10 Easy Pieces: Colorful Kites - Gardenista

10 Easy Pieces: Colorful Kites - Gardenista
A kite should be colorful to stand out against the sky, and it doesn’t hurt if it looks nice lying around the beach house, either.
The signature Diamond Kite from Haptic Lab is made of ripstop nylon screen printed by hand in Brooklyn, then assembled on a birch wood frame in Pennsylvania. Shown here in Red Wind, it’s available in six patterns; $42.
The Delta Kite from Fredericks & Mae is made of ripstop nylon and comes with a carrying case, line, and winder.
Haptic Lab’s Comet Kite looks like a friendly snake in the wind; like the company’s other kites, it’s made in the US, and coordinates with an optional Kite Handle for easy line winding; $42.
This High Art Kite features a “little winged demon” by Polish illustrator Jan Kallwejt, made by UK company Noted; £10.50 at Twenty Twenty One.
The Aerobie Design Your Own Kite kit is preassembled of white Tyvek polyester, ready to be decorated any way you wish; £5.99 from John Lewis.
The Frustrationless Flyer Kite Making Kit is made by a Seattle couple and comes in a pack of 10 easy-fly kites ready for decoration with crayons, markers, or acrylic paints; $39.95 for a pack of 10 from Highline Kites.
This paper Diamond Kite is ready to fly with a 10 meter line, produced by the Ireland-based World’s Smallest Kite Company. (If you’re feeling patriotic, they also sell a number of charming Flag Kites.)
Inspired by traditional Balinese ship kites, Haptic Lab has made its own Sailing Ship Kite with bamboo and nylon.
The Delta Kite from Haptic Lab comes with two 10-foot-long patchwork tails to fly on each side of the kite.
Etsy vendor Uplift Artisan’s Handmade Plain Kite is made in Carlsbad, California with a cotton fabric face, birch dowels, and hemp and cotton string.
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