Small reindeer felt standing

This sturdy reindeer, felted by hand from pure New Zealand wool and embroidered by hand, conveys a good dose of artistic freedom. The spots on the gray winter fur signal the animal's youthful age, even though reindeer calves do not have such a fur pattern in nature - at least not as far as we know. But what would Scandinavian design be if it didn't demonstrate charming ingenuity time and again? With this little reindeer, the Danish designer has taken up one of the most common Scandinavian winter motifs, as the Northern European reindeer lives in the polar and sub-polar regions of Europe, where it was even domesticated by the Sami people - the only deer species in the world. While the animals up there undertake migrations of several thousand kilometers to find sufficient food, this little reindeer stands for many seasons in exactly the place you assign to it and enriches your winter decoration with its (snow) white spots.

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.