Bees felt

As pollinating insects, bees are invaluable in the global ecology. They are so useful that humans even keep honeybees, which produce valuable honey and beeswax. The importance of bees for maintaining biodiversity, for yields and thus also for feeding humans is so great that, in view of the "bee die-off" observed worldwide, the UN General Assembly addressed them and declared May 20 "World Bee Day" in 2017. A flower without a bee? Not only would we miss their buzzing and humming - life on Earth would simply be unrecognizable.

Some species form states and perform amazing dances to communicate. Depending on the task, the bees of a bee colony have different life expectancies. If a (honey) bee queen can live two to five years, a worker bee as a summer bee lives on average only four to five weeks, as a winter bee she can reach an age of several months. These bees, however, are felted by hand from pure New Zealand (and thus animal-friendly obtained) virgin wool and can therefore delight you far longer: not only in the midst of the branches and flowers of your vase arrangement, but also as an adornment of a small gift, as a decoration of your set table or simply as small, lovable lucky charms.

During her backpacking trip through Nepal, the Dane Gry Staunstrup was immediately captivated by the openness and warmth of the people - and by their craftsmanship. She was able to observe in detail how skillfully and skilfully Nepalese women felted wool into Objekten. The idea of using this skill and combining Nepalese craftsmanship with Danish design was quickly born. And the idea was immediately followed by action.

Since 2000, the company Gry & Sif has been producing a wide range of products from wool felt in Nepal. The designs supplied by Gry Staunstrup are in typical Danish design, as striking as they are discreet and at the same time carefree and cheerful; the production is carried out by Nepalese women using traditional craftsmanship. Now Fair Trade certified, Gry & Sif stands for fair wages, good working conditions and transparency. Only pure new wool from New Zealand sheep is used for the felt products - each of which is unique and handmade.

This product is an example of genuine handicraft; therefore, minor deviations in size and colour may occur.