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The art of minimalism dates back centuries. With our cluttered, sensory-overloaded modern world, it’s no wonder minimalism is finding a resurgence. There are several reasons it’s a fantastic way of life to embrace. Less in your closet or on your desk brings a natural state of peace to your environment. It’s easier to think in a place that has less clutter, the same way it’s easier to concentrate in a quiet setting than a loud rock concert.
Think of the stuff around you as noise. The less you surround yourself with unnecessary knick-knacks, the less “noise” exists in your space. Minimalism also makes finding things more manageable and cleaning your desk or home a breeze. There are several ways to incorporate minimalism into your style.
Clear House Clear Thoughts
A clean home and desk allow for clearer thinking. Have you noticed how much better you feel after thoroughly cleaning a room? The practice of minimalism in your house or workspace not only clears out metaphorical baggage to allow in new ideas, but it also lets the pieces of décor you genuinely love shine. When your home is cluttered, even the most beautiful artwork can get lost in a mess. Remove the unnecessary and watch how your favorite artwork radiates more beautifully on your walls.
Charging wires also seem to be everywhere with the mass of technology around us. So, why not invest in charging devices that both declutter and look amazing on their own? Finding small ways to beautify what is typically considered an eyesore is a crucial component of minimalism.
Timeless Style with Minimalist Fashion
The same goes for your sense of fashion. When you overdo your style with too much makeup, jewelry, or an excess of accessories, it’s hard to focus on one piece or one part of your look. However, if you select a few statement items such as well-tailored clothes and a classic bracelet, it lends your appearance a more elegant vibe. You’re also more likely to get compliments on those hand-selected accessories when your outfit has less clutter. The people with the classiest looks historically styled their appearance around clean lines, high-quality threads, and a couple of superb pieces of jewelry and accessories.
How to Start Adding Minimalism to Your Style
Don’t know where to start? As minimalist lifestyle expert Marie Kondo outlines, there are some fundamental ways to start tidying up your life. First, take your time. It might take months to declutter your life thoroughly. Set aside a chunk of time each week, put on soothing music and get in a donating frame of mind. As you move through each room or closet, pay attention to how much joy every item you touch brings you.
Whether it’s clothing, jewelry, or an item on a shelf think about three factors:
· Have you used it in the last five or six months, or will you use it in the very near future?
· Is it a nostalgic item that has sentimental value?
· Does it bring you great joy when you look at it, wear it, or pick it up?
If you can say no to all three, get rid of it. Getting rid of stuff can be a great way to make a little side money if you decide to sell your unwanted items. Alternatively, give them to charity. You’ll feel good about donating everyday clothes, a suit that doesn’t quite fit anymore, or a lamp you don’t love, but someone else can’t afford. With each week, go through another area of your home, closets, or office. Within a month or so, you’ll feel the freeing sensation of minimalism. When you decide to invest in something new, you’ll likely realize you will have a more conscious sense of your ideal style.
Guest Post: Jane Sandwood
Wireless charging pads aren't really a new technology. If you remember many years ago, Starbucks had them already in their stores where you have to plug in an adaptor to charge on their pads. And it was incredibly slow!
Samsung actually had it long ago as well.
But it wasn't until the tech trendsetting company Apple finally jumped on the bandwagon with the iPhone X and iPhone 8 wireless charging capabilities that this category finally took off!
While your phone will work just fine with the wired charger it comes with, I'm sure you have experienced the craziness with too many wires. Also from a decorative standpoint, it just doesn't look that great even though we have gotten used to it over the years.
That's why we are so excited to be introducing our new line of real marble wireless charging pads that come in Nero black, Carrara white, and emerald green.
Apple truly inspired us with beautiful designs. Tech products used to focus more on being functional. When Steve Jobs came back to Apple, he made sure tech products were functional and attractive. Now the iPhones have become "fashionable".
With a similar approach, we want tech accessories to be functional yet beautiful. Our design team is so happy that Apple introduced wireless capabilities because charging pads will change our living space entirely!
Most people have experienced messy wires before, especially living with multiple people.
Our marble wireless chargers will fit into your home, office, even travel seamlessly. No more plugging and unplugging those cords. Just place it on top of the charging pad to charge, and take it off anytime you need to use it.
And when you aren't using them, they still look beautiful! A charger that is part of your home decoration!
These marble wireless charging pads are great for your office desk, living room side table, nightstand and make charging your phone as simple as putting it down on a surface.
The charger capabilities:
And like most of our products, we have engraving capabilities if you want to label your charging pads.
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A lot of people ask us why did we choose to use marble as our theme? Well, in short, we wanted to create a company and products that were different, that truly was unique. And since marble patterning is a natural design, every piece we create utilizing marble will always be different. This guarantees us no two pieces will ever be the same.
So it was an easy choice to use marble. On top of that, we had the technology to process marble as thin as a credit card and ensure durability at the same time.
As you can see, there are so many variations in just one piece of marble slab.
Even just cutting from a different angle changes the design of each marble iPhone case.
Continuing on the unique factor. We knew how saturated the iPhone case industry is and also how it is very much dominated by strong players. So as a new and smaller player, we needed something that no one else had.
Yes, there were "marble iPhone cases" already on the market. However, it was all hard plastic cases with printed marble designs. Meaning, every case had the same exact marble design. Some of the bigger companies used 2 ~ 3 different designs and mixed it up to create "variation".
And nothing is wrong with that, it was still a popular choice. For us, we wanted to provide our niche customer group the real deal. Most cases are either standard print, IP based designs, military-grade protective cases, built in battery charging case, wallet cases and so on.
But there wasn't really a luxury tech, or luxury iPhone case available. And the ones made out of real gold or studded with diamonds were way too expensive.
Having a nice polished marble really exemplifies a luxury status. Even though we cut it to 0.7mm thick, there is still a little bit weight that gives it more of a real feel.
Imagine holding a regular credit card and then holding an AMEX Black card. Just the weight alone in the AMEX credit card gives it a superior feel.
So using marble gave us that "edge" in terms of positioning our brand, our product to a higher status.
We could offer people that are willing to pay an extra $20, $30 dollars more to have a real marble iPhone case over a plastic printed marble iPhone case. I like to call it "affordable luxury".
As the popularity of iPhone users grew, it's accessory has grown to become a fashionable item rather than simply a protective case. If you go to almost any fashion house such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Prada, Tom Ford, and so on, you'll certainly find an iPhone case there. It's because iPhone cases are now fashionable!
This was the group we wanted to cater to! People often ask us how protective our cases are. And we are honest, our cases provide standard protection. But if you tend to drop your iPhone frequently or work in rough environments, we recommend you companies such as Pure Gear that offer more protective cases.
It's very difficult to combine durability with cases and fashion. In order for cases to be protective, it requires more bulk for cushioning. Having a bulky case is not fashionable, let me tell you that now. Atleast not the fashion trend at this moment.
Every company has their brand story. Every design has a story of why and how it was created. Every marble we choose has an even longer story filled with history.
And this is probably one of the most important factors for us. There is true meaning in the products we produce. Every color, every piece has a story of its own. That, however, is in our other blog posts as each marble has a full story of its own.
You can read up more on our blog posts if this interests you.
In the end, we love being in this niche space! We don't like having to "sell" you a product.
90% of our customers have an appreciation for marble and understand its "selling points". If I need to try and sell you the difference between real marble and printed marble, then we probably aren't a right fit for you.
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We are introducing MIKOL's newest design, the Mishi Marble Clutch Purse. This new clutch purse is infused with our signature Spanish Nero Marquina marble that gives off style in its most simplistic state.
The elegance of this clutch screams confidence and sexiness for any occasion. Whether it's a stroll to the mall or a nice gala that you have to attend.
The Mishi marble hard clutch bag is stylish, minimalistic with a contemporary marble theme that can be personalized for ones that like the extra touch. Add your initials or even personal design onto the marble.
There are so many handbags on the market right now. So our team at MIKOL wanted to leave room for our customers to express and use their design talent and create something that truly belongs to you.
This sleek clutch is the perfect all-in-one accessory. A must-have when going out, tuck it into your everyday carryall for effortless elegance.
Many may think because it's made out of real marble, it must be fragile or heavy. Education on our products has been a challenge because the traditional mindset people have of marble. Utilizing modern technology, we are able to retain the marble appearance by cutting the stone extremely thin with reinforced webbing.
This ensures the marble to be lightweight and durable for everyday use.
Currently pre-order only! Grab your first and take advantage of our pre-order price!
I'm sure most MacBook users will agree with me about how great the user experience is on that laptop. Not only is it a beautiful design, it's so easy to use and navigate around.
But since everyone more or less has the same design laptop as Apple is pretty consistent in their minimalist look. There are some additional accessories that can enhance the beauty along with the functionality of your MacBook that can help separate you from the crowd.
We've compiled a short list below:
Don't ignore Etsy, as there are still a lot of great finds on there.
You can secure your MacBook and iPhone devices in with a protective leather felt by Crazy Horse.
Connect to your laptop with ease when you have the Elgato Thunderbolt 3 Laptop Dock. Ideal for your MacBook Pro or Windows laptop, this system allows you to enhance your workspace instantly. The device plugs into your laptop using the USB-C port and provides you with all the extra ports you need.
With crazy ISIS to North Korean hackers online. It's best to protect yourself with Privoo webcam cover. Privoo offers an elegant design that conceals your webcam, unlike the low budget pieces of tape you often see. When you need to access your camera, you simply slide open the lid to reveal the lens.
A nice sleek ergonomic lift wooden laptop stand always gives a good look to your desk.
Companies like woodcessories, grove made all make very nice walnut or bamboo stands that are compatible with all Apple MacBook versions. In addition to it's stylish looks, the stand places your device at an ideal viewing height. In the end, it's great for posture and reduction in your eye/neck strain.
If you want something that stands out from the crowd with a luxury appeal. MIKOL produces some of the finest marble in the world.
Introducing the world's very first marble stone MacBook Cover! The early pioneers of ultra thin marble for luxury tech accessories.
Each piece is handcrafted to ensure elegance and durability. Why buy marble patterned plastic covers when you can have the real deal? Each marble piece differs due to its natural veins in the stone.
Luxury Styled MacBook Pro Case
Aside from marble, leather has also been associated as a luxury material. You can also protect your new macbook pro in style with this luxurious styled macbook pro case.
This case is unique and different from what's available in the market because it also functions as a stand.
Even though it's an artificial PU leather, it still shows a nice luxury look to the case without breaking your bank.
For more such MacBook accessories, check our collection here.
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