Openhouse magazine Nº14: A Refuge at Morro Chico
Imagine the most remote place in the world, where civilization has barely gained a foothold and where climatic conditions are extreme. The landscape is one of arid steppes, meadows and...
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stories about craftsmanship, natural materials and a slow lifestyle
Gotland wool plaids and blankets
The soft wool for our plaids and blankets comes from the Gotland sheep from Scandinavia. The Gotland sheep is an old Swedish sheep breed from the island of Gotland. It's very...
Pure Beeswax Candles
Our beeswax candles are 100% naturally pure and made in a small traditional candle factory in the Netherlands. They give a calm flame and an aromatic scent that resembles honey....
Lingua planta: the secret language of plants
New research has shown plants do communicate and are exchanging complex information with each other, with insects, animals, even humans. Dutch designer Merle Bergers translates plant communication into three scents...
Plant a tree
This winter, Stichting Meerbomen will plant at least 1 million trees in the Netherlands by giving them away for free. Together with volunteers, the surplus of young trees in nature...
Healthy bedlinen
We spend about a third of our lives in bed. That means that you slept for about thirty years at the age of ninety. And this is not a waste...