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
When you hear the words “Norwegian Wood” you probably think of the song by the Beatles. But there’s a new “Norwegian Wood” in town – it’s a best-selling book by Lars Mytting called “Norwegian Wood: Chopping, Stacking, and Drying Wood the Scandinavian Way.” (The title of the book in its original Norwegian is Hel Ved,… More Norwegian Wood: Chopping, Stacking and Drying Wood
No not this kind of Viking dog …. We are talking about the Swedish Vallhund – an ancient, national dog breed of Sweden breed is at least 1,000 years old, going back to the age of the Vikings. At that time, the breed probably had been known as “Vikingarnas Hund,”or the Viking Dog. Also known… More Meet The Viking Dog