Door wreath felt leaves winter colors

.Hand-felted from pure New Zealand virgin wool, this door wreath picks up on the colors of winter with its gray, white and red arrangement of leaves and berries - with the significant difference that it is permanently immune to wilting and withering, and will continue to adorn your door with a welcome for more than one winter season. And when the cold days gradually turn into spring, you can also happily redecorate the wreath again and again thanks to its durability: The Scandinavian design with its clear form and subtle color scheme is on the one hand concise in itself, but on the other hand steps nobly into the background, if you want to use the wreath as a basis for the messengers of other seasons or festivities.

Wreaths are probably as old as human heads and dwellings. Wanted but, for example, the ancient Germanic peoples with door wreaths avert disaster, the Greeks and Romans pressed their chosen laurel wreaths on the head and welcome Polynesians their visitors even today with flower wreaths, which they put them as a sign of hospitality around the neck. Last but not least, the door wreaths of our modern homes with their circular shape herald the constant return of the seasons, which are revealed in the respective wreath decoration - spring buds, summer flowers, autumn leaves, winter berries.

During her backpacking tour through Nepal, the Dane Gry Staunstrup got to know the astonishing openness and warmth of the country’s inhabitants, and their craftsmanship bedazzled her. She was able to observe in detail how adeptly and skilfully Nepalese women felted wool into a wide variety of objects. Staunstrup felt it was time to make something good out of the untapped potential, and an idea was born: to combine Nepalese handicrafts with Danish design. And the idea was immediately followed by action.

The company Gry & Sif started producing a variety of products made of wool felt in Nepal in 2000. The designs created by Gry Staunstrup are as remarkable as they are understated and, characteristic of Danish design, at the same time fresh and merry. Nepalese women turn them into products employing traditional handicrafts. Fair Trade certified by now, Gry & Sif stands for fair wages and working conditions, environmentally conscious production and transparency. The company exclusively sources pure new wool from New Zealand sheep for the felting; each of the resulting products is handmade and unique.

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