Yolélé, the chef Pierre Thiam’s on-line African meals market, which sells cookbooks and plenty of fonio merchandise — chips, pilaf, flour — has launched very sensible and attention-grabbing dish towels primarily based on a print by the graphic artist Paula Scher. They’re 16 1/2 by 24 inches, made from natural honest commerce cotton that has a homespun really feel and are printed in yellow or vermilion with the names of African international locations. They do a peerless job including shine to glassware or wrapping washed salad greens for drying. And, after all, you need to use them as beneficiant napkins.
$26 for 2, yolele.com.
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