Wildlife Safari Felt

If the child does not come to Africa, Africa comes to the child. These hand-felted figures make children familiar with its wild animals even outside the Serengeti. Giraffe and elephant, lion and zebra and on top of that the monkey vividly highlight a characteristic of the animals in their minimalist design. Thus, they not only set the mood for the trip to the zoo, but also attractively enrich the mobile above the crib or the window decoration - or they take on the main roles during the adventure safari on the play farm of the children's room. And who knows, maybe your child will come to Africa after all, by which time he or she will already be quite familiar with the animals of the Serengeti.

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.