Once neighbours, now business partners, Avery and Nam founded namkins™ over a plate of biryani in Vancouver, BC.

The thought was simple: handkerchiefs are way cooler and way better for the environment than single-use napkins. Nam already used handkerchiefs and had a passion for environmental sustainability. Avery didn't use handkerchiefs because she never wanted to put a dirty cloth back into her pocket and, quite frankly, thought handkerchiefs were boring and stuffy.

Together, they came up with the Namkin™: a sustainable, fun, on-the-go cloth with a pocket. So you can keep your cloth clean until you need it to get dirty. It's not a handkerchief; it's better.