tea towels with two creative growth artists, 

and with each sale we donate 100% of the profits 

to support their artist programs in downtown oakland ca.

 

and we bought 5 desks for primary school students 

in mali, west africa. mali kalanso is a non-profit, 

volunteer run school that was built last year by a good friend of ours.

thank you

each year with your support our studio grows 

and we can give to these programs that are dear to our heart!

happiest of holidays to you.

a few zip bags

just a few of our limited production zip bags are left. 

100% linen, handprinted and lined.

great for gifting and stocking stuffers 

and hold just about everything.

order by thursday evening, december 20th, 

for delivery by christmas eve.

happy holidays :)

devour this

stock culinary goods

in providence, rhode island 

stocks some of our tea towels.

devour 

became the backdrop for their knife display. 

and how about those knives!

design for a cause

studiopatró partnered
with creative growth art center of oakland 

to make these special edition tea towels.

creative growth serves adult artists with developmental, 
mental and physical disabilities by providing a professional 
studio environment for artistic development, gallery exhibition 
and a social atmosphere among peers. 

the imagery was created by creative growth artists

donald mitchell & aurie ramirez.  

you can purchase these tea towels here, 
or visit creative growth's art gallery and shop in oakland.
100% of the proceeds from their purchase
will be donated creative growth's art program.  

psssst...
don't miss creative growth's holiday party this friday. 
studiopatro will be there!

it's a san francisco holiday weekend

it's starting to look a lot like christmas. 

join us this weekend for some holiday fun 

(and shopping!).  

saturday 12/8

remodelista holiday market 

at heath ceramics in san francisco 

sunday 12/9

sfmade holiday gift fair

herbst pavilion at fort mason

we're bringing lots of great holiday gift items. 

stop by and shop for the special cook in your life. 

hope to see you there!

linen + wood

san francisco meets williston, vermont 

in a collaboration between studiopatró 

and edwards smith woodworking. 

we've paired our aprons and tea towels 

with handmade wooden treenware. 

specially priced for gifting, 

$42 - $88. 

and all-american, how nice is that?

ready, sets, go here. 

go get gather

friends join forces: 

gather journal + cook

my good friend michele outland 

and her friend fiorella have just released the 

2nd issue of gather journal. 

so we've wrapped COOK around this 

stunning new food and recipe magazine. 

perfect gifting 

for a friend or family member who just might cook for you! 

$42. 

Get it here :) 

wrappings

wrap olive oil, syrups, chocolate + caramel sauce

wrap wine, champagne, cider, sake

wrap fresh baked breads 

 wrap cookbooks and favorite magazines

gifts + tea towels = nice. 

tea time

the sometimes stressful holidays are upon us. 

so take time, relax a little, 

have tea.

and the satsuma tangerines have arrived 

at the market here in san francisco.

now that's exciting!

the retail mix

orders to our stockists 

are being assembled and readied for shipping. 

it's always interesting how they mix and match 

our designs for their stores.

it's fun for us to see the combinations,

so here are 3 assortments, shipping today!

just vote

if you’re an american, today is your lucky day.

you can vote. 

so exercise your right, and get a 

voter appreciation discount of 

20% off everything at studiopatro.com.

enter discount code VOTE at checkout.

(1 day only)

top ten gifts

sweet!

easy as pie gift set 

is food & wine magazine's #1 editor's top ten pick. 

in the november issue, 

just in time for thanksgiving pie. 

many thanks to suzie myers.

introducing kiddot

kiddot aprons 

just right for smallish cooks and kitchen helpers.

100% linen, handprinted just like our tea towels, 

with copper orange twill tape ties. 

available!

photos, and 2 of the 3 kids, by 

wendi nordeck

friends + followers

lissa writes a blog 

keep it simple, keep it fresh 

a gluten free blog dedicated to 

food, family, friends, and time in the kitchen

  

so I sent her one of our newest tea towels

(keep it simple, how appropriate!)

and she was nice enough to do a photo shoot, 

complete with a recipe for beef and pumpkin stew. 

visit her here.

 

use cloth not paper :)

introducing our brand new 

flour sack sets

3 oversized (32"x38") flour sack towels 

in a very happy tote (think reusable lunch sack). 

the hang tag says

use cloth not paper :)

 part of our campaign to replace paper towels with cloth. 

100% pre-washed cotton, absorbent, hardworking. 

use for everything in the kitchen. 

get them here.