Meet the Makers: Downtown Teak Collection March 08, 2023 This is Aung Myat Lin and Jack from IDEA Woodsmith. They've been reclaiming teak from downtown Yangon buildings since 1999. Well, that's not quite true. They're too young for that,...
Introducing The Downtown Teak Collection March 01, 2023 This is a new collection that celebrates three ideas close to our heart: 1 - homegrown, sustainable, reclaimed materials 2 - timeless design 3 - IDEA Woodsmith, an extremely skilled carpentry...
Cosy Winter Reads February 01, 2023 Let us set the scene for you: it’s 4.30pm and you decide to shut your laptop. The sky has turned an oceanic blue, inky in fact, and a candle is...
In The Kitchen With: Cat Sarsfield from Since No One Asked January 04, 2023 I've been writing words for Kalinko for the past year, but I also spend my weeks and weekends cooking, eating and writing a tri-weekly newsletter called Since No One Asked, where I...
It's our 6th Birthday! November 02, 2022 Every year on my birthday, I take a minute to think about what's changed since the last one. Sometimes they're big things; maybe a new child has appeared, possibly a...
In The Kitchen With: Maureen Suan Neo, Founder Of Nonya Secrets October 26, 2022 Cast your minds back to the 1980s. Asian restaurants were few and far between in the UK, and rarely given as much airtime as French bistros and Italian restaurants which...
Yangon Post: Issue Four | 2022/2023 October 26, 2022 It's here and is jam-packed with stories about Burma, its people, history and food, along with the inside track on Kalinko, our homes and our makers.
The Hidden Motifs in our Wall Art October 12, 2022 The hidden meaning within our wall art; these patterns have been passed down through generations, and their meaning is as old as the trade.
Meet the Wall Art Weavers October 05, 2022 Our nine weavers were chosen from a wider group of 27 for their incredible weaving skills. They are ethnically Chin and were displaced from Burma’s western Rakhine State in late...
Can craft have an impact? September 07, 2022 Isn't craft gluing and sticking with loo rolls and lolly pop sticks? Crotchet? Well yes, but it's also a huge and vital pillar of employment across the globe which has...
Why do we care if something has been handmade? August 31, 2022 We know we're meant to care. Meant to value the artisanal over the factory-made. Are somehow afforded greater social worth for eschewing the mechanised, for chewing on hand-kneaded sourdough. But...
The Specifics of Sustainability at Kalinko August 24, 2022 Sustainability can feel like such a buzzword. Something we flippantly throw around over the dinner table, or something that’s embedded in every brand’s SEO so we see it on our screens a...