beautiful bath or beach towels
July 8, 2020 4:57 AM

I recently realized I want brighter accesssories to draw attention away from my bathroom's ugliness. Specifically, I'm looking for really beautiful towels (bath or beach, but definitely large). Pop art designs, interesting weaves, whatever. I would prefer them to be ethically made. Thank you!
posted by chaiminda to Shopping (12 answers total) 14 users marked this as a favorite
You can't get much more ethically made (or brighter beach towels) than Gudrun Sjoden.
posted by BostonTerrier at 5:25 AM on July 8, 2020


Turkish towels from STATE

But damn, those Gudrun Sjoden towels are perfect.
posted by circle at 5:30 AM on July 8, 2020


The Company Store has some amazing towel designs and here is one of the newer options. Not sure about how they are produced.
posted by victoriab at 7:16 AM on July 8, 2020


I think these beach towels are incredibly beautiful. They are from Eighth Generation and designed by indigenous artists. I don't own one so can't comment on how they are in real life.
posted by carolr at 7:32 AM on July 8, 2020


Society6 makes art print towels and other goods and claims to pay its global designers for every purchase. I think their stuff is just beautiful.
posted by fingersandtoes at 7:47 AM on July 8, 2020


Art Ware Editions commissions very fancy artists to make actual consumer goods, i am weirdly into the John Currin, but they are very pricey. https://artwareeditions.com/collections/towels
posted by PinkMoose at 8:25 AM on July 8, 2020


They may or may not match your aesthetic, but Pendleton makes some very nice (and large) towels.
posted by box at 8:26 AM on July 8, 2020


Amazing, all! My own Googling has turned up Rikumo.
posted by chaiminda at 9:41 AM on July 8, 2020


The Company Store has some amazing towel designs and here is one of the newer options. Not sure about how they are produced.

They have some info on their site -- their practices sound better than a lot of companies.
posted by trillian at 9:47 AM on July 8, 2020


I can vouch for these.

They are especially nice in the summer when other towels start to get that mildewy smell within half an hour of use.

I wish they made dresses. I would be all over that.

It seems like they'd be ethically made but it is genuinely hard to tell.
posted by A Terrible Llama at 1:26 PM on July 8, 2020


My favorite towels come from Teema.
posted by komara at 2:19 PM on July 8, 2020


I love this question as I dream a lot about textiles! Enjoying looking at the suggestions so far and here are two from me:

Lots of cool design options in the Scandinavian/Nordic direction. Here's Finnish Design Shop.

There are also a lot of vivid, cheery styles at Amara.
posted by Sublimity at 4:30 AM on July 9, 2020


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