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Kip x Jessica Rowe R U OK? Day Cushion
Now here's a cushion we can really get behind. Kip & Co have collaborated with media personality and mental health advocate, Jessica Rowe, to design a cushion to further promote mental health awareness and the important work of R U OK?
"I'm passionate about raising the awareness of mental health issues having myself suffered from depression and anxiety. We still don't talk enough about mental illness and I feel strongly about sharing our stories and breaking down the stigma of having a mental illness”, said Jessica Rowe.
The cushion is suitably colourful and cheery, and it reminds me of the bright colours used in the work of Dutch crochet designer, Marinke Slump (aka Wink), who took her own life last month after suffering with depression. I worked closely with Marinke when I was the editor of Craft at Tuts+, and I was devastated by her death. You can go to Marinke's site here, and read my tribute to Wink here.
Since Marinke's death, I've become more determined than ever to bring mental health issues into my discussions - and here on We Are Scout. As a result, Lisa and I have featured a pro-bono banner ad at the top of We Are Scout for The Black Dog Institute in Australia, a not-for-profit organisation and world-leader in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder. You can donate to the Black Dog Institute here.
You can also buy Kip and Jessica Rowe's gorgeous cushion, with 100 per cent of profits going to R U OK? to help future campaigns and programs to promote conversations about mental health all year round. Nice one, girls.
R U OK? Day is on 10 September.
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Now here's a cushion we can really get behind. Kip & Co have collaborated with media personality and mental health advocate, Jessica Rowe, to design a cushion to further promote mental health awareness and the important work of R U OK?
"I'm passionate about raising the awareness of mental health issues having myself suffered from depression and anxiety. We still don't talk enough about mental illness and I feel strongly about sharing our stories and breaking down the stigma of having a mental illness”, said Jessica Rowe.
R U OK? Day is on 10 September.
