When you purchase one of Iris Hantverk’s items you aren’t just getting a quality product from Sweden, you are getting a product with a history that goes back to the late 1800s. In November 1870, Dr. Axel Beskov founded the Manilla School – a workhouse for visually impaired craftsmen in Stockholm. Initially there were nine… More Iris Hantverk: Natural Brushes From Sweden
It’s the time of year when we spend even more time than usual in the kitchen – baking goodies, making meals for guests, escaping from family (just kidding?). If you are thinking you’d like to make your kitchen more environmental friendly there are numerous things you can do to accomplish that. Some are easy, some… More Being Kitchen Green
Cleanliness is next to godliness, or so the saying goes; but for folks in the Nordic countries, it may be the other way around. They “vask” themselves and “vask” their homes with religious zeal. The Finns have gone so far as to create a temple to bathing. They have their own popular saying: “Two places… More Spring Cleaning in Scandinavia: Squeaky Clean and Squeaky Green