Welcome to the Cub Collective! Here you will find thoughtfully designed baby products and educational resources.
I love design! And I love my three kiddos.
I am a designer, start-up founder and homeschool mom. I am passionate about thoughtful product design and educational resources, so you’ll find both here.
Our first product line focuses on everyday textiles for baby. Our textiles are not only luxuriously soft and light weight, but are also made with the highest quality GOTS-certified organic cotton muslin.
GOTS, the Global Organic Textile Standard, allows customers to easily identify truly organic products sourced from green supply chains. The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is the worldwide leading textile processing standard for organic fibers.
As a mom of three, I know how much time and energy goes into finding the best products for your kids. It’s overwhelming and frustrating for moms to navigate the world of baby products. It’s hard to know what they actually need, that is also safe and environmentally friendly.
For me it started with a simple triangular baby bib. My baby boy (baby #3) began his drooling phase. I started to look for a simple bib for him to wear that wouldn’t leak through and leave him with rashes. After hours of scrolling through baby bibs, I could not find what I wanted. Something soft, light, absorbent, waterproof, durable, and organic that he could wear everyday. I did what so many of us do, I compromised. I dropped the organic requirement. I ordered a set of muslin baby bibs that despite glowing reviews were not absorbent, leaked dye, and ultimately had me questioning whether or not it was safe to put on my baby’s bare skin.
Then the late night researching began. How important is organic cotton? We aren’t consuming the cotton, how toxic could conventional cotton really be? Turns out a lot more than I thought. The skin is a sensitive organ that is highly absorbent. The truth is conventional cotton textiles expose your baby to toxic chemicals. It takes one-quarter of a pound of chemicals to produce one conventional cotton T-shirt. The insecticides and pesticides used to produce cotton can have potentially harmful effects ranging from allergies and rashes to cancer. Although washing does reduce any toxins present, it doesn’t reduce all of them. To make matters worse, conventional cotton farming also decimates the soil it’s farmed on.
As a brand, we are committed to safe, thoughtful, and beautiful products for your kids. Our standard is excellence in every aspect of product design from the highest quality materials to sustainable eco-friendly packaging.
Warmest Aloha - Tiff