"Wild Dwelling"

$30

Design by:

Justine Wollman

Los Angeles, CA

The Charity:

The National Park Foundation

"Wild Dwelling"

$30

organic cotton

100% Organic Cotton, GOTS Certified and sustainably sourced in India from Chetna Organic, pre-washed for an extra soft feel
made by hand

Printed, Cut, Sewn, and Packaged by hand at a Fair Trade Certified facility in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Please note that there may be slight sizing and color variations from product to product
21" x 21"

Standard 21 x 21 inch bandana. Machine wash cold with like colors, line or tumble dry, warm iron, do not bleach

Nothing says "Camping" quite like a roaring fire, roasting marshmallows, a starry night sky, and the sounds of the wilderness surrounding you. With "Wild Dwelling," Los Angeles based designer Justine Wollman captures those quintessential camp moments in a bandana that reminds us to honor and respect these wild places, along with the creatures that inhabit them. In her words, "I feel we should not be scared of the wilderness and its creatures, but respect it for what it offers us."

Inspired by many camping trips with her partner, David, "Wild Dwelling" weaves in countless memories they've made together. However, Justine's favorite was a night in Moab along the Colorado River. As she explained. "It was very HOT, and we couldn't sleep. So we drove into Arches National Park at 1am to view the stars. We sat for an hour on top of the car, surrounded by pitch black and the best stars we've ever seen. We even saw a green colored shooting star pass over before we left. It was just mesmerizing."

Los Angeles, CA

Justine Wollman

www.badbeanstudio.com/

Justine is a Los Angeles based, award-winning illustrator, graphic designer, and owner/operator of Bad Bean Studio. She is a lover of all things outdoors, reptiles, yoga, music, and of course a really sick illustrated poster. She is dedicated to working with all sorts of clients who strive to make the world a better place. In her words, "It does not matter the size of the client or project, I will get it done with efficiency and quality!" In addition to camping trips with her partner, David, she draws inspiration from nature and in recent design work - bears. She explained that in the past year, a podcast called Tooth and Claw has has "provided so much knowledge when it comes to wild animals, specifically ones you might encounter while camping. And I now have so much more respect rather than fear of bears after listening." Given this new knowledge, she felt the need to include a bear in her design to emphasize the need to honor and respect all aspects of the wilderness.

The National Park Foundation

As the official nonprofit partner of the National Park Service, the National Park Foundation generates private support and builds strategic partnerships to protect and enhance America’s national parks for present and future generations. Chartered by Congress in 1967, the National Park Foundation is rooted in a legacy that began more than a century ago, when private citizens from all walks of life took action to establish and protect our national parks. Today, the National Park Foundation carries on that tradition as the only national charitable nonprofit whose mission is to directly support the National Park Service.

Explaining why she chose this cause to support, Justine explained, "I have such a deep love for our country's national parks, so anything I can do to help protect them would mean the world. The hold so much beauty and history, we need to preserve them so future generations can also enjoy the experience of visiting them (and of course, camping!)"

www.nationalparks.org/