Jamie— liked your commentary on BetterWall. There’s a project in Johannesburg which puts unemployed people to work making cool “bags” out of these old ad banners. We have three of them in our household— one that I use everyday as a tote, an art portfolio, and another larger book bag Katlego uses… good stuff for the environment and the socio-economic picture too!
love mom

The moms weigh in one this one! Nice use of otherwise wasted great art! Hmm, betterwall art – I’d like one in my holiday stocking! Annie

I agree that these are beautiful, but they’re also outrageously expensive, particularly for something that is essentially waste. I realize that a portion of the proceeds go back to the museum (and selling them for $900 is better than sending them to a landfill), but exactly what percentage does? Their “limited” nature doesn’t justify the price for me either, and frankly I’m a little tired of hearing about them. I wonder if Joshspear.com’s repeated coverage of this Colorado-based company has to do with a personal connection between the two companies.