Our Story

Bruno
When I was a kid I would try to catch birds with a stick, a string, and a box, along with freshly made pasta. My Nano would smile watching me over and over again try to balance the box on my stick and string, then carefully walk backward to wait for a bird to hop in. I never did catch one. One day my Nano told me: The only way to catch a bird is by sprinkling salt on its tail. Why is that Nano?- I asked. He said- the salt weighs them down so they can’t take off. He’d smile with a twinkle in his eyes- It makes them heavy so they can’t fly away and you can just grab them. While I never caught one this way either…I know looking back, he must have laughed every time he saw me sneaking behind red, orange, and brown birds with a salt shaker – trying to salt their tails!

I believed the “salt theory” until I was in my teens.
This is where I go back as a source for creations: simple, playful, fun!

Alli
I grew up wandering the same rocky shoreline that my Nana explored as a child. Slipping and sliding over rocks with salt-tangled hair, we would chase ferry waves and swim in the icy blue saltwater. Four generations of my family grew up on that beach. Four generations of imaginations running free on a beach where life was simple and carefree. A magical world full of salt, shells and seaweed. A place that I return to in memory for creative inspiration. A place that I will always hold dear to my heart.

We invite you to step into our world of playful designs and trust that they will remind you of the simple joys in life!

Alli and Bruno
Blue Salt Designs