Twine in a Tin

Though I still don’t have a plot of earth to call my own, I’m always inspired by Food Associate Tory Healy’s daily updates on her cucumbers, tomatoes and latest adventures with fingerling eggplant. While searching at Design Within Reach for some kind of cutting-edge, clever design they’re famous for, I spotted this jute twine by Sheffield, England’s Burgon & Ball. The tin almost looks too pretty to be functional, but inside is a 120-m roll of heavy-duty, green jute twine with a cutter built right into the lid – definitely ‘cutting edge’ and clever. And whether or not you’re a gardener, it’s great for gift-wrapping too!
- Andrea Mills, Home Associate

Burgon & Ball Green Jute Twine, $15, Design Within Reach, dwr.com.