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You all know the frustration of buying a product which falls apart soon after you start using it. It is money spent pointlessly. Many big brands no longer live up to the standards we expect. And  only a small amount of the dollars we pay, actually go into material, design and manufacturing.

It is also more and more difficult to discern a company’s environmental and ethical credibility. Brands may hype their newfound “green” philosophies, but these often feel like a calculated response to marketing trends. If they care now, why didn’t they care before?

Finding a good product can be a difficult process, but it’s worth it. There are companies that manufacture with a passion that has been passed down for genera-tions. Others have only recently started, but strive to embrace true craftsmanship.

We want to write about everything that will help you find these products.

All our articles are being constantly updated. So please come back and send us comments and  facts  you feel we should add or know about. You don’t have to leave your email address to leave a comment. If you subscribe to our blog  via email, we will keep it private, and will never send you anything but the blog articles you’re subscribing to.

Writing for Kaufmann Mercantile are Sebastian Kaufmann, Jessica Hundley (currently on a six week break), David Vega, Brion Paul, Aurora Almendral, Matt Poitras and occasionally a guest writer. We live in Los Angeles, San Francisco or New York. We write about things we like and will never take money in exchange for promotion. We do, however, plan to sell some carefully selected products, in the very near future.