This is the second edition of our Meet the Maker series, where we meet the wonderful people behind the brands we have sourced here at Temple+Co. Here we meet Sarah Agnew, part of the sister duo behind George&Edi who produce the most beautiful range of artisan scented candles, fragrances and room sprays, from their atelier in Wanaka.  Welcome...

Everything seems to be all about the gut at the moment - I’ve lost track of how many articles I stumble across which are all about gut health, how to look after the gut microbiome, ‘good’ and ‘bad’ bacteria, and how eating (often smelly) fermented foods can help play a part in improving gut health. I am quite certain that even a few years ago we...

Sometimes you stumble across a product that really makes a difference to your well-being, energy and immunity. Since discovering the WelleCo Super Elixir Alkalising Formula in February of this year, I have added it to my daily routine and it has improved my energy levels, boosted my immunity (no sick days all year), and increased my overall heal...

This is the first blog post in our series of meeting the makers of our beautiful products. First up is the lovely Rikita Kapadia, founder of Cocovít, a company based in the USA. Cocovít sources organic coconuts from India to use in the production of their pure coconut oil-based products. Welcome! Please introduce yourself. Hello, my name is Riki...

There seems to be so much hype around detoxing these days. It feels like there is always some new ‘detox diet’ being touted online, or some far out cleanse, a ‘reset’ programme, a 'tea-tox' or some intermittent fast to ‘clean out’ the system. (As uni students, many years ago now, there was the detox that was done before a re-tox, but let’s not d...