Montreal brothers Byron and Dexter Peart have launched a marketplace for products framed on "good people, good design and good impact". Here they choose five that represent this vision.
Billed as a marketplace "where good design meets good purpose", Goodee is intended to enable makers and consumers to champion social impact, as the duo collates and curates an array of relevant products online.
Dexter and Bryon launched the shop earlier this year will the mission statement:  "Good people, good design and good impact".
Dexter (left) and Byron (right) Peart launch Goodee to support sustainable design
Items include children's furniture made from recycled toys, Olafur Eliasson's pocket-sized solar lamp, Nanimarquina rugs, pillows made in collaboration with the United Nations, Emeco chairs, Tala lights and a range of natural beauty products. The majority of products share common traits such as using recycled and natural materials, are made by family-owned businesses and involve the local community.
The twin brothers co-founded handbag brand Want Les Essentiels but left the company in 2017 to pursue other endeavours. They established Goodee to combat the "throw-away and trend dependent culture" they experienced during their time in fashion.

"After an exhilarating two decades in the centre of the fashion business, Dexter and I have more recently just felt more and more frustrated by the broken system ? seasonality, markdowns, etc ? and...