CELEBRATING KALMUS IN THE RHANDERS FOREST

We celebrate planting the Kalmus flower in our very own RHANDERS Forest - right on the brim of the 2 hectares large lake.

While we have planted and nurtured ten-thousands of trees, plants and flowers, this adds a special symbolic meaning to our biodiversity and CO2 positive quest, as the Kalmus flower has pollinated our history and heritage since the 1250's.

Vi fejrer den nylige plantning af Kalmus blomsten i vores helt egen RHANDERS Skov.

To mark this in style, we asked our friend and art collaborator, Mette Boesgaard, to create a special illustration of the Kalmus. This resulted in a botanical styled Kalmus in bloom, which nods to the graphical Kalmus brandmark adorning all our products.

Mette Boesgaard har fortolket Kalmus-blomsten med en helt unik illustration.

KALMUS HISTORY

Originally an Indian medical plant, the Kalmus was brought to the water streams in Randers by French monks during the Middle Ages. By coincidence the tanners, working along the stream, discovered that rubbing the leather with the Kalmus plant, left the leather not only soft, but also with a beautiful recognisable scent. This characteristic scent, together with the gloves' incredible softness, made European Royals and Aristocrats specifically request gloves from Randers. Allegedly, French Queen Marie Antoinette wore the gloves to enhance her beauty sleep...

Read more about our Kalmus Brandmark HERE and dive into the RHANDERS Forest HERE

Kalmusplanten, blev bragt til vandløbene i Randers af franske munke i Middelalderen.

KALMUS ARTWORKS

The acclaimed illustrator, Mette Boesgaard, went on an artful Kalmus journey and arrived with the creation of two main motifs as a homage to the Kalmus plant's rich legacy in our heritage and history; River Kalmus and Botanical Kalmus.

These motifs were crafted into 100 % organic cotton scarves, as well as, a small, meaningful range of upcycled products.

Mette Boesgaard, skabte to hovedmotiver som en hyldest til Kalmus-værkets rige arv og betydning for vores kulturarv og designhistorie: Kalmus River og Botanical Kalmus.

Disse motiver blev forvandlet til to tørklæder af 100% økologisk bomuld trykt med silketryk, samt en lille kollektion af upcyclede produkter.

UPCYCLED KALMUS ARTWORKS

A range of small articles, such as eye masks, lavender pouches and toiletry bags have been crafted with upcycled leftovers from the River Kalmus and Botanical Kalmus Scarves. Meaning, they are made with care in more than one sense. They help fulfill our zero-waste-policy, are made from 100 % organic cotton and given a new life, when they didn't meet the high quality control for full scarves. They were remixed into meaningful and functional objects - either helping your beauty sleep or getting organised in style.

Discover all our upcycled products HERE.

En række små artikler såsom sovemasker, lavendelposer og toilettasker er blevet fremstillet af genbrugsrester fra de to tørklæder.

A tiny note of what we learned in the process, which carries large significance for us:

"Nurture begets nature, and vice versa; it may only inspire and nourish us if we care for it in return".

Hand in hand, we care for our world.

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